High Point trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | Environmental Services — weekly brown city cart; 6:00 a.m.; city-approved roll-out only; missed → next scheduled day unless holiday week. Verified 2026-10-15 · highpointnc.gov |
|---|---|
| Curbside | 6:00 a.m. collection day. Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Recycling | Green cart every other week same weekday as garbage (blue/green weeks — 2026 calendar PDF). 6:00 a.m.; handles/wheels toward house; 3 ft clearance. Verified 2026-10-15 · highpointnc.gov |
| Bulk | Some bulky items every other week with recycling week; 2026 calendar notes no yard waste/bulk Thanksgiving week and Christmas week; yard waste canceled. Bulk page Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Hauler | City of High Point Environmental Services. |
| Contacts | Contact the city — 336-883-3111. Verified 2026-10-15 · highpointnc.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
6:00 a.m. collection day.
Where
3 ft from carts, mailbox, shrubs; not obstructed by cars.
Limits
Extra recycling cart purchasable; excess to drop-offs.
Not allowed
Household hazardous waste never in carts (2026 household hazardous waste events May 16, Nov 14).
Bags
Garbage in brown cart; recyclables loose.
Not yet confirmed: Fees and fines.
Source: Not yet confirmed
Add curbside reminder to Google CalendarFind your pickup day
Verified 2026-10-15 · gisweb10.highpointnc.gov
Holidays
2026 Holiday Collection Schedule linked from Environmental Services — not ISO.
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Full details for High Point: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Environmental Services — weekly brown city cart; 6:00 a.m.; city-approved roll-out only; missed → next scheduled day unless holiday week. 336-883-3111; HPCollects app/QR hub.
- Recycling
- Green cart every other week same weekday as garbage (blue/green weeks — 2026 calendar PDF). 6:00 a.m.; handles/wheels toward house; 3 ft clearance. Do not bag (paper bag OK); flatten cardboard; lid closed. Drop sites + MRF listed on recycling page.
- Bulk pickup
- Some bulky items every other week with recycling week; 2026 calendar notes no yard waste/bulk Thanksgiving week and Christmas week; yard waste canceled week of 2026-12-28 (overflow assist). Details on Collections Details / material guide.
- Curbside: when
- 6:00 a.m. collection day.
- Curbside: where
- 3 ft from carts, mailbox, shrubs; not obstructed by cars.
- Curbside: limits
- Extra recycling cart purchasable; excess to drop-offs.
- Curbside: brush
- Black yard cart or paper bags weekly with garbage.
- Curbside: not allowed
- household hazardous waste never in carts (2026 household hazardous waste events May 16, Nov 14).
- Curbside: bags
- Garbage in brown cart; recyclables loose.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Not yet confirmed
- Holidays
2026 Holiday Collection Schedule linked from Environmental Services — not ISO.
- Hauler
- City of High Point Environmental Services.
- Contacts
- Contact the city — 336-883-3111.
- Find your day
- Collection Map / HPCollects.
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: highpointnc.gov
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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