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Reno Trash Pickup Schedule

The Reno trash pickup schedule comes with a genuinely rare perk: holidays don't delay it at all. Where almost every other city on this site pushes collection back a day around New Year's or Thanksgiving, Waste Management runs Reno's curbside routes straight through the calendar. Northern Nevada is also served by a different hauler than the Las Vegas valley, so the zones, rates and extras here work nothing like they do down south.

How often is trash picked up in Reno?

Waste Management collects across six zones, and unusually the week runs Monday through Saturday rather than stopping on Friday. Trash is weekly; recycling alternates on an even-week or odd-week rotation tied to your address.

Because routes run six days a week across six zones, a Saturday collection day is completely normal in Reno rather than a holiday make-up run - don't assume a Saturday pickup means something has shifted.

Find your day & recycling week

Two things come from your address: which of the six zones you fall in, and whether your recycling lands on even or odd weeks. Both are on the WM lookup:

Look up your address on wm.com →

Waste Management's Reno office can also confirm your schedule or arrange carts on 775-329-8822. If you live outside city limits in unincorporated Washoe County, your service details may differ - check with the county rather than the city.

Cart placement rules

• Set carts out the night before or early on collection morning
• Leave clearance around each cart for the automated arm
• Keep lids closed - Washoe Valley wind is no joke
• In winter, keep carts clear of plowed snow banks so the truck can reach them
• Bring carts back in once emptied

Reno Trash Holiday Schedule

This is the shortest holiday section on the site, because the answer is the same every time: Waste Management collects on all holidays in Reno, with no delays at any point in the year.

One important exception: while curbside collection runs, transfer stations and landfills do close on major holidays. If you were planning to use one of your free disposal trips on a holiday weekend, check the facility's hours first - that's where holiday closures actually bite in Reno.

What goes in each cart

The excess waste stickers are worth knowing about before you need them - 20 a year is generous, and they let you clear a one-off overflow without booking anything or making a trip.

How much does trash service cost in Reno?

Rates depend on cart size, so a household that downsizes its trash cart pays less. The standard pairing is a 96-gallon trash cart with a 96-gallon recycling cart at $25.20 a month, under rates effective April 1, 2025.

Reno is the most expensive of the Nevada cities covered here, but the rate includes extras the southern Nevada franchises don't - the free transfer station trips and the overflow stickers below are both bundled in, not add-ons.

Bulky items & free disposal trips

Reno handles large items differently from the Las Vegas valley: instead of a curbside bulk truck on a rotation, residents get free disposal trips they can use whenever they need them.

This suits a big clear-out better than a scheduled bulk system does - you go when you're ready rather than waiting for your bulk week. The trade-off is that you need a vehicle and have to haul it yourself.

Apartments & multifamily buildings

The zone schedule and residential rates above cover single-family homes with individual carts. Apartment complexes in Reno typically use shared bins or compactors on a commercial account arranged by the property, so collection frequency is set by the building rather than a residential zone. Check with your property manager, and note that the free transfer station trips are tied to residential WM accounts.

Reporting illegal dumping

Nevada Revised Statute 444.630 makes it illegal to dump solid waste - including junk vehicles, construction debris and yard waste - anywhere other than a designated facility. Report dumping to the City of Reno if the site is inside city limits, or to Washoe County if it falls outside them.

Given how much open land surrounds the Truckee Meadows, knowing which jurisdiction a site sits in saves a lot of time - a dump site on the edge of town is often county rather than city.

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