What day is trash collected in Somerville, MA?
Somerville collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Somerville, MA
Somerville, MA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Somerville, MA street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup as published by City of Somerville Department of Public Works.
Setting out in Somerville Bins can go curbside after 4 p.m. the evening before your scheduled pickup.
Trash Day Trends · Somerville
Somerville, MA at a glance.
Somerville in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 5 daysSomerville collects on five weekdays across its routes15% of cities run five
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
Somerville collection days, read from City of Somerville Department of Public Works.
Trash / garbage: Wednesday, Sep 16; Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 7.
Recycling: Wednesday, Sep 16; Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 7.
Organics / compost: Wednesday, Sep 16; Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 21; Wednesday, Oct 28.
Yard waste: Wednesday, Sep 16; Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 21; Wednesday, Oct 28.
The day above is an example from one Somerville address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Somerville.
Bins can go curbside after 4 p.m. the evening before your scheduled pickup.
Empty barrels have to be cleared off the sidewalk by 7 p.m. on collection day.
A missed collection has to be reported by mid-afternoon the day after your scheduled pickup or the report is refused.
Read from the official Somerville guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Somerville days differ by address.
Somerville collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
These days are read from City of Somerville Department of Public Works and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Somerville Department of Public Works 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 Sep 2026.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
Which collections are published for Somerville?
City of Somerville Department of Public Works publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste for Somerville.
When is the next Somerville pickup?
Somerville publishes specific dates rather than a fixed weekday. The upcoming dates for the example address are Wednesday, Sep 16; Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 7. Holiday weeks can shift them — City of Somerville Department of Public Works is the authority if the two disagree.
Local source
Verify with City of Somerville Department of Public Works.
The Somerville address result links City of Somerville Department of Public Works directly.
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- Somerville, MA
- Local source
- City of Somerville Department of Public Works
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Sep 2026
Collection services in Somerville
- trash
- recycling
- organics
- yard
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