Is trash picked up on Thanksgiving 2026 in Denver?

Thanksgiving week: trash and scheduled recycling run Monday–Wednesday only. Monday and Tuesday customers set out by 6 a.m. Mon., Nov. 23; Wednesday customers by 6 a.m. Tue., Nov. 24; Thursday customers by 6 a.m. Wed., Nov. 25. No compost that week; Large Item Pickup moves to the week of Nov. 30.

Verified 2026-10-15 · denvergov.org · source

2026 Observed holidays — Solid Waste closed; collections delayed one day for rest of that week only: New Year’s Day (Thu Jan 1), Memorial Day (Mon May 25), Independence Day Observed (Fri Jul 3), Labor Day (Mon Sep 7), Christmas Day (Fri Dec 25). Thanksgiving week: trash + scheduled recycling only Mon–Wed with shifted set-out (Mon/Tue customers out by 6 a.m. Mon Nov 23; Wed customers by 6 a.m. Tue Nov 24; Thu customers by 6 a.m. Wed Nov 25); compost suspended that week; LIP for Thanksgiving week → following week of Nov 30; Cherry Creek Drop-off closed Nov 26–30. Working holidays (regular day, no delay): MLK (Mon Jan 19), Presidents’ Day (Mon Feb 16), Si Se Puede Day (Mon Mar 30), Juneteenth (Fri Jun 19), Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Mon Oct 12), Veterans Day (Wed Nov 11).

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