Solid Waste Services Memorial Day Collection Schedule

Published on May 21, 2026

A row of garbage trucks lined against the Uptown Charlotte skyline

City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services will not collect garbage, recycling, yard waste and scheduled bulky waste Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day.  

The service schedule for the week of Memorial Day is different from previous years as a new holiday collection schedule took effect at the start of 2026.

Memorial Day now follows an updated collection pattern.

  • There will be no collection on the holiday (Monday). 
  • Crews will begin service on Tuesday and work through Friday to complete all routes. 
  • No Saturday collection. 
  • No yard waste will be collected during this week so crews can focus on completing garbage and recycling routes. 

Details about the 2026 holiday collection schedule can be found online.

Solid Waste Services has tips for residents during the holiday week:

  • Expect service to occur later in the week.
  • Set carts out on the normal collection day and leave them out until they are collected.
  • If collection hasn’t occurred within 48 hours of the normal scheduled collection day, call 311 or 704-336-7600 to report a missed pickup.

Solid Waste Services offers text alerts for collection updates, service disruptions, recycling and waste preparation tips, quick surveys, and other important city service information. Residents who would like to receive updates can text their day of service to 73224. The text alerts are available in English and Spanish. For example, if their collection day is Thursday, they would text “Thursday” for English updates or “Jueves” for Spanish updates to 73224.

You can find your collection day by visiting the city’s property tool, My Charlotte Lookup. 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 the Solid Waste Services web pages. 

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