Trash & recycling
GBPCA pickup is Thursday for trash and Monday for recycling. Yard waste collected with recycling, mid-March to mid-December.
Upcoming pickups
- Monday, May 4 — recycling
- Thursday, May 7 — trash
- Monday, May 11 — recycling
- Thursday, May 14 — trash
- Monday, May 18 — recycling
- Thursday, May 21 — trash
- Tuesday, May 26 — recyclingshifted from 2026-05-25 (Memorial Day)
- Friday, May 29 — trashshifted from 2026-05-28 (Memorial Day)
Yard waste
Mid-March through mid-December
Place yard waste curbside in paper bags or reusable containers. Christmas trees collected first two weeks of January.
Bulk pickup
By appointment with hauler. Up to two bulk items per week with regular trash; call ahead for larger items.
Holiday adjustments
- New Year's Day Thursday, January 1, 2026Thursday → Friday, Friday → Saturday
- Memorial Day Monday, May 25, 2026Monday → Tuesday, Tuesday → Wednesday, Wednesday → Thursday, Thursday → Friday, Friday → Saturday
- Independence Day Saturday, July 4, 2026No change
- Labor Day Monday, September 7, 2026Monday → Tuesday, Tuesday → Wednesday, Wednesday → Thursday, Thursday → Friday, Friday → Saturday
- Thanksgiving Thursday, November 26, 2026Thursday → Friday, Friday → Saturday
- Christmas Day Friday, December 25, 2026Friday → Saturday
- New Year's Day Friday, January 1, 2027Friday → Saturday
Holiday shifts scraped from Howard County DPW (last refreshed 4/29/2026). If the dates above ever disagree with the county, trust the county.