Greenville, SC Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Greenville, South Carolina — in one page, with sources.
Trash in Greenville, SC runs on a set schedule — your exact day depends on your address. Rules and holiday shifts below.
Pickup days are assigned by address — the city's lookup gives your day, and the schedule repeats each week unless a holiday shifts it.
When is each service collected?
Recurring schedule for Greenville services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Weekly MON/TUE/WED/THU across 20 subareas + downtown CBD route; no Friday residential... | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
| Recycling | Depends on your address | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
| Yard waste | Depends on your address | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
What changes on holidays?
Upcoming days that move your pickup, with the exact shift rule.
| Holiday | Observed | Pickup |
|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving Day * | Thu, Nov 26, 2026 | Runs one day later |
| Christmas Day * | Fri, Dec 25, 2026 | Runs one day later |
| New Year's Day * | Fri, Jan 1, 2027 | Runs one day later |
| MLK Day * | Mon, Jan 18, 2027 | Runs one day later |
* Observed date derived from the standard U.S. calendar; the service rule comes from the linked source.
What about bulky or special items?
Mattresses, appliances, storm debris — the rules before you set them out.
- CBD route — One zone is the central-business-district route (DAY='CBD') - commercial downtown service, exclude from residential day lookup.
More details: bulk & yard waste page.
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | City of Greenville Public Works (city-collected) | |
| Recycling | City of Greenville Public Works (city-collected) | |
| Yard waste | City of Greenville Public Works |
Common questions
The things Greenville residents ask most.
What day is garbage pickup in Greenville, SC?
Weekly Mon-Thu across 20 mapped residential subareas plus a downtown CBD route (city-collected; no Friday residential zones in the city GIS layer).
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created from Greenville garbage routes (21 zones).
- Added agent-captured facts (scan/nat78/recollect-six-facts.md): holidays MEASURED from official Dec 2023 handbook (no collection New Year's/MLK/Presidents/Memorial/Independence/Labor/Thanksgiving/Christmas; following-day pickup, one day late rest of week) - holiday_rules + added; setout by 7 a.m., handles facing house, lid closed, 3 ft clearance, carts in within 24 h, bag and tie; bulky accepted/excluded lists (mattresses/furniture/appliances/electronics OK; no construction debris); recycling 96-gal blue cart free (plastics 1-7, paper/cardboard, steel/aluminum cans; no glass; do not bag) + Stone Ave and North Greenville drop-off centers; one 96-gal green trash + 96-gal blue recycling cart per household at no cost, extra carts via Greenville Cares 864-232-2273; yard-waste loose-pile rules.
Population 72,824 · Sources: City of Greenville SC GIS GeneralData MapServer layer 10 'Garbage Rou…, City of Greenville 'Solid Waste/Recycling Collection Days' web app (o…, 2026-10 enrichment (agent-captured facts) · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.