Greenwood, IN
City of Greenwood. Collects Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Columbus, IN
Columbus, IN trash pickup by address.
Enter a Columbus, IN street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup as published by Columbus Collects collection calendar.
Setting out in Columbus Toters must be out by 7 a.m. with the lid opening facing the street, and no more than a day ahead of pickup.
Trash Day Trends · Columbus
Columbus, IN at a glance.
Columbus in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 6 daysColumbus collects on six weekdays across its routes4% of cities run six
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
Columbus collection days, read from Columbus Collects collection calendar.
Trash / garbage: Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 7.
Recycling: Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Oct 7; Wednesday, Oct 21; Wednesday, Nov 4.
Organics / compost: Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 7.
Yard waste: Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 7.
The day above is for 3220 Central Ave, Columbus, IN 47203, last checked on September 11, 2026.
The official city collection calendar returned address-level pickup events.
Dates can shift around holidays; verify official alerts before putting bins out.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Columbus.
Toters must be out by 7 a.m. with the lid opening facing the street, and no more than a day ahead of pickup.
Multiple toters should sit at least two feet apart, away from mailboxes, fences, and low-hanging limbs.
Carts have to come back up to the house within a day of collection, and anything that won't fit inside the toter needs a special pick-up request.
Read from the official Columbus guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Columbus days differ by address.
Columbus runs 6 collection days a week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; the route covering your street sets which one is yours.
These days are read from Columbus Collects collection calendar and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Columbus assigns collection days.
Columbus publishes a per-address collection calendar (Columbus Collects 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 Columbus on August 17, 2026: 8 of 12 addresses returned an exact collection day. Across those addresses collection ran Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Local source
Columbus Collects collection calendar sets Columbus's collection days.
Columbus Collects collection calendar publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste days for Columbus; this page last read it on September 11, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with Columbus Collects collection calendar, not here.
Good to knowChecked against Columbus Collects collection calendar in Aug 2026: trash, recycling, organics and yard waste.
Before pickup
What Columbus residents should verify.
Columbus Collects collection calendar provides address-based collection information for eligible Columbus properties.
Nearby
Around Columbus: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Columbus are Greenwood, Bloomington, Indianapolis and Fishers; each sets its own routes and holiday rule at the town line.
Bloomington, IN
City of Bloomington Sanitation Division. Collects Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Indianapolis, IN
City of Indianapolis DPW. Collects Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Fishers, IN
City of Fishers Utilities. Collects Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Carmel, IN
City of Carmel / Carmel Utilities Trash & Recycle Program. Collects Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Elkhart, IN
City of Elkhart Public Works & Utilities. Collects Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Columbus, IN?
Columbus collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Columbus Collects collection calendar assigns each street one of those 6 days; the lookup above reads it for your address.
Which collections are published for Columbus?
Columbus Collects collection calendar publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste for Columbus.
When is the next Columbus pickup?
Columbus publishes specific dates rather than a fixed weekday. The upcoming dates for the example address are Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 7. Holiday weeks can shift them — Columbus Collects collection calendar is the authority if the two disagree.
Does Columbus collect trash on Saturdays?
Yes. Some Columbus routes run on Saturday; collection across the city runs Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Check your address above for your own day.
Local source
Verify with Columbus Collects collection calendar.
The Columbus address result links Columbus Collects collection calendar directly.
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- Columbus, IN
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- Columbus Collects collection calendar
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- Aug 2026
Collection services in Columbus
- Trash / garbage
- Recycling
- Organics / compost
- Yard waste
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