Council Bluffs, IA Trash Pickup Schedule by Address

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Verified schedule

Council Bluffs collection days, read from City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste Management.

Trash / garbage: Monday.

Recycling: Monday.

The day above is an example from one Council Bluffs address, last checked on September 11, 2026.

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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.

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Your collection day

Why Council Bluffs days differ by address.

Council Bluffs collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.

These days are read from City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste Management and were last checked on August 17, 2026.

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Local source

The source stays attached to the answer.

City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste Management publishes the collection information behind this page. TrashDayNow is independent of the city, so rely on that source for service alerts, cart standards, and missed-pickup reporting.

Good to knowPage information was last checked Sep 2026.

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Common questions

Questions residents ask.

What day is trash collected in Council Bluffs, IA?

Council Bluffs collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.

Which collections are published for Council Bluffs?

City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste Management publishes trash and recycling for Council Bluffs.

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