Holiday Trash Schedule

Is there trash pickup on Thanksgiving in Philadelphia, PA? (2026)

Last verified November 6, 2026. Source: City of Philadelphia Department of Sanitation.

No collection Thursday or Friday; routes move to the weekend

Per the city's 311 article: no collection Thursday, Nov. 26 or Friday, Nov. 27. Thursday's pickup moves to Saturday, Nov. 28 and Friday's to Sunday, Nov. 29. Monday through Wednesday are regular.

Listed by the city for 2026 Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26, 2026

How Philadelphia handles holidays

There is no collection on the city-observed holiday. For the rest of that week collection runs one day late, and holiday weeks have no second weekly pickup.

The Philly311 article covers trash and recycling. Its Thanksgiving 2026 dates are on the city's 311 knowledge base, which sits on a salesforce-sites domain rather than a .gov page.

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