Somerville, MA
City of Somerville Department of Public Works.
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Cambridge, MA street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup as published by City of Cambridge Department of Public Works.
Setting out in Cambridge You may place all curbside carts out at the curb after 6PM the night before collection or by 7AM on collection day.
Trash Day Trends · Cambridge, last 30 days
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are each a trash day for 23% of Cambridge homes we checked.
65% of checks here come the day before or the morning of trash day — most on Tuesday and Wednesday. See the national trends.
- 7 amCarts out byThe deadline in 48% of cities
- 100%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day83% nationally
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
Cambridge collection days, read from City of Cambridge Department of Public Works.
Trash / garbage: Tuesday, Nov 3; Tuesday, Nov 10; Tuesday, Nov 17.
Recycling: Tuesday, Nov 3; Tuesday, Nov 10; Tuesday, Nov 17.
Organics / compost: Tuesday, Nov 3; Tuesday, Nov 10; Tuesday, Nov 17.
Yard waste: Tuesday, Nov 3; Tuesday, Nov 10; Tuesday, Nov 17.
These dates are what one Cambridge address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Cambridge.
You may place all curbside carts out at the curb after 6PM the night before collection or by 7AM on collection day.
Trash in plastic bags may only go out on the morning of collection day, not the night before.
Remove all receptacles from the curb by 6PM on the day of collection.
Report a missed pickup after 4 p.m. on your collection day or before 9am on the day after.
Read from the official Cambridge guidance on August 23, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Cambridge days differ by address.
Pickup days in Cambridge depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Cambridge Department of Public Works and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Cambridge assigns collection days.
Cambridge publishes a per-address collection calendar (Cambridge 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 checked Cambridge on August 17, 2026: 8 of 12 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Cambridge's pickup days.
Local source
City of Cambridge Department of Public Works sets Cambridge's collection days.
City of Cambridge Department of Public Works publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste days for Cambridge; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Cambridge Department of Public Works, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Cambridge Department of Public Works in Oct 2026: trash, recycling, organics and yard waste.
Nearby
Around Cambridge: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Cambridge are Somerville, Brookline, Boston and Medford. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Brookline, MA
Town of Brookline collection calendar.
Boston, MA
Boston Trash and Recycling Day Schedule. Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Medford, MA
City of Medford Department of Public Works (collection by WM).
Everett, MA
City of Everett. Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
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 Cambridge, MA?
It depends on your street. City of Cambridge Department of Public Works sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Cambridge?
City of Cambridge Department of Public Works publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste for Cambridge.
When is the next Cambridge pickup?
The next pickups for the example address are Tuesday, Nov 3; Tuesday, Nov 10; Tuesday, Nov 17. Holiday weeks can shift them — City of Cambridge Department of Public Works is the authority if the two disagree.
Local source
Verify with City of Cambridge Department of Public Works.
The Cambridge address result links City of Cambridge Department of Public Works directly.
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- Page updated
- Oct 2026
Collection services in Cambridge
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