Sanitation Department won’t pick up trash, compost or recycling anywhere in NYC on Wednesday for Veterans Day
Blocks with Wednesday pickup can set bins out Wednesday night for collection starting Thursday, Nov. 12. DSNY warns of delays after the holiday, and Special Waste Drop-Off sites are closed.
By Bushwick Daily News Desk
Nov. 9, 2026 · 1 min read
Recycling bags set out on a New York City sidewalk (file photo, not a Bushwick block), and the Department of Sanitation's Veterans Day service alert. Photo: Jess Hawsor via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (file photo). Alert: NYC Department of Sanitation. Composite by Bushwick Daily
Sanitation Department won’t pick up trash, compost or recycling anywhere in NYC on Wednesday for Veterans Day
Blocks with Wednesday pickup can set bins out Wednesday night for collection starting Thursday, Nov. 12. DSNY warns of delays after the holiday, and Special Waste Drop-Off sites are closed.
The New York City Department of Sanitation will not collect trash, compost or recycling on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, in observance of Veterans Day, meaning no pickups across Bushwick and the rest of the city that day.
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Residents who normally receive Wednesday collection may place their trash, composting or recycling material at the curb Wednesday evening for collection beginning Thursday, November 12.
The department also said collection delays may occur after the holiday as crews work through the backlog of material.
The Department’s Special Waste Drop-Off sites, which take batteries, electronics, fluorescent bulbs and other harmful items for safe disposal, will be closed for the holiday. The Brooklyn site is at 459 North Henry St. in Greenpoint.
Residents with questions about Sanitation services and holiday schedules can call 311 or visit nyc.gov/sanitation.
