What day is trash collected in Boston, MA?
Boston collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Boston, MA
Boston, MA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Boston, MA street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup as published by Boston Trash and Recycling Day Schedule.
Setting out in Boston Trash may go out after 5 p.m. the evening before pickup, and it must be in lidded barrels with everything fitting inside.
Verified schedule
Boston collection days, read from Boston Trash and Recycling Day Schedule.
Trash / garbage: Thursday.
The day above is for 50 Sawyer Ave, Dorchester, MA 02125, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Boston Trash and Recycling Day Schedule publishes the collection weekday for this address but not the frequency; confirm cadence with the city.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Boston.
Trash may go out after 5 p.m. the evening before pickup, and it must be in lidded barrels with everything fitting inside.
If you set out bags instead of barrels, the city requires heavy-duty bags — 2-ply or at least 0.9 millimeter plastic.
Missed pickups and other trash issues are handled through Boston 311.
Read from the official Boston guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Boston days differ by address.
Boston collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 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 Boston Trash and Recycling Day Schedule and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
Boston Trash and Recycling Day Schedule 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 Aug 2026.
Before pickup
What Boston residents should verify.
Boston Trash and Recycling Day Schedule provides address-based collection information for eligible Boston properties.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
Which collections are published for Boston?
Boston Trash and Recycling Day Schedule publishes trash for Boston.
Local source
Verify with Boston Trash and Recycling Day Schedule.
The Boston address result links Boston Trash and Recycling Day Schedule directly.
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- Boston, MA
- Local source
- Boston Trash and Recycling Day Schedule
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Aug 2026
Collection services in Boston
- Trash / garbage
- Recycling
- Organics / compost
- Yard waste
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