Trash pickup in Baltimore, MD

Who collects trash in Baltimore, how trash day works, and which holidays move pickup. Checked against official city and hauler pages on Oct 15, 2026.

Next holiday to check: Election Day (general election), Tue, Nov 3, 2026Not announcedSee every holiday

At a glance

Who collects: City crews
Hauler: Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Bureau of Solid Waste
Trash day: Look up an address
Recycling: Every week
Holiday schedule: 2026 not posted yet, 2027 not posted yet
Last checked: Oct 15, 2026

Baltimore City's Department of Public Works (Bureau of Solid Waste) collects residential trash and recycling itself, citywide, once a week each, using city-issued wheeled carts. Collection runs Tuesday through Friday; Monday isn't a regular curbside collection day, so Monday holidays don't affect pickup. When a holiday has landed on a Tuesday-to-Friday collection day, DPW has skipped that day and made it up on the Saturday of the same week, announcing each one in a press release a few days ahead. Find an address's day with the City's 311 address lookup.

Who picks up trash in Baltimore

City crews.

Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Bureau of Solid Waste

City serviceTrashRecyclingYard wasteBulk

Area: Whole city
Phone: 311 (in city); (443) 263-2220 from outside the city; City Operator (410) 396-3100
Website: baltimorecity.gov

Weekly curbside trash and weekly recycling. Yard waste goes out on your regular trash day in paper bags or bundles (up to 5 a week). Seasonal leaf collection runs from the first Monday in October to the last Monday in January, with bulk leaf pickup on Mondays by 311 appointment. Bulk trash is picked up on a set Saturday each month by 311 appointment (up to 3 items, out by 7 a.m.). Carts are city property and assigned to the address. Some homes have rear or alley collection, so the 'exact location where trash is collected' may be the alley. In summer, trash and recycling start at 5 a.m. (the 2026 season ran through Sept 30, 2026); the normal start is 6 a.m.

Not covered

Every address is eligible, but service is capped at 96 gallons of mixed trash a week; addresses that need more (such as larger apartment buildings and businesses) must hire a private hauler. Each residential building gets one trash can and one recycling can, no matter how many units it has. Baltimore County has its own separate system.

How trash day works in Baltimore

Each address has a fixed weekly collection day, Tuesday to Friday, for trash and recycling. Look it up in the City's 311 address lookup or call 311.

Find a trash day on gis311.baltimorecity.gov

Recycling: every week. DPW: 'Baltimore City offers weekly curbside collection for both trash and recycling.' Recycling goes in the blue city can (single-family homes) or in lidded, labeled containers, with no plastic bags. DPW has temporarily suspended recycling in extreme heat, for example from July 1, 2026.

Carts out: Out by 6 a.m. on collection day, or by 5 a.m. during the summer early-start season (it ran through Sept 30 in 2025 and 2026). DPW recommends setting out the evening before, from 6 p.m. There's no published time for bringing cans back in. Source

DPW's notices for MLK Day, Presidents Day and Indigenous Peoples Day say Monday isn't a regularly scheduled curbside collection day. Collection days are available only through the address lookup, not as a published map or list.

Baltimore trash pickup holiday schedule

Upcoming holidays in Baltimore and what each does to pickup. Baltimore hasn’t announced yet how these holidays change pickup.

Baltimore DPW doesn't post a yearly holiday calendar or a rule that holds every year; it issues a press release a few days before each City holiday. 2026 notices so far cover MLK Day through Indigenous Peoples Day (Oct 12, 2026). Notices for Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas 2026 aren't out yet, DPW hasn't said whether Election Day (Nov 3) will be a holiday, and nothing for 2027 has been posted, including New Year's Day (Friday, Jan 1, 2027). In 2025 and 2026, every DPW notice for a holiday on a collection day (Tuesday to Friday) canceled that day's trash and recycling pickup and named the Saturday of the same week as the make-up day, without moving other days: Veterans Day (Tuesday, Nov 11, 2025) to Saturday, Nov 15; Thanksgiving (Thursday, Nov 27, 2025) to Saturday, Nov 29; Christmas (Thursday, Dec 25, 2025) to Saturday, Dec 27; Good Friday (Apr 3, 2026) to Saturday, Apr 4; and Juneteenth (Friday, June 19, 2026) to Saturday, June 20.

2026

Election Day (general election), Tue, Nov 3, 2026
Not announced
Tuesday trash and recycling routes
Not announced yet. DPW hasn't said whether Election Day is a City holiday in 2026. In 2024, DPW closed for Election Day (Tuesday, Nov 5): 'trash and recycling collection ... will not be conducted', with a make-up day on Saturday, Nov 9. Check DPW's news page a few days before.
Source: baltimorecity.gov
Veterans Day, Wed, Nov 11, 2026
Not announced
Wednesday trash and recycling routes
Not announced yet. In 2025, DPW canceled Veterans Day pickup (Tuesday, Nov 11) and made it up on Saturday, Nov 15; other days that week didn't move. Check DPW's news page a few days before.
Source: baltimorecity.gov
Thanksgiving Day, Thu, Nov 26, 2026
Not announced
Thursday trash and recycling routes
Not announced yet. In 2025, DPW canceled Thanksgiving pickup (Thursday, Nov 27) and made it up on Saturday, Nov 29; other days that week didn't move, and the notice didn't mention the Friday after Thanksgiving. Check DPW's news page a few days before.
Source: baltimorecity.gov
Christmas Day, Fri, Dec 25, 2026
Not announced
Friday trash and recycling routes
Not announced yet. In 2025, DPW canceled Christmas pickup (Thursday, Dec 25) and made it up on Saturday, Dec 27; other days that week didn't move. In 2020, when Christmas was also a Friday, DPW said Friday trash would be collected on the make-up day, Saturday, Dec 26. Check DPW's news page a few days before.
Source: baltimorecity.gov

Not announced: The city hasn’t said yet. The note has what’s known, such as last year’s pattern.

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Baltimore neighborhoods

279 names from Baltimore City Neighborhood Statistical Areas.

Abell
Allendale
Arcadia
Arlington
Armistead Gardens
Ashburton
Auchentoroly-Parkwood
Baltimore Highlands
Baltimore Peninsula
Barclay
Barre Circle
Bayview
Beechfield
Belair-Edison
Belair-Parkside
Bellona-Gittings
Belvedere
Berea
Better Waverly
Beverly Hills
Biddle Street
Blythewood
Bolton Hill
Boyd-Booth
Brewers Hill
Bridgeview/Greenlawn
Broadway East
Broening Manor
Brooklyn
Butchers Hill
Callaway-Garrison
Cameron Village
Canton
Canton Industrial Area
Care
Carroll - Camden Industrial Area
Carroll Park
Carroll-South Hilton
Carrollton Ridge
Cedarcroft
Cedmont
Cedonia
Central Forest Park
Central Park Heights
Charles North
Charles Village
Cherry Hill
Cheswolde
Chinquapin Park
Clifton Park
Coldspring
Coldstream Homestead Montebello
Concerned Citizens of Forest Park
Coppin Heights/Ash-Co-East
Cross Country
Cross Keys
Curtis Bay
Curtis Bay Industrial Area
Cylburn
Darley Park
Dickeyville
Dolfield
Dorchester
Downtown
Downtown West
Druid Heights
Druid Hill Park
Dunbar-Broadway
Dundalk Marine Terminal
East Arlington
East Baltimore Midway
Easterwood
Eastwood
Edgewood
Edmondson Village
Ednor Gardens-Lakeside
Ellwood Park/Monument
Evergreen
Evergreen Lawn
Evesham Park
Fairfield Area
Fairmount
Fallstaff
Federal Hill
Fells Point
Forest Park
Forest Park Golf Course
Four By Four
Frankford
Franklin Square
Franklintown
Franklintown Road
Garwyn Oaks
Gay Street
Glen
Glen Oaks
Graceland Park
Greektown
Greenmount Cemetery
Greenmount West
Greenspring
Grove Park
Guilford
Gwynns Falls
Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park
Hamilton
Hamilton Hills
Hampden
Hanlon-Longwood
Harbor East
Harbor Point
Harlem Park
Harwood
Hawkins Point
Heritage Crossing
Herring Run Park
Highlandtown
Hillen
Hoes Heights
Holabird Industrial Park
Hollins Market
Homeland
Hopkins Bayview
Howard Park
Hunting Ridge
Idlewood
Inner Harbor
Irvington
Johns Hopkins Homewood
Johnston Square
Jones Falls Area
Jonestown
Kenilworth Park
Kernewood
Keswick
Key Highway
Kresson
Lake Evesham
Lake Walker
Lakeland
Langston Hughes
Lauraville
Levindale
Liberty Square
Little Italy
Loch Raven
Locust Point
Locust Point Industrial Area
Lower Herring Run Park
Loyola/Notre Dame
Lucille Park
Madison Park
Madison-Eastend
Mayfield
McElderry Park
Medfield
Medford
Middle Branch/Reedbird Parks
Middle East
Mid-Govans
Mid-Town Belvedere
Midtown-Edmondson
Millhill
Milton-Montford
Mondawmin
Montebello
Moravia-Walther
Morgan Park
Morgan State University
Morrell Park
Mosher
Mount Clare
Mount Holly
Mount Vernon
Mount Washington
Mount Winans
Mt Pleasant Park
New Northwood
North Harford Road
North Roland Park/Poplar Hill
Northwest Community Action
Oakenshawe
Oaklee
O'Donnell Heights
Old Goucher
Oldtown
Oliver
Orangeville
Orangeville Industrial Area
Orchard Ridge
Original Northwood
Otterbein
Overlea
Panway/Braddish Avenue
Park Circle
Parklane
Parkside
Parkway
Patterson Park
Patterson Park Neighborhood
Patterson Place
Pen Lucy
Penn North
Penn-Fallsway
Penrose/Fayette Street Outreach
Perkins
Perring Loch
Pimlico Good Neighbors
Pleasant View Gardens
Poppleton
Pulaski Industrial Area
Purnell
Radnor-Winston
Ramblewood
Reisterstown Station
Remington
Reservoir Hill
Richnor Springs
Ridgely's Delight
Riverside
Rognel Heights
Roland Park
Rosebank
Rosemont
Rosemont East
Rosemont Homeowners/Tenants
Sabina-Mattfeldt
Saint Agnes
Saint Helena
Saint Josephs
Saint Paul
Sandtown-Winchester
Seton Business Park
Seton Hill
Sharp-Leadenhall
Shipley Hill
South Baltimore
South Clifton Park
Spring Garden Industrial Area
Stadium/Entertainment Area
Stonewood-Pentwood-Winston
Taylor Heights
Ten Hills
The Orchards
Towanda-Grantley
Tremont
Tuscany-Canterbury
Union Square
University of Maryland
Uplands
Upper Fells Point
Upton
Villages of Homeland
Violetville
Wakefield
Walbrook
Waltherson
Washington Hill
Washington Village/Pigtown
Waverly
West Arlington
West Forest Park
West Hills
Westfield
Westgate
Westport
Wilhelm Park
Wilson Park
Winchester
Windsor Hills
Winston-Govans
Woodberry
Woodbourne Heights
Woodbourne-McCabe
Woodmere
Wyman Park
Wyndhurst
Yale Heights
York-Homeland

Questions about trash pickup in Baltimore

Who picks up trash in Baltimore?

How do I find my trash day in Baltimore?

Each address has a fixed weekly collection day, Tuesday to Friday, for trash and recycling. Look it up in the City's 311 address lookup or call 311.

Is recycling picked up every week in Baltimore?

Yes, every week. DPW: 'Baltimore City offers weekly curbside collection for both trash and recycling.' Recycling goes in the blue city can (single-family homes) or in lidded, labeled containers, with no plastic bags. DPW has temporarily suspended recycling in extreme heat, for example from July 1, 2026.

When do trash carts go out in Baltimore?

Out by 6 a.m. on collection day, or by 5 a.m. during the summer early-start season (it ran through Sept 30 in 2025 and 2026). DPW recommends setting out the evening before, from 6 p.m. There's no published time for bringing cans back in.

Is trash picked up on Thanksgiving in Baltimore?

Thanksgiving is Thu, Nov 26, 2026. Not announced yet. In 2025, DPW canceled Thanksgiving pickup (Thursday, Nov 27) and made it up on Saturday, Nov 29; other days that week didn't move, and the notice didn't mention the Friday after Thanksgiving. Check DPW's news page a few days before.

Is trash picked up on Christmas in Baltimore?

Christmas is Fri, Dec 25, 2026. Not announced yet. In 2025, DPW canceled Christmas pickup (Thursday, Dec 25) and made it up on Saturday, Dec 27; other days that week didn't move. In 2020, when Christmas was also a Friday, DPW said Friday trash would be collected on the make-up day, Saturday, Dec 26. Check DPW's news page a few days before.

Sources

Official city and hauler pages, checked Oct 15, 2026. Schedules change, especially around holidays: check the city’s page before you plan routes. Something out of date? Email taylor@bincleanmarketing.com.

Baltimore trash and recycling page baltimorecity.gov
Holiday collection schedule baltimorecity.gov
Trash and recycling overview baltimorecity.gov
Find your collection day baltimorecity.gov
311 address lookup gis311.baltimorecity.gov
Trash and recycling cans: eligibility and 96-gallon limit baltimorecity.gov
Yard waste baltimorecity.gov
Bulk trash pickup baltimorecity.gov
Indigenous Peoples Day 2026 notice baltimorecity.gov
Christmas 2025 notice (Saturday make-up) baltimorecity.gov
Thanksgiving 2025 notice (Saturday make-up) baltimorecity.gov
Juneteenth 2026 notice (Saturday make-up) baltimorecity.gov
Presidents Day 2026 notice (Monday isn't a collection day) baltimorecity.gov
Report a problem (311) balt311.baltimorecity.gov

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