Veterans Day — Wednesday, November 11
Falls on a Wednesday. If New Bedford observes Veterans Day, Wednesday routes, and the rest of that week's, run one day later.
New Bedford, MA
New Bedford, MA trash pickup by address.
Enter a New Bedford, MA street address to check trash pickup as published by City of New Bedford Department of Facilities and Fleet Management.
Setting out in New Bedford Carts may go out no earlier than 5 p.m. on the day prior to collection and must be curbside prior to 7 a.m. on the designated collection day.
Verified schedule
New Bedford collection days, read from City of New Bedford Department of Facilities and Fleet Management.
Trash / garbage: Thursday.
Thursday is what one New Bedford address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in New Bedford.
Carts may go out no earlier than 5 p.m. on the day prior to collection and must be curbside prior to 7 a.m. on the designated collection day.
Carts go to the curb before 7:00 a.m. on collection day, and no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the evening before.
Empty carts must be back off the street or sidewalk no later than 7:00 p.m. on collection day.
Carts left at the curb have to be separated from each other by a space of two feet.
Read from the official New Bedford guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why New Bedford days differ by address.
Pickup days in New Bedford depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of New Bedford Department of Facilities and Fleet Management and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
Holiday weeks
Holiday weeks in New Bedford for the rest of 2026.
New Bedford follows the most common pattern: collection slides a day after a holiday. The city's published rule: Collection during holiday weeks is delayed by one day.
The dates below are the federal holidays left this year, with what the rule means for each if New Bedford observes it. The city's own calendar governs which holidays it observes.
Thanksgiving — Thursday, November 26
Falls on a Thursday. If New Bedford observes Thanksgiving, Thursday routes, and the rest of that week's, run one day later.
Christmas — Friday, December 25
Falls on a Friday. If New Bedford observes Christmas, Friday routes, and the rest of that week's, run one day later.
Good to knowRule transcribed from City of New Bedford; that source governs if the two disagree.
How days are assigned
How New Bedford assigns collection days.
New Bedford publishes its collection routes as a map (City of New Bedford): each route area carries a fixed weekday for trash; the lookup reads that area for your address.
We last checked New Bedford 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 New Bedford's pickup days.
Local source
City of New Bedford Department of Facilities and Fleet Management sets New Bedford's collection days.
City of New Bedford Department of Facilities and Fleet Management publishes trash days for New Bedford; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of New Bedford Department of Facilities and Fleet Management, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of New Bedford Department of Facilities and Fleet Management in Oct 2026: trash.
Nearby
Around New Bedford: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to New Bedford are Fall River, Taunton, East Providence and Plymouth. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Fall River, MA
City of Fall River Solid Waste Department.
Taunton, MA
City of Taunton DPW (collection by Republic Services).
East Providence, RI
City of East Providence Refuse & Recycling Division.
Plymouth, MA
Nauset Disposal (Waste Connections) route calendar.
Warwick, RI
City of Warwick Sanitation & Recycling.
Cranston, RI
City of Cranston. Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in New Bedford, MA?
It depends on your street. City of New Bedford Department of Facilities and Fleet Management sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for New Bedford?
City of New Bedford Department of Facilities and Fleet Management publishes trash for New Bedford.
What happens to New Bedford trash pickup in a holiday week?
New Bedford follows the most common pattern: collection slides a day after a holiday. Collection during holiday weeks is delayed by one day.
Local source
Verify with City of New Bedford Department of Facilities and Fleet Management.
The New Bedford address result links City of New Bedford Department of Facilities and Fleet Management directly.
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