Is There Trash Pickup on Thanksgiving Day? Garbage Collection Schedule

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Thanksgiving is considered a federal holiday in the U.S., so in many states garbage collection doesn't operate on a normal schedule.

Public institutions, government offices and most banks are closed on this day.

Many stores are also closed, and though some stay open, many operating at reduced hours.

The holiday falls on the last Thursday of the month, so if your trash collection is that day, it is worth reading the information below on what states have trash pickup.

Is There Trash Pickup on Thanksgiving Day?

Most cities will have no trash pickup on this federal holiday, and often those whose trash pickup days fall on Thursday will have their pickups pushed back to Friday. However, there are some cities that are exceptions.

Trash pickup in New York won't happen on Thanksgiving Day. If your collection day falls on the holiday, you are advised to check the local government's social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram), the press release page on nyc.gov. or call 311 for updated direction.

If you live in Austin, Texas, and your trash collection day falls on a Thursday, this slides to the Friday after Thanksgiving. In previous years in Dallas, Thanksgiving trash collection has been brought forward by a day—check social media channels for updated information. Houston won't be picking up trash on Thanksgiving or Black Friday

Authorities in Los Angeles won't pick up trash on Thanksgiving Day—services will be postponed by one calendar day. Residents of San Antonio who have their garbage collected on Thursdays won't have it collected on Thanksgiving.

Those living in Portland, Oregon, won't have any trash picked up on Thanksgiving. Collections will be made a day later.

Those who live in Jacksonville, Florida, won't have pickup on the federal holiday—instead trash will be collected the following Saturday. However, those living in Miami and Orlando will still have their trash picked up on Thanksgiving.

Oklahoma City will not be picking up trash on the holiday and instead will be picking it up on Saturday November 26.

There will be no trash collected in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 24, instead it will be collected two days later.

Those living in Indianapolis won't have their garbage collected on Thanksgiving, instead having waste removal pushed back to Friday.

There will also be no trash collection in Phoenix on Thanksgiving. It'll be collected on Saturday instead.