Austin, TX Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Austin, Texas — in one page, with sources.
Trash in Austin, TX 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 Austin services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Depends on your address | 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 about bulky or special items?
Mattresses, appliances, storm debris — the rules before you set them out.
- On-demand bulk/brush/HHW — Since Jan 2025 Austin has NO fixed bulk/brush routes - up to 3 scheduled collections/year via Austin Recycles app, online, or 3-1-1.
More details: bulk & yard waste page.
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Austin Resource Recovery (city-collected) | |
| Recycling | Austin Resource Recovery | |
| Yard waste | Austin Resource Recovery (curbside compost) |
Common questions
The things Austin residents ask most.
What day is trash pickup in Austin, TX?
Weekly Mon-Fri by route area; recycling and compost have their own route areas in the same city layer; holidays shift pickup one day forward that week.
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created from Austin's 5-route-suite package: 568 route areas. Largest city in the collection.
- QA: population set to Census Vintage 2023 estimate (979,882; prior 980,000).
Population 979,882 · Sources: City of Austin BOUNDARIES_garbage_collection_routes (org 0L95CJ0VTaxq…, City of Austin BOUNDARIES_recycle_collection_routes, City of Austin BOUNDARIES_yard_trim_collection_routes, City of Austin BOUNDARIES_bulky + brush collection routes, www.austintexas.gov · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.