Holiday Trash Schedule

Is there trash pickup on Thanksgiving in Buffalo, NY? (2026)

Last verified November 6, 2026. Source: City of Buffalo Streets and Sanitation.

Regular schedule; Thanksgiving is not listed as an exception

The city's only holiday statement says garbage and recycling are on the regular schedule all year except Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Thanksgiving is not named, so no change is listed. The city has posted no 2026 Thanksgiving notice.

City rule applied to 2026 Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26, 2026

How Buffalo handles holidays

The city's Holiday Collection Delays paragraph says garbage and recycling collection stay on the regular schedule all year except for Christmas Day and New Year's Day. It gives no dates and no shifted day.

The holiday statement covers garbage and recycling. Bulk trash is a separate page, and yard waste is not addressed.

Contact and your collection day

Phone: 716-851-5636. Find your own collection day: city lookup.

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