Cambridge, MA
City of Cambridge Department of Public Works.
Brookline, MA
Brookline, MA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Brookline, MA street address to check trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items pickup as published by Town of Brookline collection calendar.
Trash Day Trends · Brookline, last 30 days
Tuesday and Thursday are each a trash day for 30% of Brookline homes we checked.
No one day stands out for checks here. See the national trends.
- 100%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day82% nationally
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, yard waste, bulk items
Verified schedule
Brookline collection days, read from Town of Brookline collection calendar.
Trash / garbage: Friday, Nov 6; Saturday, Nov 14; Friday, Nov 20; Saturday, Nov 28.
Recycling: Friday, Nov 6; Saturday, Nov 14; Friday, Nov 20; Saturday, Nov 28.
Yard waste: Friday, Nov 6; Saturday, Nov 14; Friday, Nov 20; Saturday, Nov 28.
Bulk / large items: Friday, Nov 6; Saturday, Nov 14; Friday, Nov 20; Saturday, Nov 28.
These dates are what one Brookline address returned on November 2, 2026.
Your collection day
Why Brookline days differ by address.
Pickup days in Brookline depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from Town of Brookline collection calendar and were last checked on November 2, 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 weekday for all of Brookline to quote: each address has its own dated calendar, which is why the lookup shows upcoming dates for your property.
We last checked Brookline on September 17, 2026: 6 of 8 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Brookline's pickup days.
Local source
Where Brookline's collection days are published: Town of Brookline collection calendar.
This page reads Brookline's trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items days from Town of Brookline collection calendar, last on November 2, 2026. This page does not take missed-pickup reports or post service alerts.
Good to knowChecked against Town of Brookline collection calendar in Nov 2026: trash, recycling, 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. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Boston, MA
Boston Trash and Recycling Day Schedule. Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Somerville, MA
City of Somerville Department of Public Works.
Newton, MA
City of Newton Department of Public Works.
Medford, MA
City of Medford Department of Public Works (collection by WM).
Arlington, MA
Town of Arlington Department of Public Works (collection by WM). Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Brookline, MA?
It depends on your street. Each address's day is listed in Town of Brookline collection calendar, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Brookline?
Trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items days for Brookline are published in Town of Brookline collection calendar.
When is the next Brookline pickup?
The next pickups for the example address are Friday, Nov 6; Saturday, Nov 14; Friday, Nov 20; Saturday, Nov 28. Holiday weeks can shift them — Town of Brookline collection calendar is the authority if the two disagree.
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
- Nov 2026
Collection services in Brookline
- trash
- recycling
- yard
- bulk
Brookline schedule lookup