Seattle 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.
195 collection zones · Most common trash day: Wednesday (21%) · Collection types: Trash.
Official collection schedule · page checked 2026-09-29. Official holiday notice · checked 2026-09-17.
Seattle Public Utilities runs 195 collection zones. Type your address to find yours, or browse the zones by day below. Recycling and food/yard waste are collected on the same day as garbage; recycling every other week for most homes.
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How Seattle compares
CoverageSeattle is split into 195 collection zones — the 8th most of the 58 zone-mapped cities on TrashWeek (the median city has 18). 21% of them are picked up on Wednesday.
Seattle Public Utilities observes 3 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 listSeattle Public Utilities skips collection on 3 holidays in 2026 (New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day) — full list and the delay rule.
Monday zones 39
- Zone 1120
- Zone 1121
- Zone 1122
- Zone 1123
- Zone 1124
- Zone 1125
- Zone 1126
- Zone 1127
- Zone 1141
- Zone 1142
- Zone 1143
- Zone 1144
- Zone 1145
- Zone 1146
- Zone 1147
- Zone 1301
- Zone 1302
- Zone 1303
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- Zone 1305
- Zone 1306
- Zone 1307
- Zone 1308
- Zone 1309
- Zone 1310
- Zone 1311
- Zone 1320
- Zone 1321
- Zone 1322
- Zone 1323
- Zone 1324
- Zone 1325
- Zone 1326
- Zone 1327
- Zone 1328
- Zone 1329
- Zone 1330
- Zone 1331
- Zone 1332
Tuesday zones 38
- Zone 2121
- Zone 2122
- Zone 2123
- Zone 2124
- Zone 2125
- Zone 2126
- Zone 2127
- Zone 2141
- Zone 2142
- Zone 2143
- Zone 2144
- Zone 2145
- Zone 2146
- Zone 2147
- Zone 2301
- Zone 2302
- Zone 2303
- Zone 2304
- Zone 2305
- Zone 2306
- Zone 2307
- Zone 2308
- Zone 2309
- Zone 2310
- Zone 2311
- Zone 2320
- Zone 2321
- Zone 2322
- Zone 2323
- Zone 2324
- Zone 2325
- Zone 2326
- Zone 2327
- Zone 2328
- Zone 2329
- Zone 2330
- Zone 2331
- Zone 2332
Wednesday zones 40
- Zone 3120
- Zone 3121
- Zone 3122
- Zone 3123
- Zone 3124
- Zone 3125
- Zone 3126
- Zone 3127
- Zone 3141
- Zone 3142
- Zone 3143
- Zone 3144
- Zone 3145
- Zone 3146
- Zone 3147
- Zone 3301
- Zone 3302
- Zone 3303
- Zone 3304
- Zone 3305
- Zone 3306
- Zone 3307
- Zone 3308
- Zone 3309
- Zone 3310
- Zone 3311
- Zone 3320
- Zone 3321
- Zone 3322
- Zone 3323
- Zone 3324
- Zone 3325
- Zone 3326
- Zone 3327
- Zone 3328
- Zone 3329
- Zone 3330
- Zone 3331
- Zone 3332
- Zone LAV
Thursday zones 39
- Zone 4120
- Zone 4121
- Zone 4122
- Zone 4123
- Zone 4124
- Zone 4125
- Zone 4126
- Zone 4127
- Zone 4141
- Zone 4142
- Zone 4143
- Zone 4144
- Zone 4145
- Zone 4146
- Zone 4147
- Zone 4301
- Zone 4302
- Zone 4303
- Zone 4304
- Zone 4305
- Zone 4306
- Zone 4307
- Zone 4308
- Zone 4309
- Zone 4310
- Zone 4311
- Zone 4320
- Zone 4321
- Zone 4322
- Zone 4323
- Zone 4324
- Zone 4325
- Zone 4326
- Zone 4327
- Zone 4328
- Zone 4329
- Zone 4330
- Zone 4331
- Zone 4332
Friday zones 39
- Zone 5120
- Zone 5121
- Zone 5122
- Zone 5123
- Zone 5124
- Zone 5125
- Zone 5126
- Zone 5127
- Zone 5141
- Zone 5142
- Zone 5143
- Zone 5144
- Zone 5145
- Zone 5146
- Zone 5147
- Zone 5301
- Zone 5302
- Zone 5303
- Zone 5304
- Zone 5305
- Zone 5306
- Zone 5307
- Zone 5308
- Zone 5309
- Zone 5310
- Zone 5311
- Zone 5320
- Zone 5321
- Zone 5322
- Zone 5323
- Zone 5324
- Zone 5325
- Zone 5326
- Zone 5327
- Zone 5328
- Zone 5329
- Zone 5330
- Zone 5331
- Zone 5332
Bulk trash & leaf collection in Seattle
Bulk trash
Fee: Charges for special item collections will appear on your combined utility bill.
Eligibility and limits: cannot exceed 300lbs, 8 feet in height, or 4 feet in diameter
Source: official bulk collection page.
Leaf and yard waste
Collection period: free extra yard waste pick up in the month of November
Bag rules: Please do not put leaves and other yard waste in plastic bags.
Source: official leaf and yard-waste page.
Source: Seattle Public Utilities route data (layer, fetched 2026-09-17).