What day is trash collected in New York, NY?
New York collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
New York, NY
New York, NY trash pickup by address.
Enter a New York, NY street address to check trash, recycling, organics and bulk items pickup as published by NYC DSNY Collection Schedule.
Setting out in New York Set-out is evening-only — after 6 p.m. for bins — and everything must be at the curb by midnight to guarantee collection.
Trash Day Trends · this week in New York
Tuesday is trash day for 25% of New York homes we checked.
Most people here check on Tuesday, around 8 pm. See the national trends.
- #5Most-checked city this week
- −10%Checks vs last week
- 6 daysNew York collects on six weekdays across its routes5% of cities run six
- 0%Recycling on the same day as trash29% nationally
- 2×Trash twice a week
Verified schedule
New York collection days, read from NYC DSNY Collection Schedule.
Trash / garbage: Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Recycling: Friday.
Organics / compost: Friday.
Bulk / large items: Monday, Wednesday.
The day above is for 350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in New York.
Set-out is evening-only — after 6 p.m. for bins — and everything must be at the curb by midnight to guarantee collection.
Single- and two-family homes and buildings with up to nine apartments must set trash out in a bin of 55 gallons or less with a secure lid, not in bare bags.
Those lidded bins can go out after 6:00 PM the evening before collection.
Buildings with 10 or more units may put bags directly on the curb, but not before 8:00 PM.
Whichever rule applies, all waste has to be at the curb by midnight to be collected.
Read from the official New York guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why New York days differ by address.
New York collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
These days are read from NYC DSNY Collection Schedule and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
NYC DSNY Collection Schedule 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 Aug 2026.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
Which collections are published for New York?
NYC DSNY Collection Schedule publishes trash, recycling, organics and bulk items for New York.
Is there trash pickup tomorrow in New York?
If tomorrow is your route's collection day, yes — enter your address above and the result shows your day and the next pickup. The exception is a holiday week: New York publishes what changes, and our holiday schedule page shows the next holiday and what the city does.
Local source
Verify with NYC DSNY Collection Schedule.
The New York address result links NYC DSNY Collection Schedule directly.
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- Aug 2026
Collection services in New York
- Trash / garbage
- Recycling
- Organics / compost
- Bulk / large items
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