What day is trash collected in Harrisburg, PA?
Harrisburg collects on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Harrisburg, PA
Harrisburg, PA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Harrisburg, PA street address to check trash and recycling pickup as published by City of Harrisburg Department of Public Works.
Setting out in Harrisburg All containers are to be placed at the appointed collection location the evening before the assigned day of collection.
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Harrisburg, PA at a glance.
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- 4 daysHarrisburg collects on four weekdays across its routes44% of cities run four
- 1Published alongside trash: recycling
Verified schedule
Harrisburg collection days, read from City of Harrisburg Department of Public Works.
Trash / garbage: Friday.
Recycling: Friday.
The day above is an example from one Harrisburg address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Harrisburg.
All containers are to be placed at the appointed collection location the evening before the assigned day of collection.
Each household is entitled to dispose of one bulk item each week.
A citywide holiday delays collection by one day for the rest of the week.
Read from the official Harrisburg guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Harrisburg days differ by address.
Harrisburg collects on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 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 Harrisburg Department of Public Works and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Harrisburg Department of Public Works 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 Harrisburg?
City of Harrisburg Department of Public Works publishes trash and recycling for Harrisburg.
Local source
Verify with City of Harrisburg Department of Public Works.
The Harrisburg address result links City of Harrisburg Department of Public Works directly.
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- Harrisburg, PA
- Local source
- City of Harrisburg Department of Public Works
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Sep 2026
Collection services in Harrisburg
- trash
- recycling
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