Holiday trash schedule 2026
Most cities skip pickup on Thanksgiving and Christmas and shift later routes by one day; some skip without a same-week make-up. Check your city.
Verified 2026-10-15
| City | Thanksgiving 2026 | Christmas 2026 | New Year's Day 2027 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinney | No collection Thursday, Nov. 26. Thursday pickups move to Friday and Friday pickups move to Saturday. | No collection Friday, Dec. 25. Friday pickups move to Saturday, Dec. 26. | No collection Friday, Jan. 1, 2027. Friday pickups move to Saturday, Jan. 2. | source |
| Frisco | No service Thursday, Nov. 26. Thursday pickups move to Friday and Friday pickups move to Saturday. | No service Friday, Dec. 25. Friday pickups move to Saturday, Dec. 26. | No service Friday, Jan. 1, 2027. Friday pickups move to Saturday, Jan. 2. | source |
| Allen | No collection Thursday, Nov. 26. Thursday and Friday routes slide one day, ending with a Saturday pickup. | No collection Friday, Dec. 25. Friday routes slide to Saturday. Five extra bags allowed on your first service day after Christmas. | No collection Friday, Jan. 1, 2027. Friday routes slide to Saturday. | source |
| Garland | Thursday, Nov. 26 collections move to Friday. Friday, Nov. 27 collections move to Saturday. | Friday, Dec. 25 collections move to Saturday. Christmas Eve (Thu) is not affected. | Friday, Jan. 1, 2027 collections move to Saturday. | source |
| Irving | No trash, recycling or brush/bulky collection Thursday, Nov. 26 or Friday, Nov. 27. | No trash, recycling or brush/bulky collection Thursday, Dec. 24 or Friday, Dec. 25. | No Friday collections Jan. 1, 2027; regular schedules resume Monday, Jan. 4. | source |
| Prosper | No trash service Thursday, Nov. 26. Thursday and Friday collection shifts to Saturday, Nov. 28. No Saturday bulk service. | No trash service Friday, Dec. 25. Friday collection shifts to Saturday, Dec. 26. No Saturday bulk service. | No trash service Friday, Jan. 1, 2027. Friday collection shifts to Saturday, Jan. 2. No Saturday bulk service. | source |
| Richardson | City holiday Thursday, Nov. 26 and Friday, Nov. 27. No trash or BABIC those days and no make-up for trash/BABIC. Recycling make-ups: Thursday routes collect Wednesday, Nov. 25; Friday routes collect Saturday, Nov. 28. | City holiday Thursday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 25. No make-up days for regular trash or BABIC (city rule). Recycling make-up days for Christmas week: not clearly listed on the city holidays page as of 2026-10-15 — check https://www.cor.net/i-want-to/view/city-holidays. | City holiday Friday, Jan. 1, 2027. No make-up days for regular trash or BABIC (city rule). Recycling make-up for New Year’s: not clearly listed on the city holidays page as of 2026-10-15 — check the city page. | source |
| Dallas | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | source |
| Wylie | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | source |
| Little Elm | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | source |
| Celina | No collection Thursday, Nov. 26. Thursday pickups move to Friday and Friday pickups move to Saturday. Bulk that would have fallen on the holiday week also slides, with make-up ending Saturday. | No collection Friday, Dec. 25. Friday pickups move to Saturday, Dec. 26. Bulk for that week also adjusts to Saturday. | No collection Friday, Jan. 1, 2027. Friday pickups move to Saturday, Jan. 2. Bulk for that week also adjusts to Saturday. | source |
| Murphy | Thanksgiving Day (Thu, Nov. 26) is an observed holiday. Collection shifts one day for the rest of that week, with final-day routes on Saturday (Thu→Fri, Fri→Sat). | Christmas Day (Fri, Dec. 25) is an observed holiday. Friday routes slide to Saturday, Dec. 26. | New Year's Day (Fri, Jan. 1, 2027) is an observed holiday. Friday routes slide to Saturday, Jan. 2. | source |
| Sachse | Thanksgiving is a CWD-observed holiday. If your day falls on the holiday, collection for the entire week moves one day later, ending with Saturday pickup (Thu→Fri, Fri→Sat). | Christmas Day is a CWD-observed holiday. Friday routes slide to Saturday (week shifts one day). | New Year's Day is a CWD-observed holiday. Friday routes slide to Saturday (week shifts one day). | source |
| Rowlett | Thanksgiving Day is a listed holiday. Services are delayed one day (Thu→Fri, Fri→Sat for that week). | Christmas Day is a listed holiday. Services are delayed one day (Fri→Sat). | New Year's Day is a listed holiday. Services are delayed one day (Fri→Sat). | source |
| Carrollton | Thanksgiving Day (Thu, Nov. 26) collections move to the next day; remaining days that week slide one day through Saturday (Thu→Fri, Fri→Sat). | Christmas Day (Fri, Dec. 25) collections move to Saturday, Dec. 26. | New Year's Day (Fri, Jan. 1, 2027) collections move to Saturday, Jan. 2. | source |
| Lewisville | Thanksgiving Day is an observed delay holiday. Service is pushed back one day for the rest of that week (Thu→Fri, Fri→Sat). | Christmas Day (Fri, Dec. 25) delays service one day — Friday routes move to Saturday, Dec. 26. | New Year's Day (Fri, Jan. 1, 2027) delays service one day — Friday routes move to Saturday, Jan. 2. | source |
| Denton | Thursday, Nov. 26 collections move to Friday (per 2026 Solid Waste & Recycling Service Guide). | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | source |
| Mesquite | No commercial or residential trash or recycling Thursday, Nov. 26 — resumes next scheduled day. Friday, Nov. 27: trash is collected; residential recycling is not (resumes next recycling day). | No commercial or residential trash or recycling Friday, Dec. 25 — resumes next scheduled day. Christmas Eve (Thu, Dec. 24): trash is collected; residential recycling is not. | Not yet confirmed | source |
| Anna | Thanksgiving Day (Thu, Nov. 26) observed. Weekday holiday rolls the collection day and those following to the next day (Thu→Fri, Fri→Sat). | Christmas Day (Fri, Dec. 25) observed. Friday routes slide to Saturday, Dec. 26. | New Year's Day (Fri, Jan. 1, 2027) observed under the same weekday roll-forward rule. Friday routes slide to Saturday, Jan. 2. | source |
| Melissa | No collection Thursday, Nov. 26. Thursday routes move to Friday, Nov. 27; Friday routes move to Saturday, Nov. 28. | No collection Friday, Dec. 25. Friday routes move to Saturday, Dec. 26. | Not yet confirmed | source |
| The Colony | No trash/recycling on Thanksgiving (Thu, Nov. 26). Thursday routes move to Friday; Friday routes move to Saturday. Monday–Wednesday unaffected that week. | No trash/recycling on Christmas Day (Fri, Dec. 25). Friday routes move to Saturday, Dec. 26. | No trash/recycling on New Year's Day (Fri, Jan. 1, 2027). Friday routes move to Saturday, Jan. 2. | source |
| Flower Mound | Town closed Nov. 26–27. Trash/recycling/bulk delayed one day through Saturday, Nov. 28. | Town closed Dec. 24–25. Trash/recycling/bulk delayed one day through Saturday, Dec. 26. | Town closed Friday, Jan. 1, 2027. Friday collection moves to Saturday, Jan. 2. | source |
| Coppell | Thursday, Nov. 26: normal Thursday collection shifts to Friday, Nov. 27. | Friday, Dec. 25: service normally provided on Thursday stays on the regular Thursday schedule (no shift stated for Thursday routes). | Friday, Jan. 1, 2027: service normally provided on Thursday stays on the regular Thursday schedule (no shift stated for Thursday routes). | source |
| Farmers Branch | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | source |
| Rockwall | No collection Thursday, Nov. 26. If your normal day falls on or after Thanksgiving, service delays one day (Thu→Fri, Fri→Sat). Weekend holidays don’t delay collection. | No collection Friday, Dec. 25. Friday routes move to Saturday, Dec. 26 (one-day delay when the holiday falls on or before your day). | New Year’s Day 2027 is Friday, Jan. 1. Apply the city’s posted rule: if your day falls on or after the holiday, delay one day (Fri→Sat). Weekend holidays don’t delay. Confirm on the city Garbage Service page closer to the date. | source |
| Mansfield | No trash/recycling Thursday, Nov. 26. Remainder of the week slides one day: Mon/Thu routes → Friday, Nov. 27; Tue/Fri routes → Saturday, Nov. 28. | No trash/recycling Friday, Dec. 25. Mon/Thu routes not impacted; Tue/Fri routes → Saturday, Dec. 26. | No trash/recycling Friday, Jan. 1, 2027. Mon/Thu routes not impacted; Tue/Fri routes → Saturday, Jan. 2. | source |
| Midlothian | No Waste Connections service on Thanksgiving (Thu, Nov. 26). If that is your trash day, collection moves to your next scheduled trash day. | No service Christmas Day (Fri, Dec. 25). If Friday is your trash day, use the next scheduled trash day. (If Christmas were a Wednesday, recycle would move to Saturday — not the case in 2026.) | No service New Year’s Day (Fri, Jan. 1, 2027). If Friday is your trash day, use the next scheduled trash day. | source |
| Grapevine | No trash/recycling Thursday, Nov. 26. Thursday routes → Friday, Nov. 27; Friday routes → Saturday, Nov. 28 (per 2026 service calendar markings and Republic one-day delay rule). | No trash/recycling Friday, Dec. 25. Friday routes → Saturday, Dec. 26. | No trash/recycling Friday, Jan. 1, 2027. Friday routes → Saturday, Jan. 2 (calendar marks Fri make-up; Republic: Thu→Fri and Fri→Sat when a holiday hits those days). | source |
| Princeton | No collection Thursday, Nov. 26. Thursday routes → Friday, Nov. 27; Friday routes → Saturday, Nov. 28. | No collection Friday, Dec. 25. Friday routes → Saturday, Dec. 26. | Not yet confirmed | source |
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