What day is trash collected in Durham, NC?
Durham collects on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Durham, NC
Durham, NC trash pickup by address.
Enter a Durham, NC street address to check trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items pickup as published by City of Durham Solid Waste Management.
Setting out in Durham Place the closed garbage cart at the curb after 6 p.m. the evening before your collection day, or by 5 a.m. on the collection morning.
Trash Day Trends · this week in Durham
Monday is trash day for 55% of Durham homes we checked.
Most people here check on Sunday. See the national trends.
- +400%Checks vs last week
- 3 daysDurham collects on three weekdays across its routes28% of cities run three
- 5 amCarts out byThe deadline in 5% of cities
- 100%Recycling on the same day as trash29% nationally
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, yard waste, bulk items
Verified schedule
Durham collection days, read from City of Durham Solid Waste Management.
Trash / garbage: Tuesday.
Recycling: Tuesday.
Yard waste: Tuesday.
Bulk / large items: Tuesday.
The day above is an example from one Durham address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Durham.
Place the closed garbage cart at the curb after 6 p.m. the evening before your collection day, or by 5 a.m. on the collection morning.
Keep the cart at least three feet away from other objects, including other carts, parked cars, utility poles, fire hydrants, street signs, trees and mailboxes.
A cart set more than five feet from the curb counts as a set-out violation.
Emptied carts must come off the curb within 24 hours after pickup, or the household may receive a citation.
Holiday weeks normally push collections back one business day.
Read from the official Durham guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Durham days differ by address.
Durham collects on Monday, Tuesday 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 Durham Solid Waste Management and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Durham 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.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
Which collections are published for Durham?
City of Durham Solid Waste Management publishes trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items for Durham.
Local source
Verify with City of Durham Solid Waste Management.
The Durham address result links City of Durham Solid Waste Management directly.
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- Durham, NC
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- Page updated
- Sep 2026
Collection services in Durham
- trash
- recycling
- yard
- bulk
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