Residential garbage and recycling is picked up on alternate weeks

Garbage and recycling are collected Tuesday through Friday; Organics are collected on Mondays. We collect Monday through Friday all year long - even on holidays. If your collection day falls on a holiday, we may come earlier than normal, so be sure to have your cart out by 6:00 a.m. If you believe your cart was missed, we ask that you wait until after 2:00 p.m. to call, as sometimes routes change and your pick-up may be later than normal.

2010 Calendar:

The 2010 printer-friendly calendar is available online. 

Reading the Calendar:

To read the calendar, just match the date to the color coding.

• Garbage week is gray
• Recycling week is blue
• Organics every other Monday: The Monday that we empty your organics cart is determined by your pick-up day.
• Tuesday and Wednesday pick-ups are noted with a green background.
• Thursday and Friday pick-ups are noted with a white background.

Contacting Public Works About Programs and Services

• Physical Address: 924 7th Ave. SE, Suite A
• Mailing Address: PO Box 1967, Olympia, WA 98507
• Hours: M - F from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except for City-recognized holidays)
• 360.753.8588, TTY 360.753.8270
• publicworks@ci.olympia.wa.us
• Public Works home page.  

City-recognized Holidays Include:

• New Year’s Day  - January 1
• Martin Luther King’s Birthday - Third Monday in January
• President’s Day -Third Monday in February
• Memorial Day - Last Monday in May
• Independence Day -July 4
• Labor Day -1st Monday in September
• Veterans Day -November 11
• Thanksgiving Day - Fourth Thursday and Friday in November
• Christmas Day -December 25