What day is trash collected in New Haven, CT?
New Haven collects on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
New Haven, CT
New Haven, CT trash pickup by address.
Enter a New Haven, CT street address to check trash and recycling pickup as published by City of New Haven Department of Public Works.
Setting out in New Haven The brown 48-gallon toter is used for trash and the blue 96-gallon toter is used for recycling only.
Trash Day Trends · New Haven
New Haven, CT at a glance.
New Haven in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 3 daysNew Haven collects on three weekdays across its routes28% of cities run three
- 1Published alongside trash: recycling
Verified schedule
New Haven collection days, read from City of New Haven Department of Public Works.
Trash / garbage: Friday.
Recycling: Friday.
The day above is an example from one New Haven address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in New Haven.
The brown 48-gallon toter is used for trash and the blue 96-gallon toter is used for recycling only.
Both toters must be placed curbside before scheduled collection and removed within 12 hours after collection.
Residents must have all snow removed from on top of and around their toters.
Read from the official New Haven guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why New Haven days differ by address.
New Haven collects on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
In New Haven, residents at 1 home have confirmed their collection day matched (last report August 26, 2026).
These days are read from City of New Haven Department of Public Works and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of New Haven 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 New Haven?
City of New Haven Department of Public Works publishes trash and recycling for New Haven.
Local source
Verify with City of New Haven Department of Public Works.
The New Haven address result links City of New Haven Department of Public Works directly.
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- Page updated
- Sep 2026
Collection services in New Haven
- trash
- recycling
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