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New guide: yard waste, leaves & brush

Fall leaf season is here, so we added a yard waste guide. It starts with McKinney, TX, Arlington, TX, and Peoria, AZ: bag rules, bundle sizes and free drop-off spots, all from each City's official pages.

8 more cities for mattress disposal

Added mattress guides for McKinney and Arlington, TX, Peoria, AZ, and Santa Clarita, Palmdale, Corona, Hayward and Santa Rosa, CA, plus furniture and appliance guides for six of them.

Battery recycling: Chicago, Seattle, Denver, Corona

Battery disposal guides are now up for Chicago, Seattle, Denver and Corona, CA, including drop-off sites and how to tape battery ends safely.

New: request your city

If you search for your city in Find your city and it isn't listed yet, you can now ask us to add it. You can also leave an email if you'd like a note when it goes live. The cities people ask for most get built first.

Florida flooding: Palm Bay and Port St. Lucie trash pickup delayed

The Nov 2–3 flooding on Florida's east coast disrupted trash pickup. Port St. Lucie is on a holiday schedule, with every pickup day moving one day later. Palm Bay's Monday routes move to Thursday, Nov 5. Our pages list the official city updates and the rules for setting out flood debris.

NYC: 2026 SAFE Disposal Events are over

DSNY says there are no more SAFE Disposal Events in 2026, and the next ones are expected in 2027. For now, take oil-based paint to a PaintCare drop-off site or to a DSNY Special Waste Drop-Off site (Tue–Sat, 9 AM–3 PM).

New guides: household chemicals and fridges & freezers

Two new guides went up. The household chemicals guide covers LA County, Portland, Baltimore, Milwaukee and San Francisco. The fridge & freezer guide, with Freon tips, covers Denver, Oklahoma City, Washington DC, Indianapolis, Nashville and Glendale CA.

16 more cities for mattress disposal

We added Augusta GA, Vancouver WA, Oxnard CA, Birmingham AL, Akron OH, Newport News VA, Ontario CA, Brownsville TX, Glendale CA, Aurora IL, Pembroke Pines FL, Murfreesboro TN, Killeen TX, Kansas City KS, Charleston SC and Macon-Bibb County GA. Every page comes from that city's official page.

More battery, furniture and appliance guides

New battery pages are up for Oklahoma City, San Francisco, Nashville, Washington DC, LA County, Boston, Baltimore, Milwaukee and Portland. Furniture and appliance pages were added for Denver, Oklahoma City, Washington DC, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Nashville, Baltimore, Milwaukee, Glendale CA and Pembroke Pines.

New battery disposal guide

Our new battery guide explains how to get rid of batteries safely, with EPA tips. It started with New York City, Houston and Phoenix, and Philadelphia, San Antonio and San Diego were added the same day.

Thanksgiving guide grows

We added holiday pickup changes for Fort Worth, San Jose, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Louisville, Washington DC and Baltimore, each checked against the city's official site.

Thanksgiving trash guide launched

This city-by-city guide covers holiday pickup changes, turkey fryer oil, and extra trash and boxes. It launched with Phoenix, San Diego, New York City, Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Jacksonville, Columbus, Indianapolis and Charlotte.