Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, November 26, 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 | Delayed one day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Dallas, TX | 2026 Thanksgiving table not posted | 2026 not posted |
| San Antonio, TX | 2026 Thanksgiving schedule not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Austin, TX | Thursday and Friday pickups slide one day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Houston, TX | No collection Thursday; Thursday routes run Friday and Friday routes run Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| El Paso, TX | 2026 Thanksgiving release not found | 2026 not posted |
| Arlington, TX | Thursday and Friday pickups move one day later | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Irving, TX | No pickups Thursday and Friday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Frisco, TX | Thursday and Friday pickups slide one day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Denton, TX | Thursday collection moves to Friday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Abilene, TX | No trash collection on Thursday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | Thursday trash moves earlier, to Wednesday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Amarillo, TX | 2026 Thanksgiving notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Carrollton, TX | Collection delayed by one day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Zones 4 and 9 move to Saturday, Nov. 28 | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Garland, TX | Thursday collection moves to Friday; Friday moves to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Grand Prairie, TX | No garbage or recycling collection Thursday, Nov. 26 | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Keller, TX | Thursday collections move to Friday; Friday to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Lewisville, TX | Thursday pickup moves to Friday; Friday to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| McKinney, TX | No collection Nov. 26; later days roll over one day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Mesquite, TX | No collection Thursday; Friday trash only | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Pearland, TX | Thursday trash moves to the next scheduled day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Plano, TX | Thursday, Nov. 26 is a holiday; Thursday collection moves to Friday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Round Rock, TX | Collection delayed one day for the rest of the week | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Tyler, TX | 2026 Thanksgiving schedule not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Waco, TX | Thursday pickup moves to Friday, Nov. 27 | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Birmingham, AL | 2026 Thanksgiving pickup change not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Huntsville, AL | Thursday routes collected Friday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Mobile, AL | Thursday collection moves to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Montgomery, AL | Routes worked early: Monday on Nov. 23, Tuesday on Nov. 24 | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Anchorage, AK | Curbside collection runs as normal | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Chandler, AZ | No collection Thursday; routes move one day | 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 Thursday; Thursday route runs Friday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Scottsdale, AZ | No collection Thursday; Thursday moves to Friday, Friday to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Tucson, AZ | No collection Thursday; Thursday and Friday delayed one day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Little Rock, AR | Thursday and Friday pickups move one day later | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Fresno, CA | Thursday collection moves to Friday; Friday to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Long Beach, CA | No change: collected on the regular day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Los Angeles, CA | Thursday and Friday pickups move one day later | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Oakland, CA | Thursday and Friday pickups one day later | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Riverside, CA | Thursday pickup moves to Friday | 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 Thursday; Thursday and Friday move one day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| San Jose, CA | No collection Nov. 26; collection delayed one day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Denver, CO | Thanksgiving week: collection Monday to Wednesday only | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Fort Collins, CO | Republic delays service one day on or after Thanksgiving | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Hartford, CT | Trash may be delayed one day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Washington, DC, DC | Thursday collection slides to Friday, Nov. 27 | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Cape Coral, FL | No collection Thursday; rest of the week one day later | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | No change: collected on the regular day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Thursday pickups move to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Miami, FL | No change: collected on the regular day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Orlando, FL | No residential garbage collection Thursday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| St. Petersburg, FL | Thursday collections made Wednesday; Monday, Tuesday and Friday unchanged | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Tallahassee, FL | Collection slides forward one day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Tampa, FL | 2026 Thanksgiving notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Atlanta, GA | 2026 Thanksgiving schedule not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Savannah, GA | 2026 Thanksgiving notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Honolulu, HI | Not an observed refuse holiday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Boise, ID | Thursday and Friday routes move one day later | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Chicago, IL | 2026 Thanksgiving schedule not posted | 2026 not posted |
| Carmel, IN | No collection Thursday; rest of week one day later | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Evansville, IN | Pickup delayed one day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2026 Thanksgiving notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Indianapolis, IN | Slide schedule Thursday and Friday (DPW districts) | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Des Moines, IA | Thursday and Friday customers delayed one day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Lexington, KY | No collection Thursday or Friday; makeup Wednesday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Louisville, KY | Thursday and Friday collections one day later | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | No collection Thursday; next scheduled day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| New Orleans, LA | No collection Thursday; routes shift one day later | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Baltimore, MD | Saturday, Nov. 28 is the trash and recycling make-up day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Boston, MA | Delay possible in some neighborhoods | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Detroit, MI | Delayed one day after Thanksgiving | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | Service delayed one day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Lansing, MI | Thursday collection delayed one day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Minneapolis, MN | Collection delayed one day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| St. Paul, MN | Pickup on or after Nov. 26 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 | No collection Thursday; Thursday moves to Friday, Friday to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| St. Louis, MO | 2026 Thanksgiving notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Omaha, NE | Thursday collection moves to Friday, Friday to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Albuquerque, NM | No pick-up Thursday; Thursday customers serviced Friday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Buffalo, NY | Regular schedule; Thanksgiving is not listed as an exception | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Charlotte, NC | No collection Thursday; routes shift one day later | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Durham, NC | Collection normally pushed back one business day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Greensboro, NC | 2026 Thanksgiving notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Raleigh, NC | 2026 Thanksgiving collection notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Wilmington, NC | Collection moves to Wednesday, Nov. 25 | 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 Friday; Pink moves to Monday, Nov. 30 | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Dayton, OH | No collection Thursday; rest of week one day later | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Toledo, OH | Trash delayed one day | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Thursday pickup moves to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Tulsa, OK | Thursday and Friday pickups move one day later | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Portland, OR | No change: collected on the regular day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Philadelphia, PA | No collection Thursday or Friday; routes move to the weekend | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Pickup one day later | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Providence, RI | Thursday trash moves to Friday; rest of week one day later | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Charleston, SC | 2026 Thanksgiving notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Columbia, SC | 2026 Thanksgiving notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Greenville, SC | No collection Thursday, Nov. 26; one day later for the rest of the week | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Chattanooga, TN | 2026 Thanksgiving notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Knoxville, TN | 2026 Thanksgiving notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Memphis, TN | 2026 Thanksgiving notice not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Nashville, TN | Thursday routes collected the following Monday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | Thursday pickup moves to Friday; Friday to Saturday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Hampton, VA | Thursday collection moves to Wednesday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Norfolk, VA | Thursday collection moves to Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Richmond, VA | No trash pickup on City holidays; recycling delayed one day | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | Thursday routes collected on Saturday | Listed by the city for 2026 |
| Seattle, WA | 2026 Thanksgiving schedule not posted yet | 2026 not posted |
| Spokane, WA | Collection after Thanksgiving is one day late | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Tacoma, WA | No collection Thursday; Thursday and Friday routes one day later | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Madison, WI | Thursday pickup moves to Wednesday; Friday pickup to Monday | City rule applied to 2026 |
| Milwaukee, WI | No collection on city holidays; days shift forward | City rule applied to 2026 |