Evansville Trash Pickup & Garbage Schedule 2026

Evansville residential trash and recycling are handled by Republic Services for eligible city customers. The city’s current residential system uses automated carts, with weekly trash collection, every-other-week recycling, and free scheduled heavy trash pickup as often as every two weeks for eligible residents.

How to Find Your Evansville Trash Pickup Day

Evansville’s official residential trash page points residents to Republic Services for the address-based pickup calendar. That is the easiest way to check your weekly trash day, your every-other-week recycling day, and any holiday delay affecting your exact address.

1. Open the Republic schedule page. Use Republic Services Schedule.
2. Enter your service address. This loads your exact weekly trash, recycling, and holiday information.
3. Check your recycling week. Evansville recycling is every other week on the same day as trash.
4. Use the heavy trash page when needed. Heavy trash is scheduled separately and is not automatic every week.
5. Call if you are unsure. Republic Services can be reached at 800-886-3345.

Evansville Trash Pickup Schedule: What Runs When

Evansville keeps the regular curbside system simple for eligible residential customers. Trash is collected weekly, recycling runs every other week, and heavy trash is scheduled by request rather than by a fixed monthly route.

Each eligible customer receives one free trash cart and one recycling cart. The city also notes that additional carts are available for a one-time fee through Republic Services.

Evansville Trash, Recycling, and Heavy Trash System

Evansville uses separate streams for regular trash, curbside recycling, and scheduled heavy trash. That makes it easier to sort materials correctly and avoid putting out the wrong items on the wrong day.

Evansville’s recycling program requires no sorting. The city says eligible materials should be rinsed and placed loose into the provided recycling cart rather than bagged.

Evansville Set-Out Rules

EWSU gives clear residential set-out rules for trash, recycling, and seasonal yard materials. Following them matters because materials outside the city carts are not collected during normal service, except during seasonal yard care periods.

• Place carts at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on your scheduled pickup day.
• Use the assigned pickup location. Set carts at the curb or your assigned collection point.
• Do not leave loose materials outside the carts during regular weekly service.
• Remove carts the same day after your trash is collected.
• Bag or bundle yard waste correctly during seasonal programs.

Evansville Heavy Trash Pickup Rules

Evansville’s heavy trash program runs year-round for eligible city residents who pay for trash service with their water bill. Instead of waiting for one or two citywide cleanups, you can schedule a specific pickup date as often as every two weeks, except during fall leaf season.

Common heavy trash items include:

• Appliances such as washers, dryers, stoves, and water heaters
• Refrigerators and freezers with refrigerants removed and tagged by a certified professional
• Furniture such as sofas, chairs, dressers, mattresses, and box springs
• One rolled carpet section less than 4 feet long and 2 feet around
• Some household items, tools, and limited building material in one container

1. Schedule the pickup first. Call 800-886-3345 or use the heavy trash request form.
2. Plan for one main item. The city says one item is accepted per pickup, except common pairs like a mattress and box spring.
3. Set the item out the day before. Place it where you normally place your trash and recycling.
4. Keep prohibited items out. Electronics, auto parts, hazardous waste, concrete blocks, bricks, steel poles, and privacy fencing are not accepted.
5. Check eligibility. Apartment complexes, mobile home communities, businesses, commercial customers, and county residents are not eligible.

Evansville 2026 Holiday Trash Schedule

EWSU’s official holiday page says trash and recycling pickups are delayed by one day during the listed holiday weeks. The holiday page specifically names New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day as one-day-delay holidays.

Because Republic manages the route calendar by address, it is still safest to check your service address online before a holiday week.

What to Do If Evansville Missed Your Pickup

If your trash, recycling, or heavy trash did not get collected, start by confirming the holiday schedule and then contact Republic Services. Evansville’s residential trash and recycling pages direct customers to Republic for service questions and scheduling.

1. Check your exact service address. Holiday weeks and route timing can change pickup times.
2. Confirm your set-out time. Carts should have been out by 6:00 a.m.
3. Review the holiday page. Many major holiday weeks in Evansville use a one-day delay.
4. Call Republic Services. Use 800-886-3345 for trash, recycling, or heavy trash questions.
5. Check EWSU pages for seasonal programs. Yard waste and leaf pickups follow separate seasonal rules.

Evansville Seasonal Yard Waste, Leaf, and Christmas Tree Pickup

Evansville also provides seasonal residential yard-care service for eligible customers. This includes spring yard waste pickup, fall leaf collection, and Christmas tree pickup.

Frequently Asked Questions About Evansville Trash Pickup

Official Evansville Trash Collection Resources

Reminder: The safest way to avoid a missed Evansville pickup is to check your exact address schedule before holiday weeks and before placing out heavy trash.