Veterans Day — Wednesday, November 11
Falls on a Wednesday. If New Orleans observes Veterans Day, Wednesday routes, and the rest of that week's, run one day later.
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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Verified schedule
New Orleans collection days, read from City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation.
Trash / garbage: Thursday.
Recycling: Thursday.
Thursday is what one New Orleans address returned on October 26, 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.
Pickup days in New Orleans depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
Holiday weeks
Holiday weeks in New Orleans for the rest of 2026.
New Orleans follows the most common pattern: collection slides a day after a holiday. The city's published rule: 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 dates below are the federal holidays left this year, with what the rule means for each if New Orleans observes it. The city's own calendar governs which holidays it observes.
Thanksgiving — Thursday, November 26
Falls on a Thursday. If New Orleans 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 Orleans observes Christmas, Friday routes, and the rest of that week's, run one day later.
Good to knowRule transcribed from City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation; that source governs if the two disagree.
How days are assigned
How New Orleans assigns collection days.
New Orleans publishes its own address-level collection lookup, City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation. There is no single citywide weekday: the day depends on the address, and the lookup above reads City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation's answer for the exact address you enter.
We last checked New Orleans on October 4, 2026: 8 of 8 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of New Orleans's pickup days.
Local source
City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation sets New Orleans's collection days.
City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation publishes trash and recycling days for New Orleans; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation in Oct 2026: trash and recycling.
Nearby
Around New Orleans: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to New Orleans are Harvey, Jefferson, Marrero and Timberlane. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Harvey, LA
Jefferson Parish Department of Environmental Affairs.
Jefferson, LA
Jefferson Parish Department of Environmental Affairs.
Marrero, LA
Jefferson Parish Department of Environmental Affairs.
Timberlane, LA
Jefferson Parish Department of Environmental Affairs.
Bridge City, LA
Jefferson Parish Department of Environmental Affairs.
Metairie, LA
Jefferson Parish Department of Environmental Affairs.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in New Orleans, LA?
It depends on your street. City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for New Orleans?
City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation publishes trash and recycling for New Orleans.
What happens to New Orleans trash pickup in a holiday week?
New Orleans follows the most common pattern: collection slides a day after a holiday. 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.
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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