Trash day, bulk pickup, leaf collection and drop-off dates · Cuyahoga County · 2026 schedule, checked against the city's own notices on Thursday, October 29
Automated cart pickup Tuesday through Friday by route. Recycling is collected every other week. Call the rubbish hotline (216-433-7189) for your day.
Every week on your route's day (Tuesday to Friday)
Bag and tie rubbish inside the black Smart Cart, lid closed. Loose or bagged trash outside the cart is not collected.
Cart at the curb, handle toward the house, arrows toward the street, 3 feet from other carts and away from parked cars. Take carts in by 6 p.m. on collection day.
Recycling (cans, cartons, glass, paper and boxes, plastic bottles and jugs) goes in the blue cart. Never trash, yard waste or black bags in it.
Yard waste: in a separate plastic bag inside your rubbish cart, and the two together must fit the cart. Take any extra to the Service Garage.
City holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. If one falls on your day, pickup is the next work day; in holiday weeks, red street signs announce pickup one day later.
19065 Holland Road. April 6 to November 21: weekdays 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. November 28 to April 3: Saturdays only, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., weather permitting. Proof of residency required; no contractors.
Garbage and yard waste that will not fit in your cart. No plastic bags in the roll-off containers.
Household pesticides, cleaners and oil-based paints. Latex paint is not taken: dry it out and put the open can in the trash.
Propane tanks, tires with the rims removed, and rechargeable batteries.
Car batteries and motor oil: Auto Zone, Murray's, National Tire and Battery or Lube Stop.