What day is trash pickup in Rochester, NY?

Once weekly Monday-Friday by district - the city's GIS service assigns each of 5 trash districts one weekday; call 311 or use the city lookup to confirm your address.

Is Rochester NY recycling every other week?

Yes - every other week mixed recycling across 91 route areas, alternating Blue/Green calendar weeks; the 2026 calendar is published by the city (Blue and Green variants).

Rochester, NY Bulk Trash & Yard Waste Pickup

Measured 2026-09-27 · QA pending

Rochester, NY programs: Leaf collection: Seasonal leaf pickup - 5 zones each assigned one November week (Nov 7-11, Nov 14-18, Nov 21-25 windows per zone).

What about bulky or special collection?

Programs beyond regular trash collection — schedules, materials and providers.

Program	When	Rules	Provider
Leaf collection	Seasonal leaf pickup - 5 zones each assigned one November week (Nov 7-11, Nov 14-18, Nov 21-25 windows per zone).		City of Rochester DES Operations

Prep rules & exceptions

Do this before it goes to the curb, or it stays there.

Holiday delay — 2026 recycling calendar legend: collections on holidays are 'delayed one day'. Applies to the citywide schedule (holiday dates not machine-readable in the poster grid - verify before publish).