Longmont trash & recycling schedule
At a glance
| Trash | PAYT packages (monthly; + $2.96 Waste Management Fee): Super Value EOW 48-gal trash $7.10 (w/ compost $17.00); Value weekly 48-gal… Verified 2026-10-15 · longmontcolorado.gov · source |
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| Curbside | Before 7:00 a.m. collection day; remain out until picked up (Thanksgiving note). Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · longmontcolorado.gov · source |
| Recycling | Every other week blue recycling recycling; recyclables loose in the cart. Verified 2026-10-15 · longmontcolorado.gov · source |
| Bulk | Large-item pickup on regular trash day — schedule Waste Services; $60 for 1–2 items; $75 max 3 items on utility bill. Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · longmontcolorado.gov · source |
| Hauler | City of Longmont Waste Services (municipal) |
| Contacts | Help Line 303-776-6050; Waste Services missed 303-651-8416 Verified 2026-10-15 · longmontcolorado.gov · source |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Before 7:00 a.m. collection day; remain out until picked up (Thanksgiving note).
Where
Residential collection details are not published on the town website.
Limits
Cart size package; large-item max 3; additional recycle cart free if contamination-free (1 extra/household).
Not allowed
Large-item exclusions above; HHW not in trash.
Bags
Capacity described in kitchen-bag equivalents on rates page.
Verified 2026-10-15 · longmontcolorado.gov · source
Add curbside reminder to Google CalendarFind your pickup day
City Trash/Recycling/Composting + rates + collection schedule + large item
Verified 2026-10-15 · longmontcolorado.gov · source
Holidays
| Holiday | Date | Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving 2026 | 2026-11-26 | Thanksgiving week: collection runs one day early. |
| Christmas 2026 | 2026-12-25 | No collection Friday, Dec. 25. |
| New Year's Day 2027 | — | No collection Friday, Jan. 1, 2027. |
| New Year's Day 2026 | 2026-01-01 | — |
| Mlk 2026 | 2026-01-19 | — |
| Presidents Day 2026 | 2026-02-16 | — |
| Memorial Day 2026 | 2026-05-25 | — |
| Juneteenth 2026 | 2026-06-19 | — |
| Independence Day 2026 | 2026-07-04 | — |
| Labor Day 2026 | 2026-09-07 | — |
| Veterans Day 2026 | 2026-11-11 | — |
If a weekday holiday falls on your route, that day and later routes that week usually run one day late.
Verified 2026-10-15 · longmontcolorado.gov · source
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- Trash
- City Waste Services — mandatory residential curbside trash + recycling (Municipal Code Ch. 14.12). PAYT packages (monthly; + $2.96 Waste Management Fee): Super Value EOW 48-gal trash $7.10 (w/ compost $17.00); Value weekly 48-gal $14.10 (w/ compost $24.00); Volume weekly 96-gal $26.30 (w/ compost $36.20). Cart lids must close completely. Day via Collection Calendar app. Out by 7:00 a.m. Contact Waste Services / Utility Billing; Help Line 303-776-6050; missed pickup 303-651-8416.
- Recycling
- Included every other week (blue lid 96-gal); plastics #1, #2, #5 only (Boulder County/Eco-Cycle change). Drop-off: Longmont Recycling Center 140 Martin St — single-stream/cardboard bins 24/7; staffed Mon–Sat 8 a.m.–4 p.m. for specialty materials.
- Bulk pickup
- Large-item pickup on regular trash day — schedule Waste Services; $60 for 1–2 items; $75 max 3 items on utility bill. Don't place items out before Saturday before collection (code). Not accepted: contractor debris, concrete/rocks/dirt/sod, HHW, Freon appliances, large electronics, auto bodies, etc. Appliances free at Recycling Center. Weekly Reuse Collection via Resource Central (building materials/furniture). HHW home pickup for older adults/disability via Boulder County.
- Curbside: when
- Before 7:00 a.m. collection day; remain out until picked up (Thanksgiving note).
- Curbside: where
- Residential collection details are not published on the town website. Contact Town Hall for current trash and recycling information.
- Curbside: limits
- Cart size package; large-item max 3; additional recycle cart free if contamination-free (1 extra/household).
- Curbside: brush
- Compost EOW optional; yard waste at Recycling Center during staffed hours.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Large-item exclusions above; HHW not in trash.
- Curbside: bags
- Capacity described in kitchen-bag equivalents on rates page.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Code Ch. 14.12 enforcement; compost early-cancel $40.
- Holidays
- Thanksgiving 2026 (2026-11-26): Thanksgiving week: collection runs one day early. Set bins out before 7 a.m.
- Christmas 2026 (2026-12-25): No collection Friday, Dec. 25. Friday pickups move to Saturday, Dec. 26.
- New Year's Day 2027: No collection Friday, Jan. 1, 2027. Friday pickups move to Saturday, Jan. 2.
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
- Mlk 2026 (2026-01-19): shift not yet confirmed
- Presidents Day 2026 (2026-02-16): shift not yet confirmed
- Memorial Day 2026 (2026-05-25): shift not yet confirmed
- Juneteenth 2026 (2026-06-19): shift not yet confirmed
- Independence Day 2026 (2026-07-04): shift not yet confirmed
- Labor Day 2026 (2026-09-07): shift not yet confirmed
- Veterans Day 2026 (2026-11-11): shift not yet confirmed
No collection on City holidays: MLK, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s. If normal day ON or AFTER holiday → 1 day late. Thanksgiving week: collection one day EARLY (bins out before 7 a.m.). Recycling Center closed holidays.
- Hauler
- City of Longmont Waste Services (municipal)
- Contacts
- Help Line 303-776-6050; Waste Services missed 303-651-8416; Civic Center 350 Kimbark St, Longmont, CO 80501; Recycling Center 140 Martin St
- Find your day
- City Trash/Recycling/Composting + rates + collection schedule + large item
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: longmontcolorado.gov
Bulk: longmontcolorado.gov
Holidays: longmontcolorado.gov
Curbside: longmontcolorado.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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