No collection Thursday; Thursday routes run Friday and Friday routes run Saturday
Per the city's Nov. 2, 2026 notice: Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, is a city holiday with no collection services. Thursday's garbage and recycling collections are made Friday, Nov. 27. Friday's garbage and recycling collections are made Saturday, Nov. 28, when drop-off and recycling centers reopen. All facilities and administrative offices are closed Nov. 26 and 27.
2026 Christmas notice not posted yet
The city's holiday list shows Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as holidays, but no 2026 notice saying how collection changes has been posted.
Houston posts a notice for each holiday shortly before it. For Labor Day 2026, Monday collection moved to Tuesday and Tuesday collection to Wednesday, with normal service resuming Thursday.
Houston's 2026 notices describe curbside garbage and recycling. Houston issues a separate notice for each holiday.
Phone: 311.
No collection Thursday; Thursday routes run Friday and Friday routes run Saturday. Per the city's Nov. 2, 2026 notice: Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, is a city holiday with no collection services. Thursday's garbage and recycling collections are made Friday, Nov. 27. Friday's garbage and recycling collections are made Saturday, Nov. 28, when drop-off and recycling centers reopen. All facilities and administrative offices are closed Nov. 26 and 27.
2026 Christmas notice not posted yet. The city's holiday list shows Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as holidays, but no 2026 notice saying how collection changes has been posted.
Houston posts a notice for each holiday shortly before it. For Labor Day 2026, Monday collection moved to Tuesday and Tuesday collection to Wednesday, with normal service resuming Thursday.
Houston's 2026 notices describe curbside garbage and recycling. Houston issues a separate notice for each holiday.
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