Columbus / Indigenous Peoples' Day — Monday, October 12
Falls on a Monday. Columbus / Indigenous Peoples' Day is not on Kingsport's list, so collection runs as normal.
Kingsport, TN
Kingsport, TN trash pickup by address.
Enter a Kingsport, TN street address to check trash pickup as published by City of Kingsport Public Works, Sanitation.
Verified schedule
Kingsport collection days, read from City of Kingsport Public Works, Sanitation.
Trash / garbage: Thursday.
Thursday is what one Kingsport address returned on October 6, 2026.
Your collection day
Why Kingsport days differ by address.
Pickup days in Kingsport depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Kingsport Public Works, Sanitation and were last checked on October 6, 2026.
Holiday weeks
Holiday weeks in Kingsport for the rest of 2026.
Kingsport runs on most holidays, and names the short list that changes. The city's published rule: Garbage and trash routes change only for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and the City posts those changes on Kingsport Alerts. Routes run as usual on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Halloween and Veterans Day.
The dates below are the federal holidays left this year, with what the rule means for each if Kingsport observes it. The city's own calendar governs which holidays it observes.
Veterans Day — Wednesday, November 11
Falls on a Wednesday. Veterans Day is not on Kingsport's list, so collection runs as normal.
Thanksgiving — Thursday, November 26
Falls on a Thursday. One of the two holidays when routes change; the City posts that week's changes on Kingsport Alerts.
Christmas — Friday, December 25
Falls on a Friday. One of the two holidays when routes change; the City posts that week's changes on Kingsport Alerts.
Good to knowRule transcribed from City of Kingsport holiday schedule changes; that source governs if the two disagree.
How days are assigned
How Kingsport assigns collection days.
Kingsport publishes its own address-level collection lookup, City of Kingsport Public Works, Sanitation. There is no single citywide weekday: the day depends on the address, and the lookup above reads City of Kingsport Public Works, Sanitation's answer for the exact address you enter.
We last checked Kingsport on October 6, 2026: 6 of 8 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Kingsport's pickup days.
Local source
City of Kingsport Public Works, Sanitation sets Kingsport's collection days.
City of Kingsport Public Works, Sanitation publishes trash days for Kingsport; this page last read them on October 6, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Kingsport Public Works, Sanitation, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Kingsport Public Works, Sanitation in Oct 2026: trash.
Nearby
Around Kingsport: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Kingsport are Johnson City, Asheville, Knoxville and Hickory. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Johnson City, TN
City of Johnson City Public Works.
Asheville, NC
City of Asheville Public Works, Sanitation Division.
Knoxville, TN
City of Knoxville Waste & Resources Management.
Hickory, NC
City of Hickory.
Spartanburg, SC
City of Spartanburg.
Gastonia, NC
Gastonia collection calendar.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Kingsport, TN?
It depends on your street. City of Kingsport Public Works, Sanitation sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Kingsport?
City of Kingsport Public Works, Sanitation publishes trash for Kingsport.
What happens to Kingsport trash pickup in a holiday week?
Kingsport runs on most holidays, and names the short list that changes. Garbage and trash routes change only for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and the City posts those changes on Kingsport Alerts. Routes run as usual on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Halloween and Veterans Day.
Local source
Verify with City of Kingsport Public Works, Sanitation.
The Kingsport address result links City of Kingsport Public Works, Sanitation directly.
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