Cambridge, MA
City of Cambridge Department of Public Works.
Somerville, MA
Somerville, MA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Somerville, MA street address to check trash, recycling 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, last 30 days
Friday is a trash day for 40% of Somerville homes we checked.
No one day stands out for checks here. See the national trends.
- 100%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day83% nationally
- 2Published alongside trash: recycling, yard waste
Verified schedule
Somerville collection days, read from City of Somerville Department of Public Works.
Trash / garbage: Wednesday, Oct 28; Wednesday, Nov 4; Wednesday, Nov 18; Wednesday, Nov 25.
Recycling: Wednesday, Oct 28; Wednesday, Nov 4; Wednesday, Nov 18; Wednesday, Nov 25.
Yard waste: Wednesday, Oct 28; Wednesday, Nov 4; Wednesday, Nov 18; Wednesday, Nov 25.
These dates are what one Somerville address returned on October 26, 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.
Pickup days in Somerville depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Somerville Department of Public Works and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Somerville assigns collection days.
Somerville publishes a per-address collection calendar (Somerville Waste Wizard collection calendar) through the ReCollect service. There is no single citywide weekday to quote: each address has its own dated calendar, which is why the lookup shows upcoming dates for your property.
We last checked Somerville on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 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 Somerville's pickup days.
Local source
City of Somerville Department of Public Works sets Somerville's collection days.
City of Somerville Department of Public Works publishes trash, recycling and yard waste days for Somerville; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Somerville Department of Public Works, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Somerville Department of Public Works in Oct 2026: trash, recycling and yard waste.
Nearby
Around Somerville: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Somerville are Cambridge, Medford, Everett and Malden. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Medford, MA
City of Medford Department of Public Works (collection by WM).
Everett, MA
City of Everett. Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Malden, MA
City of Malden Department of Public Works.
Boston, MA
Boston Trash and Recycling Day Schedule. Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Arlington, MA
Town of Arlington Department of Public Works (collection by WM). Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Somerville, MA?
It depends on your street. City of Somerville Department of Public Works sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Somerville?
City of Somerville Department of Public Works publishes trash, recycling and yard waste for Somerville.
When is the next Somerville pickup?
The next pickups for the example address are Wednesday, Oct 28; Wednesday, Nov 4; Wednesday, Nov 18; Wednesday, Nov 25. 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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Collection services in Somerville
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