How often is recycling collected in Bellingham?

Recycling is collected every other week in Bellingham.

Do holidays change trash pickup in Bellingham?

Yes. Bellingham publishes 6 holiday changes for 2026, including New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth.

Collection schedule for

Bellingham, WA

Bellingham, WA Trash Pickup Schedule

Bellingham publishes its collection schedule below.

Find your exact day on Bellingham’s official lookup ↗Bellingham publishes each address’s day through its own tool — type your address there and it answers directly.

What’s collected in Bellingham

TrashWeekly

RecyclingEvery other week

Organics (compost)Every other week

Bellingham Recycling Schedule

Recycling in Bellingham is collected every other week — the day depends on your address, so use the lookup above. Bellingham doesn’t publish which week is which, so we don’t guess it.

What we don’t have yet

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