How often is recycling collected in Bangor?

Recycling is collected weekly in Bangor.

Do holidays change trash pickup in Bangor?

Yes. Bangor publishes 5 holiday changes for 2026, including Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day.

Collection schedule for

Bangor, ME

Bangor publishes its collection schedule below.

TrashWeekly

RecyclingWeekly

Recycling in Bangor is collected weekly — the day depends on your address, so use the lookup above.

What we don’t have yet

We haven’t found Bangor’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 Bangor.

Memorial DayMay 25

Slides one day for the rest of that week

Independence DayJul 4

No change — collection runs as normal

Labor DaySep 7

Slides one day for the rest of that week

Thanksgiving DayNov 26

Slides one day for the rest of that week

Christmas DayDec 25

That day moves one day later

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