Columbus / Indigenous Peoples' Day — Monday, October 12
Falls on a Monday. Not one of the County's seven holiday slides, so collection runs as scheduled.
Towson, MD
Towson, MD trash pickup by address.
Enter a Towson, MD street address to check trash, recycling and yard waste pickup as published by Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management.
Verified schedule
Towson collection days, read from Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management.
Trash / garbage: Tuesday.
Recycling: Thursday.
Yard waste: Thursday.
Tuesday is what one Towson address returned on October 6, 2026.
Your collection day
Why Towson days differ by address.
Pickup days in Towson depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management and were last checked on October 6, 2026.
Holiday weeks
Holiday weeks in Towson for the rest of 2026.
Towson runs on most holidays, and names the short list that changes. Baltimore County's published rule: Baltimore County observes seven holiday slides a year: all trash, recycling and yard-material curbside collections scheduled on or after the holiday move one day later that week. On a twice-a-week trash schedule, the first trash pickup of the holiday week follows this rule and the second does not happen. Do not use the mailed schedules for these dates.
The dates below are the federal holidays left this year, with what Baltimore County's published schedule means for each of those weeks.
Veterans Day — Wednesday, November 11
Falls on a Wednesday. Not one of the County's seven holiday slides, so collection runs as scheduled.
Thanksgiving — Thursday, November 26
Falls on a Thursday. Thursday collections move to Friday and Friday collections to Saturday. On a twice-a-week trash schedule, the second trash pickup of that week does not happen.
Christmas — Friday, December 25
Falls on a Friday. Friday collections move to Saturday, December 26. On a twice-a-week trash schedule, the second trash pickup of that week does not happen.
Good to knowRule transcribed from Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management, collection schedule; that source governs if the two disagree.
How days are assigned
How collection days are assigned in Towson.
The days on this page were measured against real Towson addresses and checked against Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management.
We last checked Towson on October 6, 2026: 7 of 8 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Towson's pickup days.
Local source
Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management sets Towson's collection days.
Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management publishes trash, recycling and yard waste days for Towson; this page last read them on October 6, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management, not here.
Good to knowChecked against Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management in Oct 2026: trash, recycling and yard waste.
Nearby
Around Towson: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Towson are Baltimore, Dundalk, Glen Burnie and Severn. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore City Department of Public Works. Trash routes run Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Dundalk, MD
Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management.
Glen Burnie, MD
Anne Arundel County Bureau of Waste Management Services.
Severn, MD
Anne Arundel County Bureau of Waste Management Services.
Columbia, MD
Howard County Bureau of Environmental Services.
Bowie, MD
City of Bowie Department of Public Works Solid Waste Division.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Towson, MD?
It depends on your street. Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Towson?
Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management publishes trash, recycling and yard waste for Towson.
What happens to Towson trash pickup in a holiday week?
Towson runs on most holidays, and names the short list that changes. Baltimore County observes seven holiday slides a year: all trash, recycling and yard-material curbside collections scheduled on or after the holiday move one day later that week. On a twice-a-week trash schedule, the first trash pickup of the holiday week follows this rule and the second does not happen. Do not use the mailed schedules for these dates.
Local source
Verify with Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management.
The Towson address result links Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management directly.
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