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City of Worcester, MA

Eric D. Batista
City Manager

Updated Trash and Recycling Schedule Through March 9

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2/28/2026 7:54 pm

Trash will no longer be picked up Sunday, March 1 as previously announced. Please disregard previous postings and see the planned schedule, based on your normal pickup day through next week, below.

In summary, pickup for Friday, Feb. 27, was moved to Monday, March 2, and trash and recycling will operate on a one-day delay the week of March 2.

  • Friday, Feb. 27 - Wednesday routes will be picked up
  • Saturday, Feb. 28 - Thursday routes will be picked up
  • Sunday, March 1 - No Pickup
  • Monday, March 2 - Friday routes will be picked up
  • Tuesday, March 3 - Monday routes will be picked up
  • Wednesday, March 4 - Tuesday routes will be picked up
  • Thursday, March 5 - Wednesday routes will be picked up
  • Friday, March 6 - Thursday routes will be picked up
  • Saturday, March 7 - Friday routes will be picked up
  • Sunday, March 8 - No Pickup
  • Monday, March 9 - Regular service resumes