Omaha, NE
City of Omaha Public Works.
Council Bluffs, IA
Council Bluffs, IA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Council Bluffs, IA street address to check trash and recycling pickup as published by City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste Management.
Setting out in Council Bluffs Carts and loose material go within five feet of the road, set out between 7 p.m. the evening before and 7 a.m. on collection day.
Trash Day Trends · Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, IA at a glance.
Council Bluffs in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- Every 2 wksRecycling every other week at the example address
- 1Published alongside trash: recycling
Verified schedule
Council Bluffs collection days, read from City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste Management.
Trash / garbage: Monday, Nov 2; Monday, Nov 9; Monday, Nov 16.
Recycling: Monday, Nov 9; Monday, Nov 23; Monday, Dec 7.
These dates are what one Council Bluffs address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Council Bluffs.
Carts and loose material go within five feet of the road, set out between 7 p.m. the evening before and 7 a.m. on collection day.
Keep a three-foot gap between each cart and anything else.
Carts must be pulled back out of the right-of-way before midnight the same day.
Read from the official Council Bluffs guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Council Bluffs days differ by address.
Pickup days in Council Bluffs depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste Management and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Council Bluffs assigns collection days.
Council Bluffs publishes a per-address collection calendar (City of Council Bluffs curbside 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 Council Bluffs on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Council Bluffs's pickup days.
Local source
City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste Management sets Council Bluffs's collection days.
City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste Management publishes trash and recycling days for Council Bluffs; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste Management, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste Management in Oct 2026: trash and recycling.
Nearby
Around Council Bluffs: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Council Bluffs are Omaha, Bellevue, Lincoln and Sioux City. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Bellevue, NE
City of Bellevue Trash & Recycling Program.
Lincoln, NE
Lincoln Solid Waste Management: Garbage and Recycling Collectors.
Sioux City, IA
City of Sioux City (collection by Gill Hauling).
West Des Moines, IA
Metro Waste Authority, West Des Moines collection.
Des Moines, IA
City of Des Moines Public Works — Garbage Collection.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Council Bluffs, IA?
It depends on your street. City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste Management sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Council Bluffs?
City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste Management publishes trash and recycling for Council Bluffs.
When is the next Council Bluffs pickup?
The next pickups for the example address are Monday, Nov 2; Monday, Nov 9; Monday, Nov 16. Holiday weeks can shift them — City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste Management is the authority if the two disagree.
Local source
Verify with City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste Management.
The Council Bluffs address result links City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste Management directly.
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- Oct 2026
Collection services in Council Bluffs
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