Cambridge, MA
City of Cambridge Department of Public Works. Collects Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Brookline, MA
Brookline, MA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Brookline, MA street address to check trash, recycling, organics, yard waste and bulk items pickup as published by Town of Brookline collection calendar.
Trash Day Trends · Brookline
Brookline, MA at a glance.
Brookline in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 2 daysBrookline collects on two weekdays across its routes12% of cities run two
- 4Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste, bulk items
Verified schedule
Brookline collection days, read from Town of Brookline collection calendar.
Trash / garbage: Friday, Sep 18; Friday, Sep 25; Friday, Oct 2; Friday, Oct 9.
Recycling: Friday, Sep 18; Friday, Sep 25; Friday, Oct 2; Friday, Oct 9.
Organics / compost: Friday, Sep 18; Friday, Sep 25; Friday, Oct 2; Friday, Oct 9.
Yard waste: Friday, Sep 18; Friday, Sep 25; Friday, Oct 2; Friday, Oct 9.
Bulk / large items: Friday, Sep 18; Friday, Sep 25; Friday, Oct 2; Friday, Oct 9.
Friday, Sep 18; Friday, Sep 25; Friday, Oct 2; Friday, Oct 9 is what one Brookline address returned on September 17, 2026.
Your collection day
Why Brookline days differ by address.
Brookline runs 2 collection days a week, Thursday and Friday; the route covering your street sets which one is yours.
These days are read from Town of Brookline collection calendar and were last checked on September 17, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Brookline assigns collection days.
Brookline publishes a per-address collection calendar (Town of Brookline collection calendar) through the ReCollect service. There is no single citywide weekday to quote: each address has its own dated calendar, which is why the lookup shows upcoming dates for your property.
We last measured Brookline on September 17, 2026: 6 of 8 addresses returned an exact collection day. Across those addresses collection ran Thursday and Friday.
Local source
Town of Brookline collection calendar sets Brookline's collection days.
Town of Brookline collection calendar publishes trash, recycling, organics, yard waste and bulk items days for Brookline; this page last read it on September 17, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with Town of Brookline collection calendar, not here.
Good to knowChecked against Town of Brookline collection calendar in Sep 2026: trash, recycling, organics, yard waste and bulk items.
Nearby
Around Brookline: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Brookline are Cambridge, Boston, Somerville and Newton; each sets its own routes and holiday rule at the town line.
Boston, MA
Boston Trash and Recycling Day Schedule. Collects Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Somerville, MA
City of Somerville Department of Public Works. Collects Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Newton, MA
City of Newton Department of Public Works. Collects Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Waltham, MA
City of Waltham Department of Public Works. Collects Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Malden, MA
City of Malden Department of Public Works. Collects Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Brookline, MA?
Brookline collects on Thursday and Friday. Town of Brookline collection calendar assigns each street one of those 2 days; the lookup above reads it for your address.
Which collections are published for Brookline?
Town of Brookline collection calendar publishes trash, recycling, organics, yard waste and bulk items for Brookline.
When is the next Brookline pickup?
Brookline publishes specific dates rather than a fixed weekday. The upcoming dates for the example address are Friday, Sep 18; Friday, Sep 25; Friday, Oct 2; Friday, Oct 9. Holiday weeks can shift them — Town of Brookline collection calendar is the authority if the two disagree.
Does Brookline collect trash on Saturdays?
Not on a normal week. Every Brookline address we have checked collects Thursday and Friday. Brookline has not published a holiday rule we could transcribe; its own notice says whether a holiday week moves a route to Saturday.
Local source
Verify with Town of Brookline collection calendar.
The Brookline address result links Town of Brookline collection calendar directly.
Open local source (opens in a new tab)- Location
- Brookline, MA
- Local source
- Town of Brookline collection calendar
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Sep 2026
Collection services in Brookline
- trash
- recycling
- organics
- yard
- bulk
Brookline schedule lookup