Veterans Day — Wednesday, November 11
Falls on a Wednesday. If Little Rock observes Veterans Day, Wednesday routes, and the rest of that week's, run one day later.
Little Rock, AR
Little Rock, AR trash pickup by address.
Enter a Little Rock, AR street address to check trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items pickup as published by Little Rock Public Works Solid Waste Division.
Setting out in Little Rock Have the garbage cart at its collection point by 7 a.m. on your collection day.
Trash Day Trends · Little Rock
Little Rock, AR at a glance.
Little Rock in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- Every 2 wksRecycling every other week at the example address
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, yard waste, bulk items
Verified schedule
Little Rock collection days, read from Little Rock Public Works Solid Waste Division.
Trash / garbage: Friday.
Recycling: Friday - Gold Week.
Yard waste: Monday.
Bulk / large items: Monday.
Friday is what one Little Rock address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Little Rock.
Have the garbage cart at its collection point by 7 a.m. on your collection day.
Place the cart with the handle facing away from the street.
Read from the official Little Rock guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Little Rock days differ by address.
Pickup days in Little Rock depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from Little Rock Public Works Solid Waste Division and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
Holiday weeks
Holiday weeks in Little Rock for the rest of 2026.
Little Rock follows the most common pattern: collection slides a day after a holiday. The city's published rule: A holiday shifts garbage, yard waste and recycling one day later within that same week.
The dates below are the federal holidays left this year, with what the rule means for each if Little Rock observes it. The city's own calendar governs which holidays it observes.
Thanksgiving — Thursday, November 26
Falls on a Thursday. If Little Rock observes Thanksgiving, Thursday routes, and the rest of that week's, run one day later.
Christmas — Friday, December 25
Falls on a Friday. If Little Rock observes Christmas, Friday routes, and the rest of that week's, run one day later.
Good to knowRule transcribed from Little Rock Public Works Solid Waste Division; that source governs if the two disagree.
How days are assigned
How Little Rock assigns collection days.
Little Rock publishes its own address-level collection lookup, Little Rock Public Works Solid Waste Division. There is no single citywide weekday: the day depends on the address, and the lookup above reads Little Rock Public Works Solid Waste Division's answer for the exact address you enter.
We last checked Little Rock on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Little Rock's pickup days.
Local source
Little Rock Public Works Solid Waste Division sets Little Rock's collection days.
Little Rock Public Works Solid Waste Division publishes trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items days for Little Rock; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with Little Rock Public Works Solid Waste Division, not here.
Good to knowChecked against Little Rock Public Works Solid Waste Division in Oct 2026: trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items.
Nearby
Around Little Rock: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Little Rock are North Little Rock, Conway, Jonesboro and Memphis. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
North Little Rock, AR
City of North Little Rock Sanitation Department. Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Conway, AR
City of Conway Department of Sanitation.
Jonesboro, AR
City of Jonesboro Sanitation Department.
Memphis, TN
Memphis Solid Waste collection calendar.
Fort Smith, AR
City of Fort Smith Department of Solid Waste Services.
Southaven, MS
City of Southaven Public Works (Sanitation). Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Little Rock, AR?
It depends on your street. Little Rock Public Works Solid Waste Division sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Little Rock?
Little Rock Public Works Solid Waste Division publishes trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items for Little Rock.
What happens to Little Rock trash pickup in a holiday week?
Little Rock follows the most common pattern: collection slides a day after a holiday. A holiday shifts garbage, yard waste and recycling one day later within that same week.
Local source
Verify with Little Rock Public Works Solid Waste Division.
The Little Rock address result links Little Rock Public Works Solid Waste Division directly.
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