Roll Cart Trash Collection Schedule Adjusted to Accommodate Labor Day 2026

Schedule for roll carts will be adjusted to accommodate Labor Day observance on Monday, September 7, 2026.

August 25, 2026 | 2 min reading time

The City of St. Louis Refuse Division would like to remind residents with roll carts that the trash collection schedule will be adjusted to accommodate Labor Day observance on Monday, September 7, 2026. 

Residents who normally have their roll carts collected on Mondays (solid waste) and Thursdays (recycling) will have their trash collected on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 and recyclables collected on Thursday, September 10, 2026. 

Residents who normally have their roll carts collected on Tuesdays (solid waste) and Fridays (recycling) will receive trash collection on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 and recyclables collected on Friday, September 11, 2026. 

The yard waste collection will resume on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.

For convenient reference see the Refuse Division website where residents can also find answers to questions about Remodeling and Renovation, Illegal Dumping, Bulky and B.O.A.T. Items (Batteries, Oil, Appliances, Tires), Yard Waste and Christmas Trees, and Recycling.  Also for hazardous waste, please check out our program.

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