How often is recycling collected in Greenbelt?

Recycling is collected weekly in Greenbelt, on a day that depends on your address.

Do holidays change trash pickup in Greenbelt?

Yes. Greenbelt publishes 6 holiday changes for 2026, including Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day.

Collection schedule for

Greenbelt, MD

Greenbelt publishes its collection schedule below.

TrashWeekly

RecyclingWeekly

Yard wasteWeekly · FridayNext: Today

Recycling in Greenbelt is collected weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday depending on your area.

What we don’t have yet

We haven’t found Greenbelt’s bulk items schedule yet. We only publish what a city puts in writing, so this stays blank until we find it.

As published by Greenbelt.

Martin Luther King Jr. DayJan 19

Slides one day for the rest of that week

Presidents' DayFeb 16

Slides one day for the rest of that week

Memorial DayMay 25

Slides one day for the rest of that week

JuneteenthJun 19

No change — collection runs as normal

Labor DaySep 7

Slides one day for the rest of that week

Christmas DayDec 25

No change — collection runs as normal

Greenbelt doesn’t publish a collection-zone map — the schedule is in the panel.