High Point, NC
City of High Point Environmental Services / High Point.
Winston-Salem, NC
Winston-Salem, NC trash pickup by address.
Enter a Winston-Salem, NC street address to check trash, recycling and yard waste pickup as published by City of Winston-Salem Solid Waste Collections.
Setting out in Winston-Salem Put your cart at the curb by 6 a.m. on pickup day, or after 5 p.m. the day before.
Trash Day Trends · Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem, NC at a glance.
Winston-Salem in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 6 amCarts out byThe deadline in 34% of cities
- 2Published alongside trash: recycling, yard waste
Verified schedule
Winston-Salem collection days, read from City of Winston-Salem Solid Waste Collections.
Trash / garbage: Thursday, Oct 29; Thursday, Nov 5; Thursday, Nov 12; Thursday, Nov 19.
Recycling: Thursday, Oct 29; Thursday, Nov 12; Thursday, Dec 10; Thursday, Dec 24.
Yard waste: Tuesday, Nov 3; Tuesday, Nov 10; Tuesday, Nov 17.
These dates are what one Winston-Salem address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Winston-Salem.
Put your cart at the curb by 6 a.m. on pickup day, or after 5 p.m. the day before.
Bring carts back in by 8 a.m. the next day.
Do not place carts behind parked cars or within three feet of trees, bushes, or other carts, and point the silver lift bar toward the street with the lid hinge facing your house.
Read from the official Winston-Salem guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Winston-Salem days differ by address.
Pickup days in Winston-Salem depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Winston-Salem Solid Waste Collections and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Winston-Salem assigns collection days.
Winston-Salem publishes a per-address collection calendar (Winston-Salem Collects 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 Winston-Salem on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Winston-Salem's pickup days.
Local source
City of Winston-Salem Solid Waste Collections sets Winston-Salem's collection days.
City of Winston-Salem Solid Waste Collections publishes trash, recycling and yard waste days for Winston-Salem; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Winston-Salem Solid Waste Collections, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Winston-Salem Solid Waste Collections in Oct 2026: trash, recycling and yard waste.
Nearby
Around Winston-Salem: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Winston-Salem are High Point, Greensboro, Burlington and Kannapolis. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Greensboro, NC
City of Greensboro Field Operations — Solid Waste and Recycling.
Burlington, NC
City of Burlington Solid Waste Division.
Kannapolis, NC
City of Kannapolis Garbage/Recycling.
Mooresville, NC
Town of Mooresville Sanitation Department.
Concord, NC
City of Concord NC Solid Waste Department.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Winston-Salem, NC?
It depends on your street. City of Winston-Salem Solid Waste Collections sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Winston-Salem?
City of Winston-Salem Solid Waste Collections publishes trash, recycling and yard waste for Winston-Salem.
When is the next Winston-Salem pickup?
The next pickups for the example address are Thursday, Oct 29; Thursday, Nov 5; Thursday, Nov 12; Thursday, Nov 19. Holiday weeks can shift them — City of Winston-Salem Solid Waste Collections is the authority if the two disagree.
Local source
Verify with City of Winston-Salem Solid Waste Collections.
The Winston-Salem address result links City of Winston-Salem Solid Waste Collections directly.
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- Oct 2026
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