Christmas falls on Friday, December 25, 2026. This table shows what each city's official page says about trash and recycling collection that week. Where a city has not posted 2026 information, the table says so.
| City | What changes | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth, TX | Friday collection moves to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Dallas, TX | 2026 Christmas table not posted | 2026 not posted |
| San Antonio, TX | 2026 Christmas schedule not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Austin, TX | Friday pickups slide to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Houston, TX | 2026 Christmas notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| El Paso, TX | 2026 Christmas release not found | 2026 not posted |
| Arlington, TX | Friday pickups move to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Irving, TX | No pickups Dec. 24 and 25 | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Frisco, TX | Friday pickups slide to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Denton, TX | No Christmas change listed in the 2026 guide | 2026 not posted |
| Abilene, TX | No trash collection on Christmas Day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 2026 Christmas schedule not posted | 2026 not posted |
| Amarillo, TX | 2026 Christmas notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Carrollton, TX | Collection delayed by one day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Zones 5 and 10 move to Saturday, Dec. 26 | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Garland, TX | Friday collection moves to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Grand Prairie, TX | No garbage or recycling collection Friday, Dec. 25 | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Keller, TX | Christmas shift not stated | 2026 not posted |
| Lewisville, TX | Service delayed by one day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| McKinney, TX | No collection Dec. 25; Friday rolls to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Mesquite, TX | No collection Friday; Christmas Eve trash only | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Pearland, TX | Service moves to the next scheduled day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Plano, TX | Friday, Dec. 25 is a holiday; collections slide forward one day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Round Rock, TX | Collection delayed one day; Friday moves to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Tyler, TX | 2026 Christmas schedule not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Waco, TX | No pickup Friday, Dec. 25 | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Birmingham, AL | 2026 Christmas pickup change not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Huntsville, AL | Listed with no delays | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Mobile, AL | Friday collection moves to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Montgomery, AL | Routes worked early: Monday on Dec. 21, Tuesday on Dec. 22 | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Anchorage, AK | No normal collection Dec. 25; alternate day set by the city | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Chandler, AZ | No collection Friday; Friday route moves to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Gilbert, AZ | Bins collected as usual; no bulk pickup that week | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Mesa, AZ | Collected as normal | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Phoenix, AZ | No collection Friday; Friday route runs Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Scottsdale, AZ | No collection Friday; Friday moves to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Tucson, AZ | No collection Friday; Friday delayed one day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Little Rock, AR | Friday pickup moves to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Fresno, CA | Only Friday collection moves, to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Long Beach, CA | Friday collection moves to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Los Angeles, CA | Friday pickups move to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Oakland, CA | Friday pickup moves to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Riverside, CA | Friday pickup moves to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Sacramento, CA | No change: collected on the regular day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| San Diego, CA | No collection Friday; Friday moves to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| San Jose, CA | No collection Dec. 25; Friday collection moves to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Denver, CO | Closed Friday, Dec. 25; collections delayed one day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Fort Collins, CO | Republic delays service one day on or after Christmas | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Hartford, CT | Trash may be delayed one day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Washington, DC, DC | Friday collection slides to Saturday, Dec. 26 | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Cape Coral, FL | No collection Friday; delayed one day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | No collection Friday, Dec. 25 | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Friday pickups move to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Miami, FL | Friday pickup moves to the next scheduled day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Orlando, FL | No residential garbage collection Friday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| St. Petersburg, FL | Thursday collections made Wednesday; Friday collections made Thursday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Tallahassee, FL | Collection slides forward one day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Tampa, FL | 2026 Christmas notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Atlanta, GA | 2026 Christmas schedule not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Savannah, GA | 2026 Christmas notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Honolulu, HI | No collection on Christmas Day; recycling is not made up | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Boise, ID | Friday route moves to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Chicago, IL | 2026 Christmas schedule not posted | 2026 not posted |
| Carmel, IN | No collection Friday; Friday route one day later | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Evansville, IN | No service Christmas Day; rest of week one day later | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2026 Christmas notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Indianapolis, IN | Delayed one day under the slide schedule | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Des Moines, IA | Friday customers delayed one day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Lexington, KY | No collection Dec. 24 or 25; makeup Wednesday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Louisville, KY | Friday collection moves to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | No collection Friday; next scheduled day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| New Orleans, LA | No collection Friday; Friday route moves to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Baltimore, MD | Saturday, Dec. 26 is the make-up day for Friday collections | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Boston, MA | Delay possible in some neighborhoods | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Detroit, MI | Haulers' rule and the city calendar disagree | 2026 not posted |
| Grand Rapids, MI | Service delayed one day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Lansing, MI | No delay for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Minneapolis, MN | Friday collection delayed to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| St. Paul, MN | Pickup on or after Dec. 25 delayed one day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Jackson, MS | Collection moves to the following collection day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Kansas City, MO | Friday collection delayed one day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| St. Louis, MO | 2026 Christmas notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Omaha, NE | Friday collection moves to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Albuquerque, NM | No pick-up Friday; Friday customers serviced Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Buffalo, NY | Christmas Day is an exception; shifted day not stated | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Charlotte, NC | Friday routes move to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Durham, NC | Collection normally pushed back one business day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Greensboro, NC | 2026 Christmas notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Raleigh, NC | 2026 Christmas collection notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Wilmington, NC | Collection moves to Wednesday, Dec. 23 | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Akron, OH | Collection delayed one day for the rest of the week | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Cincinnati, OH | Pickup delayed one day for the rest of the week | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Cleveland, OH | One-day delay all week | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Columbus, OH | Navy moves to Monday, Dec. 28 | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Dayton, OH | No collection Friday; collection one day later | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Toledo, OH | Trash delayed one day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Friday pickup moves to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Tulsa, OK | Friday pickups move to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Portland, OR | Friday customers serviced on Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 2026 Christmas schedule not posted | 2026 not posted |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Pickup one day later | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Providence, RI | Friday trash moves to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Charleston, SC | 2026 Christmas notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Columbia, SC | 2026 Christmas notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Greenville, SC | The city's Christmas entry has printed errors | 2026 not posted |
| Chattanooga, TN | 2026 Christmas notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Knoxville, TN | 2026 Christmas notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Memphis, TN | 2026 Christmas notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Nashville, TN | Friday routes collected the following Monday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | Friday pickup moves to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Hampton, VA | Friday collection moves to Wednesday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Norfolk, VA | Friday collection moves to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Richmond, VA | No trash pickup on City holidays; Friday recycling moves to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | Friday routes collected on Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Seattle, WA | 2026 Christmas schedule not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Spokane, WA | Collection after Christmas is one day late | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Tacoma, WA | No collection Friday; Friday route moves to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Madison, WI | Dec. 24 pickup moves a day earlier; Dec. 25 pickup to Monday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Milwaukee, WI | No collection on city holidays; days shift forward | City rule applied to 2026 |