Veterans Day — Wednesday, November 11
Falls on a Wednesday. If Pittsburgh observes Veterans Day, Wednesday routes, and the rest of that week's, run one day later.
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Pittsburgh, PA street address to check trash, recycling and bulk items pickup as published by City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services.
Setting out in Pittsburgh Place refuse at the curb no earlier than 6 p.m. on the night before collection.
Trash Day Trends · Pittsburgh, last 30 days
Wednesday is a trash day for 39% of Pittsburgh homes we checked.
78% of checks here come the day before or the morning of trash day — most on Tuesday around 6 pm. See the national trends.
- #7Most-checked city this week
- +380%Checks vs last week
- 100%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day83% nationally
- Every 2 wksRecycling every other week at the example address
- 2Published alongside trash: recycling, bulk items
Verified schedule
Pittsburgh collection days, read from City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services.
Trash / garbage: Tuesday.
Recycling: Tuesday · every other week by zone.
Bulk / large items: Tuesday.
Tuesday is what one Pittsburgh address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Pittsburgh.
Place refuse at the curb no earlier than 6 p.m. on the night before collection.
Containers shall be removed from the curb and stored no later than 10 p.m. on collection day.
Read from the official Pittsburgh guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Pittsburgh days differ by address.
Pickup days in Pittsburgh depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
Holiday weeks
Holiday weeks in Pittsburgh for the rest of 2026.
Pittsburgh follows the most common pattern: collection slides a day after a holiday. The city's published rule: When a holiday falls on or before your collection day, your pickup will be one day later.
The dates below are the federal holidays left this year, with what the rule means for each if Pittsburgh observes it. The city's own calendar governs which holidays it observes.
Thanksgiving — Thursday, November 26
Falls on a Thursday. If Pittsburgh observes Thanksgiving, Thursday routes, and the rest of that week's, run one day later.
Christmas — Friday, December 25
Falls on a Friday. If Pittsburgh observes Christmas, Friday routes, and the rest of that week's, run one day later.
Good to knowRule transcribed from City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services; that source governs if the two disagree.
How days are assigned
How Pittsburgh assigns collection days.
Pittsburgh publishes its own address-level collection lookup, City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services. There is no single citywide weekday: the day depends on the address, and the lookup above reads City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services' answer for the exact address you enter.
We last checked Pittsburgh on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Pittsburgh's pickup days.
Local source
City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services sets Pittsburgh's collection days.
City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services publishes trash, recycling and bulk items days for Pittsburgh; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services in Oct 2026: trash, recycling and bulk items.
Nearby
Around Pittsburgh: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Pittsburgh are Penn Hills, Youngstown, Canton and Altoona. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Penn Hills, PA
Municipality of Penn Hills (collection by Republic Services).
Youngstown, OH
City of Youngstown Public Works, Residential Garbage Collection.
Canton, OH
City of Canton Sanitation Department.
Altoona, PA
City of Altoona.
Akron, OH
City of Akron.
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
City of Cuyahoga Falls Sanitation Schedules.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Pittsburgh, PA?
It depends on your street. City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Pittsburgh?
City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services publishes trash, recycling and bulk items for Pittsburgh.
What happens to Pittsburgh trash pickup in a holiday week?
Pittsburgh follows the most common pattern: collection slides a day after a holiday. When a holiday falls on or before your collection day, your pickup will be one day later.
Local source
Verify with City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services.
The Pittsburgh address result links City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services directly.
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