Is trash pickup running on New Year's Day?
Trash Pickup · New Year's Day
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Usually not — New Year's Day is one of the six holidays most cities take off, but your hauler sets the schedule.
New Year's Day is on nearly every collection calendar. The common pattern is no pickup on January 1 and a one-day slide for the rest of the week — if your day is Thursday, look for Friday; if it's Friday, look for Saturday. Other cities skip the week's collection instead and pick you up on your normal day the following week.
January adds a second question: what's allowed at the curb. Many haulers run a separate tree collection in the first weeks of the month and post those dates alongside the holiday notice. Both live on the same page, so it's one look rather than two.
| Holiday | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thursday, January 1, 2026 | Varies Most cities skip or slide pickup today — check your hauler. |
| New Year's Day | Friday, January 1, 2027 | Varies Most cities skip or slide pickup today — check your hauler. |
What else on New Year's Day?
| Who | Status |
|---|---|
| Banks | Closed No — banks are closed on New Year's Day. |
| Mail & the Post Office | Closed No — there's no mail delivery on New Year's Day, and post offices are closed. |
| The Stock Market | Closed No — the stock market is closed on New Year's Day. |
| UPS | Closed No — UPS doesn't pick up or deliver on New Year's Day. |
| FedEx | Closed No — FedEx is closed on New Year's Day, with no pickup or delivery. |
| Federal Offices | Closed No — federal offices are closed on New Year's Day. |
| Schools | Closed No — January 1 falls inside winter break in nearly every district. |
Questions people ask
What does it mean when pickup "slides"?
It means each collection day after the holiday moves one day later for the rest of that week — Thursday's route runs Friday, Friday's runs Saturday. Days earlier in the week are unaffected.
Can I put out extra bags after New Year's?
Many haulers allow a few extra bags in the first week of January, especially where holiday volume is expected. It isn't a rule everywhere — some cities hold the normal container limit year-round, and their holiday notice says so.
Checked against your city or hauler's holiday schedule, verified August 2026. When a schedule for a new year has not been published yet, this page says so — it never guesses.