Detroit trash pickup holiday schedule 2026
Detroit, MI · City of Detroit DPW (Priority Waste & WM)
No holiday this week (as of 2026-11-02). Next: Thanksgiving, Thursday 2026-11-26.
City of Detroit DPW (Priority Waste & WM) skips collection on 5 holidays in 2026. In the provider's words: “Collection will be pushed back one day following a holiday. For example, if a holiday is on Tuesday and your normal collection day is Wednesday, you will be serviced on Thursday. Customers who are normally serviced on Friday will be serviced on Saturday.” (official notice, checked 2026-09-24). Zone pages on this site apply these dates automatically.
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Holidays observed 7
| Date | Holiday | Day | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | New Years Day | Thursday | Thursday routes run Friday, Friday routes run Saturday |
| 2026-01-19 | Martin Luther King Day | Monday | Monday routes run Tuesday, Tuesday routes run Wednesday, Wednesday routes run Thursday, Thursday routes run Friday, Friday routes run Saturday |
| 2026-05-25 | Memorial Day | Monday | Monday routes run Tuesday, Tuesday routes run Wednesday, Wednesday routes run Thursday, Thursday routes run Friday, Friday routes run Saturday |
| 2026-09-07 | Labor Day | Monday | Monday routes run Tuesday, Tuesday routes run Wednesday, Wednesday routes run Thursday, Thursday routes run Friday, Friday routes run Saturday |
| 2026-11-26 | Thanksgiving | Thursday | Thursday routes run Friday, Friday routes run Saturday |
| 2026-12-25 | Christmas Day | Friday | Not posted by the city yet — check the official notice closer to the date |
| 2027-01-01 | New Year's Day | Friday | Not posted by the city yet — check the official notice closer to the date |
One-day slide: routes from the holiday to the end of that week each run one day late; routes earlier in the week are unchanged. Greyed rows are past.
Find your zone's normal days first: Detroit pickup days by address. Other cities: holiday delays by city.