Trash & recycling
GBPCA pickup is Thursday for trash and Monday for recycling. Yard waste collected with recycling, mid-March to mid-December.
Upcoming pickups
- Thursday, August 6 — trash
- Monday, August 10 — recycling
- Thursday, August 13 — trash
- Monday, August 17 — recycling
- Thursday, August 20 — trash
- Monday, August 24 — recycling
- Thursday, August 27 — trash
- Monday, August 31 — recycling
Yard waste
Mid-March through mid-December
Place yard waste curbside in paper bags or reusable containers. Christmas trees collected first two weeks of January.
Bulk pickup
By appointment with hauler. Up to two bulk items per week with regular trash; call ahead for larger items.
Holiday adjustments
- New Year's Day Thursday, January 1, 2026Thursday → Friday, Friday → Saturday
- Memorial Day Monday, May 25, 2026Monday → Tuesday, Tuesday → Wednesday, Wednesday → Thursday, Thursday → Friday, Friday → Saturday
- Independence Day Saturday, July 4, 2026No change
- Labor Day Monday, September 7, 2026Monday → Tuesday, Tuesday → Wednesday, Wednesday → Thursday, Thursday → Friday, Friday → Saturday
- Thanksgiving Thursday, November 26, 2026Thursday → Friday, Friday → Saturday
- Christmas Day Friday, December 25, 2026Friday → Saturday
- New Year's Day Friday, January 1, 2027Friday → Saturday
Holiday shifts scraped from Howard County DPW (last refreshed 8/6/2026). If the dates above ever disagree with the county, trust the county.