Trenton bulk trash pickup
Not in cart → special pickup (city). Christmas trees front of house few weeks after Christmas (no call).
Source: Not yet confirmed
At a glance
| Brush | Yard waste cart Mar 30; Dec 11; 2026 (not in trash cart); brush call-in. Yard cart OK for trash Dec 26; 2026; Jan 8; 2027. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Lid-closed cart only for regular; special for excess. |
| Not allowed | Yard/household hazardous waste in trash cart. |
| Curbside | 7 p.m. prior – 7 a.m. day of. Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
7 p.m. prior – 7 a.m. day of.
Where
Curbside city cart.
Limits
Lid-closed cart only for regular; special for excess.
Not allowed
Yard/household hazardous waste in trash cart.
Bags
Inside city cart.
Not yet confirmed: Fees and fines.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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Full details for Trenton: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City Public Works city-issued brown 95-gal carts only (serial on file); extras $75 Treasurer. Out 7 p.m. prior – 7 a.m. day of; lid closed. Overflow/heavy → special pickup (734-675-5496 message line). Public Works 734-675-8470 / [email protected].
- Recycling
- Every other week same day as trash; $5.50/mo on water ($3 senior 65+ form). Guidelines/schedule PDFs on city page. Also Transfer Station 1801 Van Horn (hours on Transfer page).
- Bulk pickup
- Not in cart → special pickup (city). Christmas trees front of house few weeks after Christmas (no call). Transfer Station fees for mattress/Freon etc.
- Curbside: when
- 7 p.m. prior – 7 a.m. day of.
- Curbside: where
- Curbside city cart.
- Curbside: limits
- Lid-closed cart only for regular; special for excess.
- Curbside: brush
- Yard waste cart Mar 30 – Dec 11, 2026 (not in trash cart); Transfer Station free; brush call-in. Yard cart OK for trash Dec 26, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Yard/household hazardous waste in trash cart.
- Curbside: bags
- Inside city cart.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Not yet confirmed
- Holidays
- Memorial Day 2026 (2026-05-25): shift not yet confirmed
- Independence Day 2026 (2026-07-04): shift not yet confirmed
- Labor Day 2026 (2026-09-07): shift not yet confirmed
- Thanksgiving 2026 (2026-11-26): shift not yet confirmed
- Christmas 2026 (2026-12-25): shift not yet confirmed
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
City 2026 Holiday Trash Collection Schedule (DocumentCenter/View/5202): Memorial Day & Labor Day → one day behind all week; Thanksgiving → Thu/Fri delayed one day; Christmas & New Year's Day → Fri pickup delayed one day; Independence Day / Martin Luther King Jr. Day / Presidents / Good Friday / Juneteenth / Veterans → no change. (Older Holiday Trash Collection HTML has different year rules.)
- Hauler
- City of Trenton Public Works
- Contacts
- Public Works 734-675-8470; Special Pickup 734-675-5496; City Hall 734-675-6500
- Find your day
- City Residential Curbside + 2026 Holiday Schedule + Transfer Station
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: Not yet confirmed
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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