Columbus trash pickup schedule
This week · holiday status
No city-specific holiday pickup rule is confirmed on this site for this week; check the official notice. Next federal holiday: Veterans Day, Wednesday 2026-11-11 — city pickup handling is unverified.
12 collection zones · Most common trash day: Thursday (25%) · Collection types: Trash.
Official collection schedule · route data collected 2026-09-17. Official holiday notice · checked 2026-10-28.
Columbus Refuse Collection runs 12 collection zones. Type your address to find yours, or browse the zones by day below. Color-day routes rotate one day later after each observed holiday until the next year — check the city's 2026 calendar for the exact date.
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How Columbus compares
CoverageColumbus is split into 12 collection zones — the 28th fewest of the 58 zone-mapped cities on TrashWeek (the median city has 18). 25% of them are picked up on Thursday.
Holiday delays
2026 listSome date-specific holiday findings are confirmed for Columbus; confirmed changes apply in the calendar, while other dates remain unverified. See the 2026 findings and official holiday notice.
Thursday zones 3
Bulk trash & leaf collection in Columbus
Bulk trash
Fee: The City of Columbus will pick up many bulk items as a free service to its residents.
Eligibility and limits: No bulk items will be collected unless the resident schedules collection online through 311 or calls (614) 645-3111.
Source: official bulk collection page.
Leaf and yard waste
Bag rules: Plastic bags cannot be recycled with yard waste. Do not place waste in plastic bags or line the paper bags with plastic bags.
Source: official leaf and yard-waste page.
Source: Columbus Refuse Collection route data (layer, fetched 2026-09-17).