Lexington trash pickup schedule
This week · holiday status
No holiday affecting pickup is listed this week; regular collection days apply. Next listed holiday: Veteran's Day, Wednesday 2026-11-11 — No pickup on Wednesday; the city lists no make-up day.
5 collection zones · Most common trash day: Tuesday (40%) · Collection types: Trash.
Official collection schedule · route data collected 2026-09-17. Official holiday notice · checked 2026-10-12.
LFUCG Waste Management runs 5 collection zones. Type your address to find yours, or browse the zones by day below. Area E (downtown) is collected daily.
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How Lexington compares
CoverageLexington is split into 5 collection zones — the 17th fewest of the 58 zone-mapped cities on TrashWeek (the median city has 18). 40% of them are picked up on Tuesday.
LFUCG Waste Management observes 12 collection holidays in 2026; the median across the 38 cities whose holiday rules we have checked is 6. The city publishes a make-up date for each holiday except Veteran's Day, which has none.
Holiday changes
2026 listLFUCG Waste Management observes 12 holidays in 2026 (New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, …) — full list and the make-up rule.
Wednesday zones 1
Bulk trash & leaf collection in Lexington
Bulk trash
Eligibility and limits: The city will pick up to four small truck or car tires a week from homes that receive city collection services.
Source: official bulk collection page.
Leaf and yard waste
Collection period: Yard waste pickup is provided weekly through the city waste collection services.
Bag rules: Please do not bag materials in your gray cart. Material that does not fit in your cart can be placed in a paper yard waste bag next to your gray cart on collection day.
Source: official leaf and yard-waste page.
Source: LFUCG Waste Management route data (layer, fetched 2026-09-17).