Fort Wayne trash pickup holiday schedule 2026
Fort Wayne, IN · City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste
No holiday this week (as of 2026-11-02). Next: Thanksgiving Day, Thursday 2026-11-26.
City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste skips collection on 6 holidays in 2026. In the provider's words: “The City of Fort Wayne observes federal holidays annually that affect solid waste and recycling collection. During these holiday weeks, collection services run one day behind for the remainder of the week. If a holiday falls on a weekday, collections for that day and all subsequent days that week are delayed by one day.” (official notice, checked 2026-09-17). 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 Year's Day | 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 |
| 2026-07-04 | Independence Day | Saturday | Falls on a Saturday — weekday routes are not affected |
| 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 Day | Thursday | Thursday routes run Friday, Friday routes run Saturday |
| 2026-12-25 | Christmas Day | Friday | Friday routes run Saturday |
| 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.
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