New Britain, CT
City of New Britain Public Works refuse & recycling.
Bristol, CT
Bristol, CT trash pickup by address.
Enter a Bristol, CT street address to check trash, recycling and yard waste pickup as published by City of Bristol Department of Public Works.
Setting out in Bristol Place barrels at the curb by 6:00 am on the day of pick up.
Trash Day Trends · Bristol, last 30 days
Friday is a trash day for 40% of Bristol homes we checked.
Tuesday is the busiest day to check here. See the national trends.
- 6 amCarts out byThe deadline in 34% of cities
- 0%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day83% nationally
- Every 2 wksRecycling every other week at the example address
- 2Published alongside trash: recycling, yard waste
Verified schedule
Bristol collection days, read from City of Bristol Department of Public Works.
Trash / garbage: Friday.
Recycling: Monday · B week.
Yard waste: Tuesday.
Friday is what one Bristol address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Bristol.
Place barrels at the curb by 6:00 am on the day of pick up.
Maintain 5 feet of clearance on either side of each barrel and one car length of clearance in front of it.
Each unit in the building receives one rubbish barrel and one recycle barrel.
Bag burnable rubbish and deposit it in your gray barrel.
Read from the official Bristol guidance on August 23, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Bristol days differ by address.
Pickup days in Bristol depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Bristol Department of Public Works and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Bristol assigns collection days.
Bristol publishes a per-address collection calendar through the Recycle Coach service. There is no single citywide weekday to quote: each address has its own calendar, and the lookup shows the weekday it lists for your property.
We last checked Bristol on August 17, 2026: 11 of 12 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Bristol's pickup days.
Local source
City of Bristol Department of Public Works sets Bristol's collection days.
City of Bristol Department of Public Works publishes trash, recycling and yard waste days for Bristol; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Bristol Department of Public Works, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Bristol Department of Public Works in Oct 2026: trash, recycling and yard waste.
Nearby
Around Bristol: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Bristol are New Britain, Waterbury, Meriden and West Hartford. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Waterbury, CT
City of Waterbury Bureau of Refuse.
Meriden, CT
Meriden published collection schedule (street list).
West Hartford, CT
West Hartford Town published collection schedule (street list).
Hartford, CT
City of Hartford Waste & Recycling Division.
East Hartford, CT
Town of East Hartford Public Works, Waste Services.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Bristol, CT?
It depends on your street. City of Bristol Department of Public Works sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Bristol?
City of Bristol Department of Public Works publishes trash, recycling and yard waste for Bristol.
Local source
Verify with City of Bristol Department of Public Works.
The Bristol address result links City of Bristol Department of Public Works directly.
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- Page updated
- Oct 2026
Collection services in Bristol
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