Greenwood, IN
City of Greenwood Waste Management Department.
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.
- Every 2 wksRecycling every other week at the example address
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
Columbus collection days, read from Columbus Collects collection calendar.
Trash / garbage: Wednesday, Nov 4; Wednesday, Nov 11; Wednesday, Nov 18; Wednesday, Nov 25.
Recycling: Wednesday, Nov 4; Wednesday, Nov 18; Wednesday, Dec 2; Wednesday, Dec 16.
Organics / compost: Wednesday, Nov 4; Wednesday, Nov 11; Wednesday, Nov 18; Wednesday, Nov 25.
Yard waste: Wednesday, Nov 4; Wednesday, Nov 11; Wednesday, Nov 18; Wednesday, Nov 25.
These dates are what one Columbus address returned on November 2, 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.
Pickup days in Columbus depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from Columbus Collects collection calendar and were last checked on November 2, 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 checked Columbus on August 17, 2026: 8 of 12 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Columbus's pickup days.
Local source
Where Columbus's collection days are published: Columbus Collects collection calendar.
This page reads Columbus's trash, recycling, organics and yard waste days from Columbus Collects collection calendar, last on November 2, 2026. This page does not take missed-pickup reports or post service alerts.
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 Lawrence. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Bloomington, IN
City of Bloomington Sanitation Division.
Indianapolis, IN
City of Indianapolis DPW.
Lawrence, IN
City of Lawrence Department of Public Works. Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Fishers, IN
City of Fishers Utilities.
Carmel, IN
City of Carmel / Carmel Utilities Trash & Recycle Program.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Columbus, IN?
It depends on your street. Each address's day is listed in Columbus Collects collection calendar, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Columbus?
Trash, recycling, organics and yard waste days for Columbus are published in Columbus Collects collection calendar.
When is the next Columbus pickup?
The next pickups for the example address are Wednesday, Nov 4; Wednesday, Nov 11; Wednesday, Nov 18; Wednesday, Nov 25. Holiday weeks can shift them — Columbus Collects collection calendar is the authority if the two disagree.
Local source
Verify with Columbus Collects collection calendar.
The Columbus address result links Columbus Collects collection calendar directly.
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- Columbus, IN
- Local source
- Columbus Collects collection calendar
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- Page updated
- Aug 2026
Collection services in Columbus
- Trash / garbage
- Recycling
- Organics / compost
- Yard waste
Columbus schedule lookup