Veterans Day — Wednesday, November 11
Falls on a Wednesday. Routes run as normal unless Veterans Day is one of the holidays named in Covington's rule above; if it is, that rule says which pickups move.
Covington, KY
Covington, KY trash pickup by address.
Enter a Covington, KY street address to check trash pickup as published by City of Covington Solid Waste & Recycling.
Setting out in Covington The cart goes to the curb no earlier than 6 p.m. the evening before and no later than 6 a.m. on collection day.
Trash Day Trends · Covington, last 30 days
Tuesday and Thursday are each a trash day for 40% of Covington homes we checked.
Tuesday is the busiest day to check here. See the national trends.
- 6 amCarts out byThe deadline in 34% of cities
Verified schedule
Covington collection days, read from City of Covington Solid Waste & Recycling.
Trash / garbage: Monday.
Monday is what one Covington address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Covington.
The cart goes to the curb no earlier than 6 p.m. the evening before and no later than 6 a.m. on collection day.
Bring it back in from the curb no later than noon the day after collection day.
Holiday weeks run normally except around Christmas and New Year's Day, when the schedule is pushed back a day starting with the holiday itself.
Read from the official Covington guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Covington days differ by address.
Pickup days in Covington depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Covington Solid Waste & Recycling and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
Holiday weeks
Holiday weeks in Covington for the rest of 2026.
Covington runs on most holidays, and names the short list that changes. The city's published rule: Holiday weeks run normally except around Christmas and New Year's Day, when the schedule is pushed back a day starting with the holiday itself.
The dates below are the federal holidays left this year, with what the rule means for each if Covington observes it. The city's own calendar governs which holidays it observes.
Thanksgiving — Thursday, November 26
Falls on a Thursday. Routes run as normal unless Thanksgiving is one of the holidays named in Covington's rule above; if it is, that rule says which pickups move.
Christmas — Friday, December 25
Falls on a Friday. Routes run as normal unless Christmas is one of the holidays named in Covington's rule above; if it is, that rule says which pickups move.
Good to knowRule transcribed from City of Covington Solid Waste & Recycling; that source governs if the two disagree.
How days are assigned
How Covington assigns collection days.
Covington publishes its collection routes as a map (City of Covington): each route area carries a fixed weekday for trash; the lookup reads that area for your address.
We last checked Covington on August 17, 2026: 12 of 12 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Covington's pickup days.
Local source
City of Covington Solid Waste & Recycling sets Covington's collection days.
City of Covington Solid Waste & Recycling publishes trash days for Covington; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Covington Solid Waste & Recycling, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Covington Solid Waste & Recycling in Oct 2026: trash.
Nearby
Around Covington: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Covington are Cincinnati, Fairfield, Hamilton and Middletown. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Cincinnati, OH
City of Cincinnati Department of Public Services.
Fairfield, OH
City of Fairfield (collection by Rumpke).
Hamilton, OH
City of Hamilton.
Middletown, OH
City of Middletown Public Works.
Kettering, OH
City of Kettering, Ohio.
Dayton, OH
City of Dayton Public Works, Waste Collection.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Covington, KY?
It depends on your street. City of Covington Solid Waste & Recycling sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Covington?
City of Covington Solid Waste & Recycling publishes trash for Covington.
What happens to Covington trash pickup in a holiday week?
Covington runs on most holidays, and names the short list that changes. Holiday weeks run normally except around Christmas and New Year's Day, when the schedule is pushed back a day starting with the holiday itself.
Local source
Verify with City of Covington Solid Waste & Recycling.
The Covington address result links City of Covington Solid Waste & Recycling directly.
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