Thanksgiving Week 2026 Trash and Recycling Schedule
✓ Last verified October 29, 2026 against official city and town sources. See sources.
Heads up: Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26, 2026. Where a city hasn't posted its 2026 notice yet, we show last year's official schedule, clearly labeled. We'll update this page when the 2026 notices come out.
Holiday weeks are when cans sit at the curb for days. This page lists what each city's sanitation department has officially published for Thanksgiving week, so you know whether to put trash out on Thursday and Friday.
The short version
- Town of Hempstead: Monday/Thursday garbage customers get Monday only that week, and Tuesday/Friday customers get Tuesday only. No recycling pickup Thursday or Friday.
- City of Passaic: garbage and recycling stay on the regular schedule on Thanksgiving.
- Clifton: garbage is collected on every holiday except Christmas Day.
- NYC and Philadelphia: Thanksgiving is a sanitation holiday. Last year neither city collected on Thanksgiving Day.
By city and town
Town of Hempstead, NY 2026 schedule confirmed
Garbage, for Thanksgiving Day (Thu, Nov 26) and the day after (Fri, Nov 27): if your regular garbage days are Monday/Thursday, you get a MONDAY ONLY pickup that week. If they're Tuesday/Friday, you get TUESDAY ONLY. Wednesday yard waste stays on the regular schedule.
Recycling: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday routes run as usual. There's no recycling pickup Thursday, Nov 26 or Friday, Nov 27.
The Homeowner Disposal Area closes on Town holidays, except the day after Thanksgiving.
- Mon/Thu garbage
- Monday only
- Tue/Fri garbage
- Tuesday only
- Recycling Thu & Fri
- No pickup
- Yard waste (Wed)
- Regular schedule
Sources: Town of Hempstead – Holiday Collection Schedule (rev. 10/20/2026); Town of Hempstead – Recycling Holiday Collection Schedule; Town of Hempstead – 2026 Sanitation Holiday Collection Schedule (PDF)
City of Passaic, NJ 2026 schedule confirmed
The City lists Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov 26, 2026, among holidays when garbage and recycling stay on the REGULAR schedule.
- Garbage Nov 26
- Regular schedule
- Recycling Nov 26
- Regular schedule
City of Clifton, NJ Year-round rule
Clifton's collection rules say the only holiday with no garbage pickup is Christmas Day, so garbage is collected on Thanksgiving. The City posts holiday notices on its website, its cable channel and in the newspaper. Questions go to 973-470-2239.
- Garbage on Thanksgiving
- Collected
- Questions
- 973-470-2239
Source: City of Clifton – Rules for the Collection of Garbage
New York City (DSNY) Holiday confirmed, details TBA
DSNY lists Thanksgiving Day as a recognized sanitation holiday and posts the exact service changes close to the date.
Last year (Thursday, Nov 27, 2025) there was no trash, Curbside Composting or recycling collection. Thursday trash and compost could go to the curb Thursday evening, with collection starting Friday. Thursday recycling had to be held a week, until the following Wednesday evening. Expect a similar plan in 2026, but check DSNY's holiday page that week.
- 2026 date
- Thu, Nov 26
- 2025 rule
- No collection on Thanksgiving
Sources: DSNY – Holiday Schedule; DSNY – No collection on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 27, 2025
Philadelphia, PA Last season's rules (2026 dates TBA)
The City's standing rule is that trash and recycling aren't collected on City holidays, and collection runs one day behind for the rest of that week.
Last Thanksgiving (2025), the City was closed Thursday and Friday, with no collection either day. Thursday's material was picked up Saturday and Friday's on Sunday. Areas that normally get two trash pickups a week got only one. From October to March, set out between 5 p.m. the night before and 7 a.m. on collection day (Center City has its own times).
- City rule
- No collection on holidays; 1 day behind
- 2025 Thu/Fri material
- Picked up Sat/Sun
Sources: City of Philadelphia – City holidays and closures; Philadelphia Dept. of Sanitation – Thanksgiving 2025 collection schedule
Not listed yet: Jersey City, Yonkers and Paterson haven't published an official Thanksgiving 2026 collection notice that we could verify. Check your city's DPW page or app that week.
FAQ
Is trash picked up on Thanksgiving 2026 in the Town of Hempstead?
No, not on Thursday or Friday. Monday/Thursday customers get Monday only that week, and Tuesday/Friday customers get Tuesday only.
Is there garbage pickup on Thanksgiving in Passaic, NJ?
Yes. The City says garbage and recycling stay on the regular schedule on Thanksgiving Day.
Does NYC pick up trash on Thanksgiving?
DSNY lists Thanksgiving as a sanitation holiday. In 2025 there was no collection that day, and Thursday trash went out Thursday evening for Friday pickup.
Sources
- Town of Hempstead – Holiday Collection Schedule (rev. 10/20/2026)
- Town of Hempstead – Recycling Holiday Collection Schedule
- Town of Hempstead – 2026 Sanitation Holiday Collection Schedule (PDF)
- City of Passaic – Pick up dates, Reminders, Alerts
- City of Clifton – Rules for the Collection of Garbage
- DSNY – Holiday Schedule
- DSNY – No collection on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 27, 2025
- City of Philadelphia – City holidays and closures
- Philadelphia Dept. of Sanitation – Thanksgiving 2025 collection schedule