What day is trash collected in New Orleans, LA?
New Orleans collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA trash pickup by address.
Enter a New Orleans, LA street address to check trash and recycling pickup as published by City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation.
Setting out in New Orleans Household waste must be set out in a container with a closed lid or in secured black plastic bags, and the total volume cannot exceed the 35-gallon cart the City supplies.
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New Orleans, LA at a glance.
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- 4 daysNew Orleans collects on four weekdays across its routes44% of cities run four
- 1Published alongside trash: recycling
Verified schedule
New Orleans collection days, read from City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation.
Trash / garbage: Thursday.
Recycling: Thursday.
The day above is an example from one New Orleans address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in New Orleans.
Household waste must be set out in a container with a closed lid or in secured black plastic bags, and the total volume cannot exceed the 35-gallon cart the City supplies.
When an observed holiday falls during the week, contractors shift all affected collection days forward by one day, so routes later in that week slide as well.
The French Quarter and Downtown Development District run under separate rules: collection happens seven days a week in an early-morning window, and containers may not remain visible on the street through the middle of the day.
Read from the official New Orleans guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why New Orleans days differ by address.
New Orleans collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
These days are read from City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation 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 Orleans?
City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation publishes trash and recycling for New Orleans.
Local source
Verify with City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation.
The New Orleans address result links City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation directly.
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- Sep 2026
Collection services in New Orleans
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