Tucson trash pickup schedule
This week · holiday status
No holiday affecting pickup is listed this week; regular collection days apply. Next listed holiday: Thanksgiving, Thursday 2026-11-26 — Thursday routes run Friday, Friday routes run Saturday.
131 collection zones · Most common trash day: Tuesday (21%) · Collection types: Trash.
Official collection schedule · page checked 2026-09-29. Official holiday notice · checked 2026-09-24.
City collection covers homes inside Tucson city limits — single-family and multifamily buildings with 4 units or fewer. Larger apartment buildings may follow a different hauler's schedule; check with your property manager or hauler.
Tucson Environmental Services runs 131 collection zones. Type your address to find yours, or browse the zones by day below. Trash weekly; recycling every other week (week A or B) on the same day.
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How Tucson compares
CoverageTucson is split into 131 collection zones — the 12th most of the 58 zone-mapped cities on TrashWeek (the median city has 18). 21% of them are picked up on Tuesday.
Tucson Environmental Services 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 listTucson Environmental Services skips collection on 3 holidays in 2026 (New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day) — full list and the delay rule.
Monday zones 25
Tuesday zones 28
Wednesday zones 26
Thursday zones 27
Friday zones 25
Bulk trash & leaf collection in Tucson
Bulk trash
Eligibility and limits: Twice a year, crews visit each of Tucson's 26 residential trash service areas to provide Brush and Bulky collection.
Source: official bulk collection page.
Source: Tucson Environmental Services route data (layer, fetched 2026-09-17).