Kingsport, TN
City of Kingsport Public Works, Sanitation.
Johnson City, TN
Johnson City, TN trash pickup by address.
Enter a Johnson City, TN street address to check trash pickup as published by City of Johnson City Public Works.
Setting out in Johnson City Point the front of the cart toward the street within three feet of the roadway, keeping three feet of clearance from vehicles, mailboxes — and even the recycling container.
Verified schedule
Johnson City collection days, read from City of Johnson City Public Works.
Trash / garbage: Tuesday.
Tuesday is what one Johnson City address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Johnson City.
Point the front of the cart toward the street within three feet of the roadway, keeping three feet of clearance from vehicles, mailboxes — and even the recycling container.
Carts must be at the curb no later than 6 a.m. on the scheduled collection day and back off the street no later than midnight that same day.
Park the cart no more than three feet from the edge of the roadway and at least three feet clear of vehicles and any other object.
Only waste in the container the city provided or sold is collected; extra bags, boxes or other containers set out alongside it are left behind.
A cart with extra waste stacked on top of it will not be emptied, and the lid has to be in the fully closed position for collection.
Read from the official Johnson City guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Johnson City days differ by address.
Pickup days in Johnson City depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Johnson City Public Works and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Johnson City assigns collection days.
Johnson City publishes its collection routes as a map (City of Johnson City Public Works): each route area carries a fixed weekday for trash; the lookup reads that area for your address.
We last checked Johnson City on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Johnson City's pickup days.
Local source
City of Johnson City Public Works sets Johnson City's collection days.
City of Johnson City Public Works publishes trash days for Johnson City; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Johnson City Public Works, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Johnson City Public Works in Oct 2026: trash.
Nearby
Around Johnson City: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Johnson City are Kingsport, Asheville, Hickory and Knoxville. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Asheville, NC
City of Asheville Public Works, Sanitation Division.
Hickory, NC
City of Hickory.
Knoxville, TN
City of Knoxville Waste & Resources Management.
Spartanburg, SC
City of Spartanburg.
Gastonia, NC
Gastonia collection calendar.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Johnson City, TN?
It depends on your street. City of Johnson City Public Works sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Johnson City?
City of Johnson City Public Works publishes trash for Johnson City.
Local source
Verify with City of Johnson City Public Works.
The Johnson City address result links City of Johnson City Public Works directly.
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- Oct 2026
Collection services in Johnson City
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