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
City vacuum trucks start Monday, November 2, 2026, working north to south through five sections and aiming for one full pass a week. The city posts each morning which sections crews are working; the final date will be announced later.
No need to call in your leaves.
Sections: 1 north of Lake Road; 2 Lake Road to Detroit Road; 3 Detroit Road to Hilliard Boulevard; 4 Hilliard Boulevard to Center Ridge Road; 5 Center Ridge Road south to the city limits. After Section 5, crews start again at Section 1.
Loose leaves on the tree lawn near the curb. Keep them out of the street, sidewalks and storm drains.
No sticks, branches, rocks, grass clippings, pumpkins or trash in the pile, and no bagged leaves mixed in.
Crews will not collect around or between parked cars. A blocked or missed pile gets a notice and is picked up on the next pass; crews do not backtrack.
Weekly collection is a goal, not a guarantee: rain, wet leaves and breakdowns can slow it.
City crews collect once a week; the city is split into five sections, each with its own day. Call the Service Department (440-356-5630) for your day. Nothing goes out before 7 p.m. the night before.
Every week on your section's day
Cans with lids and garbage bags, 50 pounds or less, in clear view in front of the garage or house. Nothing is collected from enclosures, fences or closed bins.
Recycling goes in blue recycling bags, kept separate from refuse. Cardboard is collected only in a blue bag; loose cardboard is left behind.
2026 no-collection days: Jan 1, Jan 19, Feb 16, Apr 3, May 25, Jun 19, Jul 3, Sep 7, Nov 11, Nov 26, Dec 25. After each one, pickup runs one day late for the rest of the week, including Saturday.
Sharps: in a rigid, taped, labeled container (SHARPS) in the trash, never in recycling.
Service Garage, 22401 Lake Road. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday until 2:30 p.m.; Saturday until noon; closed Wednesday and Sunday. Rocky River residents only, with photo ID.
Opening time: the city's refuse page says 8 a.m.; the 2026 guide says 7:30 a.m.
Household refuse and yard waste only. No commercial, contractor or landscaper waste.
Not taken: roofing, batteries, large amounts of asphalt or concrete, paint, tires, propane tanks, hazardous waste, asbestos, infectious waste. No dirt or concrete on Saturdays.
Flattened cardboard and all paper: compactors and bins at the Transfer Station and at City Hall, between the Civic Center and the Senior Center.
Clothing and textiles: schedule a curbside pickup at DonateStuff.com (Simple Recycling) or use a collection bin.
