What day is trash collected in Bloomington, IL?
Bloomington collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Bloomington, IL
Bloomington, IL trash pickup by address.
Enter a Bloomington, IL street address to check trash pickup as published by City of Bloomington Public Works Solid Waste.
Setting out in Bloomington Carts must be placed in the parkway or at the end of the driveway near the street no earlier than 2 p.m. the day before pickup and no later than 6 a.m. on the day of pickup.
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Bloomington, IL at a glance.
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- 4 daysBloomington collects on four weekdays across its routes44% of cities run four
- 6 amCarts out byThe deadline in 34% of cities
Verified schedule
Bloomington collection days, read from City of Bloomington Public Works Solid Waste.
Trash / garbage: Wednesday.
The day above is an example from one Bloomington address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Bloomington.
Carts must be placed in the parkway or at the end of the driveway near the street no earlier than 2 p.m. the day before pickup and no later than 6 a.m. on the day of pickup.
Emptied carts must be removed from the curb no later than 9 a.m. on the day following pickup, and stored where they are not visible from the street.
Carts must sit at least 4 feet from any objects that would get in the way of curbside pickup and at least 10 feet away from vehicles parked in the street.
Point the arrows on the cart lid toward the street and keep the lid closed; overloaded carts with an open lid will not be collected.
Read from the official Bloomington guidance on August 23, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Bloomington days differ by address.
Bloomington collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
These days are read from City of Bloomington Public Works Solid Waste and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Bloomington Public Works Solid Waste publishes the collection information behind this page. TrashDayNow is independent of the city, so rely on that source for service alerts, cart standards, and missed-pickup reporting.
Good to knowPage information was last checked Sep 2026.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
Which collections are published for Bloomington?
City of Bloomington Public Works Solid Waste publishes trash for Bloomington.
Local source
Verify with City of Bloomington Public Works Solid Waste.
The Bloomington address result links City of Bloomington Public Works Solid Waste directly.
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