Altoona trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | City ordinance requires licensed residential garbage + recycling; trash in lidded containers, weekly; to curb no earlier than 6:00 p.m. Verified 2026-10-15 · altoonapa.gov |
|---|---|
| Curbside | 6:00 p.m. evening before earliest. Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Recycling | Separate container required (ordinance); IRC (Intermunicipal Relations Committee) oversees regional recycling. Verified 2026-10-15 · altoonapa.gov |
| Bulk | IRC / hauler rules — contact IRC for bulky; leaf collection seasonal map on city map. Bulk page Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Hauler | Licensed private collectors. |
| Contacts | IRC **814-942-7472**; City Code Enforcement. Verified 2026-10-15 · altoonapa.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
6:00 p.m. evening before earliest.
Where
Curbside lidded containers.
Limits
Per licensed hauler contract (City does not operate trucks directly).
Not allowed
Illegal dumping on streets/sidewalks (ordinance).
Bags
Containerized with lids.
Source: Not yet confirmed
Add curbside reminder to Google CalendarFind your pickup day
Verified 2026-10-15 · altoonapa.gov
Holidays
Hauler/IRC schedule.
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Full details for Altoona: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City ordinance requires licensed residential garbage + recycling; trash in lidded containers, weekly; to curb no earlier than 6:00 p.m. night before collection. Daily Trash Collection Map (city map) for day.
- Recycling
- Separate container required (ordinance); IRC (Intermunicipal Relations Committee) oversees regional recycling — 814-942-7472.
- Bulk pickup
- IRC / hauler rules — contact IRC for bulky; leaf collection seasonal map on city map.
- Curbside: when
- 6:00 p.m. evening before earliest.
- Curbside: where
- Curbside lidded containers.
- Curbside: limits
- Per licensed hauler contract (City does not operate trucks directly).
- Curbside: brush
- Seasonal leaf map — city map page.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Illegal dumping on streets/sidewalks (ordinance).
- Curbside: bags
- Containerized with lids.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Code enforcement / police (ordinance penalties).
- Holidays
Hauler/IRC schedule
- Hauler
- Licensed private collectors (IRC region — Altoona, Logan Twp, Hollidaysburg COG)
- Contacts
- IRC **814-942-7472**; City Code Enforcement
- Find your day
- Daily Trash Collection Map
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: altoonapa.gov
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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