Trash and recycling pickup in High Point: schedule, holidays, bulk

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Facts on this page come from the city’s Environmental Services Division and its collection schedule.

City of High Point crews collect household garbage and yard waste once a week and recycling and bulk items every other week. Everything goes out on the same day of the week, and every cart has to be at the curb by 6 a.m., when collection starts. A cart that is not out when the truck passes waits until the next scheduled pickup.

Who to call

• Environmental Services customer service: 336-883-3111 (missed carts, carts, sharps pickup)
• Find your day: the city’s collection map or the HPCollects app linked from the Environmental Services page
• Office: 3514 Triangle Lake Road, High Point
• Kersey Valley Landfill: 336-883-3468

What goes out, and when

Your recycling and bulk week is shown on the city’s collection map and on the 2026 recycling calendar. Garbage must be in a city-approved roll-out cart. Backyard collection is available for residents with a verified medical disability.

Set carts with the handle and wheels facing the house and 3 feet clear of other carts, mailboxes, shrubs and parked cars, according to the city’s recycling cart guidelines. Garbage found in a recycling cart gets the cart tagged, and repeat violations can lead to fines or the cart not being emptied.

Outside holiday weeks, the city looks at missed carts case by case; call 336-883-3111.

City of High Point trash collection holiday schedule

High Point’s regular routes run Monday through Thursday, and Friday is held back as the catch-up day. When a city holiday lands on a route day, that day’s garbage, recycling, yard waste and bulk pickup moves back one day, and so does every later route that week. A holiday on a Friday changes nothing. This is the city’s full 2026 list, from its collection schedule:

The next holiday weeks, day by day

Veterans Day week:

• Monday, Nov. 9: Monday routes, as normal
• Tuesday, Nov. 10: Tuesday routes, as normal
• Wednesday, Nov. 11: no collection
• Thursday, Nov. 12: Wednesday routes
• Friday, Nov. 13: Thursday routes

Thanksgiving week:

• Monday to Wednesday, Nov. 23-25: normal
• Thursday, Nov. 26: no collection
• Friday, Nov. 27: Thursday routes

Your recycling and bulk week does not change in a holiday week; it simply moves with your garbage day. The city has not yet posted its 2027 holiday list. Columbus Day is not a collection holiday in High Point.

The city says that because of extra volume in holiday weeks, drivers cannot come back for missed carts, so have carts out by 6 a.m. on the shifted day. In very hot, very cold or icy weather, the city may change the schedule; call 336-883-3111 to check.

Bulk items

Bulk pickup is for the occasional large item, such as a sofa, chair, mattress, carpet or appliance, not a whole-house cleanout, according to the city’s bulk item page. The rules:

• Bulk items go out on your recycling day, by 6 a.m.
• Do not mix limbs, yard waste or recyclables into the pile; it will not be collected.
• Lumber from your own project must be cut to 8 feet or less. Contractors must haul away their own waste.
• The city does not collect tires. Take them to the Guilford County Scrap Tire and White Goods Collection Facility, 2138 Bishop Road, or to a household hazardous waste event.

Yard waste and fall leaves

Grass, leaves, limbs and brush are picked up weekly on your regular day. Since July 1, 2023, the city no longer takes yard waste in plastic bags. Use the black yard waste cart, paper bags, or bundles no longer than 4 feet and no heavier than 50 pounds, according to the city’s yard waste page. Repeated use of plastic bags can bring a $250 fine. A 95-gallon yard waste or recycling cart costs $70 from the City Collector’s office, 211 S. Hamilton St., or through the city’s online request form.

Loose leaf pickup by the Street Maintenance Division runs in two rounds, according to its loose leaf page:

• Nov. 2-20: Monday and Wednesday garbage service areas
• Nov. 30 to Dec. 18: Tuesday and Thursday garbage service areas
• Jan. 4-22, 2027: Monday and Wednesday areas, second round
• Jan. 25 to Feb. 12, 2027: Tuesday and Thursday areas, second round

Have piles at the curb by 7 a.m. Monday of your round, within 8 to 10 feet of the street and free of sticks, limbs and trash. Do not rake leaves into the street or over storm drains. You can also drop yard waste at the Ingleside Compost Facility, 3001 Ingleside Drive, open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.

Hazardous waste, electronics and sharps

• Household hazardous waste event: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at 1401 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, with secure document shredding, according to the city’s hazardous waste page. Paint, pesticides, motor oil, batteries, pool chemicals and similar items are taken; business waste, asbestos and explosives are not. Questions: 336-807-4817 or 336-883-3681.
• Any other time: Guilford County residents can use the collection center at 2750 Patterson Ave., Greensboro, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays; 336-373-2196.
• Lithium-ion batteries never go in a cart. Take them to a hazardous waste event or a retail drop-off.
• TVs and computers are banned from landfills in North Carolina. Drop them at the High Point Material Recovery Center, 5875 Riverdale Drive, Jamestown (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday), or at the Ingleside Compost Facility during its hours.
• Needles and syringes go in a puncture-proof sharps container. When it is full, call 336-883-3111 for a free pickup.

Kersey Valley Landfill

The city landfill is at 3940 Kivett Drive, Jamestown, open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, according to its facility page. A convenience center with dumpsters sits at the front. The tipping fee is $48 a ton plus a $2 state tax, with a $7.50 minimum for pickups, SUVs and trailers and $2 for cars. It does not take yard waste, tires, paint or hazardous chemicals.

What this means for you

• Look up your address once on the collection map and note your recycling week.
• Wednesday and Thursday customers: Veterans Day week pickup moves back a day (Nov. 12 and 13).
• Thursday customers: Thanksgiving week pickup is Friday, Nov. 27.
• Leaves go to the curb loose only during your round; otherwise use paper bags.

Related: who to call at City Hall and moving to High Point.

Frequently asked questions

What day is trash pickup in High Point?

It depends on your address. Enter it in the city’s collection map to see your day. Garbage and yard waste are picked up weekly, and carts must be at the curb by 6 a.m.

Is recycling every week in High Point?

No. The green recycling cart is collected every other week on your regular garbage day. The city’s collection map and its 2026 recycling calendar show which weeks are yours.

Does High Point pick up couches and mattresses?

Yes. Bulk items such as sofas, chairs, mattresses, carpet and appliances are picked up on the same day as your recycling, every other week. It is not meant for a whole-house cleanout.

Can I put yard waste in plastic bags in High Point?

No. Since July 1, 2023, yard waste must go in the black yard waste cart, paper bags or bundles of 4 feet or less and 50 pounds or less. Repeated use of plastic bags can bring a $250 fine.

Is trash pickup delayed for Thanksgiving in High Point?

Only Thursday routes. In the week of Nov. 23, 2026, Thursday collection moves to Friday; Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday routes run as normal.

Is there trash pickup on Veterans Day in High Point?

No collection on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Wednesday routes are picked up Thursday, Nov. 12, and Thursday routes on Friday, Nov. 13. Monday and Tuesday routes run as normal.

Does High Point pick up trash the week of Christmas and New Year’s?

Yes, on the normal schedule. Both holidays fall on a Friday in this cycle, and regular routes run Monday through Thursday, so nothing moves.

How does the City of High Point holiday trash schedule work?

Regular routes run Monday through Thursday, and Friday is the catch-up day. When a holiday falls on a route day, that day’s collection and every later day that week move back one day. A Friday holiday changes nothing.