TrashWeek

Houston 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.

360 collection zones · Most common trash day: Friday (25%) · Collection types: Trash.

Official collection schedule · route data collected 2026-09-17. Official holiday notice.

Houston Solid Waste Management runs 360 collection zones. Type your address to find yours, or browse the zones by day below. Automated trash weekly; recycling every other week; yard waste and junk on separate schedules.

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How Houston compares

Coverage

Houston is split into 360 collection zones — the 2nd most of the 58 zone-mapped cities on TrashWeek (the median city has 18). 25% of them are picked up on Friday, and no zone is collected on Wednesday.

Holiday delays

2026 list

Holiday changes for Houston have not been verified yet, so the dates on this site are regular weekdays only — check Houston's official holiday notice before a holiday week.

Monday zones 89

Tuesday zones 90

Thursday zones 90

Friday zones 91

Bulk trash & leaf collection in Houston

Bulk trash

Eligibility and limits: Heavy Trash: Collected every other month (up to six curbside collections per calendar year for eligible addresses)

Source: official bulk collection page.

Source: Houston Solid Waste Management route data (layer, fetched 2026-09-17).