Denver trash pickup schedule
This week · holiday status
No holiday affecting pickup is listed this week; regular collection days apply. Next listed holiday: Thanksgiving Day, Thursday 2026-11-26 — Thursday routes run Friday, Friday routes run Saturday.
98 collection zones · Most common trash day: Monday (29%) · Collection types: Trash, Recycling.
Official collection schedule · route data collected 2026-09-17. Official holiday notice · checked 2026-09-24.
Denver Solid Waste Management runs 98 collection zones. Type your address to find yours, or browse the zones by day below. Weekly trash and recycling; compost on the same day for subscribers.
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How Denver compares
CoverageDenver is split into 98 collection zones — the 17th most of the 58 zone-mapped cities on TrashWeek (the median city has 18). 29% of them are picked up on Monday.
20% of zones publish a recycling day.
Denver Solid Waste Management observes 6 collection holidays in 2026; the median across the 38 cities whose holiday rules we have checked is 6. After a weekday holiday, every later pickup that week slides one day.
Holiday delays
2026 listDenver Solid Waste Management skips collection on 6 holidays in 2026 (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (Observed), Labor Day, …) — full list and the delay rule.
Monday zones 28
- Zone 10788
- Zone 11112
- Zone 14452
- Zone 15448
- Zone 16528
- Zone 17541
- Zone 18769
- Zone 19168
- Zone 19433
- Zone 21278
- Zone 31 (Mon)
- Zone 32 (Mon) #1
- Zone 32 (Mon) #2
- Zone 33 (Mon)
- Zone 34 (Mon)
- Zone 35 (Mon)
- Zone 36 (Mon)
- Zone 41 (Mon)
- Zone 42 (Mon)
- Zone 43 (Mon)
- Zone 44 (Mon)
- Zone 45 (Mon)
- Zone 46 (Mon)
- Zone 49 (Mon)
- Zone 5961
- Zone 6471
- Zone 9359
- Zone No Service (Mon)
Tuesday zones 23
Wednesday zones 20
Thursday zones 24
Bulk trash & leaf collection in Denver
Bulk trash
Eligibility and limits: A maximum of 5 large items (such as furniture) and up to 10 bags will be collected from each service address.
Source: official bulk collection page.
Leaf and yard waste
Collection period: seasonal Leafdrop service at multiple locations during the fall
Source: official leaf and yard-waste page.
Source: Denver Solid Waste Management route data (layer, fetched 2026-09-17).