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Rochester, NY

Rochester, NY trash pickup by address.

Enter a Rochester, NY street address to check trash, bulk items, yard waste and recycling pickup as published by City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services.

Setting out in Rochester Refuse has to be at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on collection day to be serviced.

Trash Day Trends · Rochester, last 30 days

Wednesday is the busiest day to check here. See the national trends.

Which day is trash day in RochesterShare of homes we checked, by pickup day; each bar is rounded to the nearest 5%, so they may not add up to 100
Share of Rochester homes we checked with trash pickup on each weekdayMonday: 0%Tuesday: 20%Wednesday: 60%Thursday: 20%Friday: 0%Saturday: 0%
Which day people checkWednesday is busiest, 30% of checks
Share of address checks in Rochester, by weekdayMonday: 15%Tuesday: 15%Wednesday: 30%Thursday: 15%Friday: 15%Saturday: 0%Sunday: 15%
  • 6:30 amCarts out byThe deadline in 4% of cities
  • 100%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day83% nationally
  • Every 2 wksRecycling every other week at the example address
  • 3Published alongside trash: bulk items, yard waste, recycling
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Verified schedule

Rochester collection days, read from City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services.

Trash / garbage: Friday.

Bulk / large items: Friday.

Yard waste: Friday.

Recycling: Friday · A week · NEXT week on Friday, November 06.

Friday is what one Rochester address returned on October 26, 2026.

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Set-out rules

Cart and set-out rules in Rochester.

Refuse has to be at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on collection day to be serviced.

If the container fills up before collection day, extra refuse may go in garbage cans or plastic bags placed at the curb next to the wheeled container.

Bulk items such as furniture, bedding, mattresses and large appliances, plus bundled tree and hedge trimmings, may be set at the curb on your normal refuse day.

Read from the official Rochester guidance on August 23, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.

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Your collection day

Why Rochester days differ by address.

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

The example days above are read from City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services and were last checked on October 26, 2026.

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How days are assigned

How Rochester assigns collection days.

Rochester publishes its own address-level collection lookup, City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services. There is no single citywide weekday: the day depends on the address, and the lookup above reads City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services' answer for the exact address you enter.

We last checked Rochester on August 17, 2026: 12 of 12 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Rochester's pickup days.

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Local source

City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services sets Rochester's collection days.

City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services publishes trash, bulk items, yard waste and recycling days for Rochester; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services, not here.

Good to knowChecked against City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services in Oct 2026: trash, bulk items, yard waste and recycling.

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Nearby

Around Rochester: nearby guides and who collects there.

The nearest guides to Rochester are Irondequoit, Greece, Cheektowaga and Amherst. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.

Greece, NY

Town of Greece Public Works: Refuse Collectors.

Amherst, NY

Town of Amherst Highway Department, Refuse Control.

Buffalo, NY

City of Buffalo Department of Public Works, Streets & Sanitation.

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Common questions

Questions residents ask.

What day is trash collected in Rochester, NY?

It depends on your street. City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.

Which collections are published for Rochester?

City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services publishes trash, bulk items, yard waste and recycling for Rochester.

Local source

Verify with City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services.

The Rochester address result links City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services directly.

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Location
Rochester, NY
Local source
City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services
Schedule
Checked by full address
Page updated
Oct 2026

Collection services in Rochester

  • trash
  • bulk
  • yard
  • recycling

Rochester schedule lookup

Put the exact property first.

Search a Rochester, NY address, then confirm with City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services before setting carts out.
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