Who collects trash in Miami, how trash day works, and which holidays move pickup. Checked against official city and hauler pages on Oct 15, 2026.
Next holiday change: Christmas Day, Fri, Dec 25, 2026No pickupSee every holiday
The City of Miami Department of Solid Waste collects residential garbage itself twice a week (Mon/Thu or Tue/Fri routes), recycling twice a month (in weeks 1 and 3 or weeks 2 and 4, on your pickup day), and bulky trash and yard trash once a week. Find your days with the city's address search. The department works every holiday except Christmas Day and MLK Day. On those two days pickups are skipped and resume on the next scheduled pickup day.
City crews.
Garbage twice a week, recycling twice a month (blue bins), and bulky trash, including clean yard trash, once a week (bundles up to 3 ft and 50 lb). The Mini Dump Facility at 1290 NW 20th St is open six days a week (closed Sunday, MLK Day and Christmas). Email solidwastecustomerservice@miamigov.com.
Businesses and properties with four or more units use city-approved franchise commercial haulers; the city points them to its commercial hauler list. Miami-Dade County, Miami Beach and other municipalities aren't part of the City of Miami service.
Days are set by route: garbage routes are Monday and Thursday or Tuesday and Friday, recycling routes run in weeks 1 and 3 or weeks 2 and 4 on one weekday, and bulky trash has its own day. Look up your address to find yours.
Recycling: varies. The city says "Recycling is serviced twice a month, not every other week": the 1st and 3rd or the 2nd and 4th Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday of the month, per your calendar. The 2026 calendars are at miami.gov/My-Government/Departments/Solid-Waste/Recycling-Calendars. Some calendar web pages show 2024 dates, so use the PDF calendars.
Carts out: Put carts out 12 to 24 hours before the morning of pickup, 5 ft from obstructions, and remove them within 24 hours after pickup or risk a citation. Put bulky items out the evening before. Source
Route maps for garbage, recycling and bulky trash are on the city's GIS site (https://gis.miami.gov/gis/rest/services/SolidWaste).
Upcoming holidays in Miami and what each does to pickup. The 2026 holiday schedule is posted; 2027’s isn’t out yet.
The city has no dated holiday calendar. Its holiday rule (the same every year): the Department of Solid Waste closes only on Christmas Day and MLK Day, and pickups that fall on those days move to the next scheduled pickup day. The city also posts news notices for individual holidays. The 2027 recycling calendars aren't out yet, so the 2027 holidays below follow the rule.
Garbage, recycling and bulky trash, all city routes
The city's holiday rule (the same every year): the Department of Solid Waste is open every day except Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so pickup runs as normal. In a past year the city also posted a "Regular Garbage Collection on Veterans Day" notice.
Source: miami.govGarbage, recycling and bulky trash, all city routes
The city's holiday rule (the same every year): the Department of Solid Waste is open every day except Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so pickup runs as normal. In a past year the city posted a "Regular Waste Collection on Thanksgiving Holiday" notice (garbage, recycling and bulky trash collected).
Source: miami.govGarbage, recycling and bulky trash, all city routes
The city's holiday rule (the same every year): the Department of Solid Waste is open every day except Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so pickup runs as normal.
Source: miami.govGarbage, recycling and bulky trash, all city routes
The Department of Solid Waste is closed, so there's no garbage, recycling or bulky trash pickup. The city's schedule page says a pickup that falls on this holiday moves to the next scheduled pickup day in your area (a Monday bulky pickup, for example, moves to the next Monday). Dec 25, 2026 is a Friday, which affects Tue/Fri garbage routes, Friday bulky trash and Friday recycling in weeks 2 and 4. For Christmas 2025, the city moved week 2 and 4 recycling to the day before and other services to the next regular collection day. The city hasn't posted its 2026 notice yet; check for it the week before.
Source: miami.govGarbage, recycling and bulky trash, all city routes
The city's holiday rule (the same every year): the Department of Solid Waste is open every day except Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so pickup runs as normal.
Source: miami.govGarbage, recycling and bulky trash, all city routes
The Department of Solid Waste is closed, so there's no garbage, recycling or bulky trash pickup. Under the city's holiday rule (the same every year), pickups move to the next scheduled pickup day in your area (a Monday bulky pickup moves to the next Monday). The city hasn't posted its 2027 notice yet.
Source: miami.govGarbage, recycling and bulky trash, all city routes
The city's holiday rule (the same every year): the Department of Solid Waste is open every day except Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so pickup runs as normal.
Source: miami.govGarbage, recycling and bulky trash, all city routes
The city's holiday rule (the same every year): the Department of Solid Waste is open every day except Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so pickup runs as normal.
Source: miami.govGarbage, recycling and bulky trash, all city routes
The city's holiday rule (the same every year): the Department of Solid Waste is open every day except Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so pickup runs as normal.
Source: miami.govGarbage, recycling and bulky trash, all city routes
The city's holiday rule (the same every year): the Department of Solid Waste is open every day except Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so pickup runs as normal. In 2025 the city announced regular garbage, recycling and bulky trash service on July 4.
Source: miami.govGarbage, recycling and bulky trash, all city routes
The city's holiday rule (the same every year): the Department of Solid Waste is open every day except Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so pickup runs as normal.
Source: miami.govGarbage, recycling and bulky trash, all city routes
The city's holiday rule (the same every year): the Department of Solid Waste is open every day except Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so pickup runs as normal.
Source: miami.govGarbage, recycling and bulky trash, all city routes
The city's holiday rule (the same every year): the Department of Solid Waste is open every day except Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so pickup runs as normal.
Source: miami.govGarbage, recycling and bulky trash, all city routes
The city's holiday rule (the same every year): the Department of Solid Waste is open every day except Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so pickup runs as normal.
Source: miami.govGarbage, recycling and bulky trash, all city routes
Not announced yet. The city's holiday rule closes the department on Christmas, but Dec 25, 2027 is a Saturday, and garbage routes run Mon/Thu or Tue/Fri. Check the city's notice the week before.
Source: miami.govBins get cleaned right after pickup, so when a holiday moves trash day, your route moves with it. In Clean Bin System you give each zone its hauler and add the hauler’s holidays once: that week’s cleanings move with the pickup, and each customer gets a text. See how it works
104 names from City of Miami Neighborhoods map. The city calls this a general reference map of well-known City of Miami neighborhoods.
The City of Miami Department of Solid Waste collects residential garbage itself twice a week (Mon/Thu or Tue/Fri routes), recycling twice a month (in weeks 1 and 3 or weeks 2 and 4, on your pickup day), and bulky trash and yard trash once a week. Find your days with the city's address search. The department works every holiday except Christmas Day and MLK Day. On those two days pickups are skipped and resume on the next scheduled pickup day.
Days are set by route: garbage routes are Monday and Thursday or Tuesday and Friday, recycling routes run in weeks 1 and 3 or weeks 2 and 4 on one weekday, and bulky trash has its own day. Look up your address to find yours.
It varies. The city says "Recycling is serviced twice a month, not every other week": the 1st and 3rd or the 2nd and 4th Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday of the month, per your calendar. The 2026 calendars are at miami.gov/My-Government/Departments/Solid-Waste/Recycling-Calendars. Some calendar web pages show 2024 dates, so use the PDF calendars.
Put carts out 12 to 24 hours before the morning of pickup, 5 ft from obstructions, and remove them within 24 hours after pickup or risk a citation. Put bulky items out the evening before.
Yes. On Thanksgiving (Thu, Nov 26, 2026), pickup is normal. The city's holiday rule (the same every year): the Department of Solid Waste is open every day except Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so pickup runs as normal. In a past year the city posted a "Regular Waste Collection on Thanksgiving Holiday" notice (garbage, recycling and bulky trash collected).
No. On Christmas (Fri, Dec 25, 2026), that day’s pickup is skipped, not moved, and waits for the next regular pickup day. The Department of Solid Waste is closed, so there's no garbage, recycling or bulky trash pickup. The city's schedule page says a pickup that falls on this holiday moves to the next scheduled pickup day in your area (a Monday bulky pickup, for example, moves to the next Monday). Dec 25, 2026 is a Friday, which affects Tue/Fri garbage routes, Friday bulky trash and Friday recycling in weeks 2 and 4. For Christmas 2025, the city moved week 2 and 4 recycling to the day before and other services to the next regular collection day. The city hasn't posted its 2026 notice yet; check for it the week before.
Yes. On New Year’s Day (Fri, Jan 1, 2027), pickup is normal. The city's holiday rule (the same every year): the Department of Solid Waste is open every day except Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so pickup runs as normal.
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.
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