New Haven, CT Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for New Haven, Connecticut — in one page, with sources.
Trash pickup in New Haven, CT is assigned by zone or street — Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Match your area in the trash schedule table below.
Trash
When is each service collected?
Recurring schedule for New Haven services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Depends on your zone | Depends on your zone — check the zone list |
| Bulk | Bulk trash by appointment - drop-off appointment or curbside bulky pickup scheduled in advance. | Provider: New Haven DPW / NHSWRA. |
Which zone is my street in?
Collection day by zone. Confirm at the edges with the city.
| Zone | Day | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| New Haven zone 3 (Monday) | Monday | Public works collection zone (day code M). |
| New Haven zone 4 (Tuesday) | Tuesday | Public works collection zone (day code T). |
| New Haven zone 6 (Wednesday) | Wednesday | Public works collection zone (day code W). |
| New Haven zone 5 (Thursday) | Thursday | Public works collection zone (day code TH). |
| New Haven zone 2 (Friday) | Friday | Public works collection zone (day code F). |
Service days by zone
The city publishes service-specific zone or cycle details rather than one shared date calendar.
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | City of New Haven DPW (city-collected) | |
| Bulk | New Haven DPW / NHSWRA |
Common questions
The things New Haven residents ask most.
What day is trash pickup in New Haven?
Weekly by 6 DPW zones - M, T, W, TH, or F depending on your zone.
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created from New Haven's DPW trash pickup day layer: 6 zones (M-F) plus one N/A area.
- Enriched: appointment-based bulk, holiday no-collection rule, DPW contact.
- Holiday QA INCONCLUSIVE: newhavenct.gov returns HTTP 403 to plain fetches (homepage + trash-recycling path) and no usable Wayback snapshot found; holiday no-collection claim remains. Manual/browser check of DPW holiday schedule needed.
- Holiday QA round 3 (2026-09-23): INCONCLUSIVE - archived newhavenct.gov homepage (Wayback 2026-09-21) and Curbside Services hub (Wayback 2026-08-14) contain no holiday rules; they only link deeper trash/recycling pages that are not archived. Record's 'no collection on observed city holidays; may shift next day' remains.
- Holiday QA R4 (2026-09-23): INCONCLUSIVE - newhavenct.gov still 403s plain fetches; Wayback snapshot of /city-services/trash-and-recycling does not exist; archive CDX intermittently offline during check. Holiday claim remains - needs browser/manual check of the DPW holiday page.
- Holiday QA R6 (2026-09-24) INCONCLUSIVE: archived /government/about-new-haven/holidays-observed (2025-02-04 capture) lists 12 city OFFICE holidays (incl. Good Friday, Italian American Heritage Day) with no curbside rules; archived trash pages (gov/depts/pw/trash/default.htm, 2024-07-06) machine-checked - zero holiday text; the parks-and-public-works/trash-recycling capture 503s on Wayback. holiday claim remains.
Population 135,000 · Sources: City of New Haven trash pickup day (RISPub public copy also published), www.newhavenct.gov · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.