City of Providence Curbside Trash and Recycling

Trash Pick-Up

Missed Pick-up. Call Waste Management at 800-972-4545.

Trash Pickup Trash pickup in Providence takes place on Monday through Friday, with the exception of holidays that fall on a week day. Click here to find your trash pick-up day. If a holiday falls on your trash pickup day, your trash will be picked up on the very next day. All pickups for the rest of the week will also be operating on a one-day delay. (Friday’s pickup will take place on Saturday). CHRISTMAS TREE PICKUP Christmas tree pickup will start Monday, January 6th, and continue through the week of January 13th, then end on the week of Monday, January 20th. Three weeks total for tree pickups. 2025 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2025 – Collection on Tuesday, January 2, 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 20, 2025 – Collection on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 2025 – Collection on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19, 2025 – Collection on Friday, June 20, 2025 Independence Day, Friday, July 4, 2025 – Collection on Saturday, July 5, 2025 Victory Day, Monday, August 11, 2025 – Collection on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2025 – Collection on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 Columbus Day, Monday, October 13, 2025 – Collection on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11, 2025 – Collection on Tuesday, November 12, 2025 Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, 2025 – Collection on Friday, November 28, 2025 Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2025 – Collection on Friday, December 26, 2025	Providence trash bin
FREE Bulk Trash Pickup Waste Management provides a bulk item trash pickup service to Providence residents and is limited to 3 items per week. This is a scheduled service; please call Waste Management at 800-972-4545 or use the online portal to schedule.
Yard Debris Pickup NO PLASTIC BAGS! Please place yard debris in brown paper debris bags or in your own container marked as yard debris. Get your FREE yard debris sticker at DPW headquarters during normal business hours.
Need a Trash or Recycling Bin? Need to Repair a Bin? Submit Your Bin Request

Recycling Pickup

Missed Pickup? Call Waste Management at 800-972-4545

Recycling is required in the City of Providence. (City Ordinance Sec. 12.61.2)

Learn more about what can and can’t go in the recycling bin at RecycleTogetherRI.com.

Recycling Pickup

Recycling pickup in Providence takes place on Monday through Friday, with the exception of holidays that fall on a week day.

If a holiday falls on your trash pickup day, your trash will be picked up on the very next day. All pickups for the rest of the week will also be operating on a one-day delay. (Friday’s pickup will take place on Saturday).