NYC Garbage Collection Today: Trash, Recycling & Compost Schedule
For NYC garbage collection, separate two questions: what is the normal schedule for your address, and is collection running normally today? NYC311 provides the daily citywide status, while DSNY/NYC311 address lookup provides the regular pickup days for a specific building.
Today’s citywide collections status can differ from the normal address schedule.
Trash and recycling collection days depend on the exact building address.
Curbside compost is collected weekly, generally on the same day as recycling.
Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a recognized 2026 sanitation holiday; exact service guidance should be checked near the date.
Is NYC garbage collection on schedule today?
Use NYC311’s daily citywide status for the fastest answer. The status can show collections on schedule, not in effect or otherwise affected by a holiday or disruption.
NYC Dayline’s NYC 311 Today page surfaces the same citywide collection status alongside alternate side parking and public-school status.
Today’s status answers whether citywide service is operating normally; it does not replace the exact pickup days for your address.
Find the trash, recycling and compost schedule for your address
NYC collection days are assigned by address, not simply by borough or neighborhood. Two buildings on nearby blocks can have different pickup days.
Use the official NYC311/DSNY schedule lookup for the exact building before setting material out or reporting a missed collection.
October 12, 2026 is a sanitation holiday
NYC311 lists Monday, October 12, 2026 — Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day — as a sanitation holiday.
The City advises residents to check near the holiday for the exact collection instructions. Do not assume in advance that every missed Monday collection automatically follows one universal next-day rule.
Check NYC311 or DSNY again on October 11–12 for the final holiday service direction.
Trash, recycling and compost are separate streams
Residents must separate recyclables and compostable material from ordinary trash. Compost includes food scraps, food-soiled paper and accepted yard waste.
The collection day can overlap, but the containment and set-out rules differ by stream.
Set-out rules changed for many smaller buildings in 2026
DSNY says that as of June 1, 2026, single- and two-family homes and buildings with up to nine residential units must use official NYC Bins for trash setout.
For buildings with 10 or more residential units, current DSNY rules allow trash after 6 p.m. in a secure-lid bin of 55 gallons or less, or after 8 p.m. when bags are placed directly on the curb. All waste must be set out by midnight.
Recycling has its own set-out rules
DSNY says recycling can be placed in a labeled bin of 55 gallons or less with a secure lid after 6 p.m., or in clear plastic bags after 8 p.m.
Cardboard should be flattened and tied rather than used as a container.
Report a missed collection only after checking the status
Before filing a missed trash, recycling or compost complaint, confirm that the material was set out correctly, the normal collection window has passed and the citywide status was not delayed or suspended.
NYC311 provides the missed-collection reporting path after those checks.
NYC garbage collection quick checklist
- Check today’s NYC311 collections status
- Look up the exact address schedule
- Recheck holiday guidance near Oct 12 and other sanitation holidays
- Follow the correct set-out container and time rules
- Separate trash, recycling and compost correctly
- Only report a missed pickup after the expected collection window and any holiday delay