Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Collection Schedule

Published on January 16, 2025

A sanitation worker poses next to a collection vehicle ahead of a morning shift. He wears a yellow safety vest and holds a lever on the vehicle.

City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services will not collect garbage, recycling, yard waste and scheduled bulky waste on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

Solid Waste Services will operate on a one-day delay following the holiday.
Monday customers will receive collection on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Tuesday customers will receive collection on Wednesday, Jan. 22.
Wednesday customers will receive collection on Thursday, Jan. 23.
Thursday customers will receive collection on Friday, Jan. 24.
Friday customers will receive service on Saturday, Jan. 25.
It will be a green recycling collection week.

Christmas Tree Collection Schedule

Natural Christmas tree collection began on Jan. 1. Trees should be placed at the curb for yard waste collection and should be free of all decorations, including lights, ornaments, tinsel and tree stands. Artificial trees and all wreaths should be scheduled for bulky item collection. You can schedule bulky items by calling 311, visiting curbit.charlottenc.gov or using the CLT+ app.

Solid Waste Services offers collection updates via text. Residents who would like to receive updates regarding impacts to their collection service can text their day of service to 73224. For example, if their collection day is Thursday, they would text “Thursday” to 73224.

You can find your collection day by visiting the GeoPortal. Simply type in your address to be reminded of what day of the week you receive service and if you are an orange or green recycling week.

For more information, visit curbit.charlottenc.gov.