Kearney trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly.
At a glance
| Trash | City of Kearney Sanitation Division — green cart for household refuse weekly on assigned route day (collection routes PDF). Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofkearney.org |
|---|---|
| Curbside | 7:00 a.m. collection day (color-coded container page). Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Recycling | Contact the city for recycling details. Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofkearney.org |
| Bulk | Extra trash to landfill for fee per FAQ; unlawful use of others’ containers prohibited (police ). Bulk page Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Hauler | City of Kearney Sanitation Division. |
| Contacts | Sanitation **308-233-3206**. Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofkearney.org |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
7:00 a.m. collection day (color-coded container page).
Where
Curb; handle facing house.
Limits
Green cart trash only; blue recycling only; brown yard waste only on yard waste days.
Not allowed
Yard waste/recycling in green cart prohibited.
Bags
Household trash in green cart.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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Holidays
Holidays delay +1 day (Mon example → Tue) — New Year’s, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents, Memorial, Juneteenth, July 4, Labor, Veterans, Thanksgiving.
Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofkearney.org
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Full details for Kearney: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City of Kearney Sanitation Division — green cart for household refuse weekly on assigned route day (collection routes PDF). Place at curb by 7:00 a.m. collection day with handle toward house. Contact 308-233-3206. Only trash in green cart — no yard waste or recyclables mixed.
- Recycling
- Contact the city for recycling details.
- Bulk pickup
- Extra trash to landfill for fee per FAQ; unlawful use of others’ containers prohibited (police 308-233-5250).
- Curbside: when
- 7:00 a.m. collection day (color-coded container page).
- Curbside: where
- Curb; handle facing house.
- Curbside: limits
- Green cart trash only; blue recycling only; brown yard waste only on yard waste days.
- Curbside: brush
- Brown cart — weekly Apr through week before Thanksgiving (weather announcements).
- Curbside: not allowed
- Yard waste/recycling in green cart prohibited.
- Curbside: bags
- Household trash in green cart.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Code 5-211 unlawful container use.
- Holidays
Holidays delay +1 day (Mon example → Tue) — New Year’s, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents, Memorial, Juneteenth, July 4, Labor, Veterans, Thanksgiving Thu+Fri, Christmas Eve & Day (sanitation FAQ).
- Hauler
- City of Kearney Sanitation Division
- Contacts
- Sanitation **308-233-3206**
- Find your day
- Not yet confirmed
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: cityofkearney.org
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: cityofkearney.org
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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