NYC trash collection on October 12, 2026, stopped for Italian Heritage Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The New York City Department of Sanitation said there would be no trash, Curbside Composting or recycling collection on Monday. Residents on a Monday route could put material at the curb Monday evening for collection beginning Tuesday, October 13 (NYC Department of Sanitation).
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What happened on October 12
The pause covered all three curbside streams that DSNY named:
- household trash;
- Curbside Composting;
- recycling.
This was not a normal Monday collection with a later arrival time. DSNY said there was no collection on the holiday itself.
The notice was published on October 7 as Press Release 26-42. It applies to New York City residents whose regular service fell on Monday, October 12. The standing rules for bins, set-out times and address-specific service are on the New York City trash pickup page.
What Monday-route residents should do
Monday-route households could place their trash, compost and recycling at the curb on Monday evening. Collection was due to begin Tuesday, October 13.
That wording matters: DSNY did not promise that every missed Monday stop would be completed first thing Tuesday. The department warned that delays may occur while crews work through the holiday backlog. Leave correctly prepared material at the curb and allow extra time before reporting a missed pickup.
For an address-specific schedule, service question or missed-collection report, use NYC311 or the sanitation information linked from the NYC city guide. Do not use another borough or neighborhood’s curb as a guide for your own set-out time.
What the notice did not say
The release did not announce a permanent route change. It covered the Monday holiday only, with collection resuming from Tuesday.
It also did not create one universal pickup hour for the backlog. A route beginning Tuesday can still be completed later, especially after a citywide holiday pause. Keep trash, compost and recycling separated according to the normal rules while they wait.
For other holiday weeks, check the holiday trash schedule by city and the latest holiday collection news. Those pages distinguish cities that cancel a day, slide the week or keep the regular schedule.
