Portland, ME

Portland, ME trash pickup by address.

Enter a Portland, ME street address to check trash pickup as published by City of Portland, Maine — Department of Public Works.

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Verified schedule

Portland collection days, read from City of Portland, Maine — Department of Public Works.

Trash / garbage: Thursday.

Thursday is what one Portland address returned on November 2, 2026.

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Your collection day

Why Portland days differ by address.

Pickup days in Portland depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.

Some Portland addresses have no collection day in the source this lookup reads. Where that is the case we say so, rather than show a day that is not yours.

The example days above are read from City of Portland, Maine — Department of Public Works and were last checked on November 2, 2026.

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How days are assigned

How Portland assigns collection days.

Portland publishes its collection routes as a map (City of Portland, Maine — Department of Public Works): each route area carries a fixed weekday for trash; the lookup reads that area for your address and turns the city's route codes into plain weekdays.

We last checked Portland on September 17, 2026: 5 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Portland's pickup days.

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Local source

City of Portland, Maine — Department of Public Works sets Portland's collection days.

City of Portland, Maine — Department of Public Works publishes trash days for Portland; this page last read them on November 2, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Portland, Maine — Department of Public Works, not here.

Good to knowChecked against City of Portland, Maine — Department of Public Works in Nov 2026: trash.

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Nearby

Around Portland: nearby guides and who collects there.

The nearest guides to Portland are Concord, Haverhill, Manchester and Methuen. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.

Concord, NH

City of Concord General Services (collection by Casella). Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

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Common questions

Questions residents ask.

What day is trash collected in Portland, ME?

It depends on your street. City of Portland, Maine — Department of Public Works sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.

Why does my Portland address show no collection day?

Portland's collection days are read from a route map, and not every address is on a residential route in it. An address that is not on one has no collection day here, and we say so rather than showing a day that is not yours.

Which collections are published for Portland?

City of Portland, Maine — Department of Public Works publishes trash for Portland.

Local source

Verify with City of Portland, Maine — Department of Public Works.

The Portland address result links City of Portland, Maine — Department of Public Works directly.

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Location
Portland, ME
Local source
City of Portland, Maine — Department of Public Works
Schedule
Checked by full address
Page updated
Nov 2026

Collection services in Portland

  • trash

Portland schedule lookup

Put the exact property first.

Search a Portland, ME address, then confirm with City of Portland, Maine — Department of Public Works before setting carts out.