Baltimore Moves Veterans Day Trash and Recycling Pickup to Saturday

A Baltimore sanitation worker on a nighttime route in the city’s 2026 DPW calendar. Photo via Baltimore City Department of Public Works.

Baltimore City households with Wednesday trash or recycling collection have a different pickup day this week. The Department of Public Works lists Saturday, November 14, 2026, as the makeup day for Veterans Day. City offices and sanitation yards will be closed for the holiday on Wednesday, November 11th.

The change applies to city service displaced by the Wednesday holiday. Residents who are unsure which day their block receives collection can call 311 or use the collection-day information on the department’s website. The November page of the city’s DPW calendar lists separate makeup dates for Election Day, Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. November 14th is the one tied to this week’s holiday.

Howard County Keeps Wednesday Collection

Across the city line, collection schedules depend on the jurisdiction. Howard County’s holiday notice says Wednesday trash, recycling, yard trim and food scrap collection will take place on the normal schedule. The Alpha Ridge Landfill will also open on Veterans Day.

Howard County government offices, the animal shelter and its 50+ centers will close Wednesday. A closed county office therefore has different implications for a resident planning an in-person visit and one deciding when to put out a recycling bin.

For Baltimore City residents making weekend plans, Saturday is the date to mark for the missed Wednesday route. Families also planning around this week’s school events can find details in PowerPage’s guide to the Baltimore school-choice workshop.