Omaha Trash Pickup Schedule, Recycling & Bulk 2026
Find your Omaha collection day, recycling A/B group, yardwaste rules, and holiday schedule for 2026.
City of Omaha · Wasteline / Environmental Quality Division · Contractor: FCC Environmental · Updated April 2026
Find Your Omaha Collection Day & Recycling Group
Your collection day and recycling A/B group depend on your address. Use the official Wasteline address lookup or select your day below for your full schedule — trash, recycling week, yardwaste, and holiday impacts.
👈 Select your day above to see your complete Omaha collection schedule.
⚠ Don’t know your day or recycling group yet? Use the official Wasteline Collection Day & A/B Finder (enter your address) or call the Solid Waste helpline at (402) 444-5238 (Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–8 p.m.). See all contact options ↓
Omaha Waste Collection — Quick Facts
The City of Omaha’s solid waste program, known as Wasteline, is run by the Environmental Quality Division of the Omaha Public Works Department. Collection is handled under contract by FCC Environmental. Wasteline serves single-family homes and most small multi-family buildings within city limits. Recycling is collected every other week on an A/B rotation; trash and yardwaste are collected weekly, all on the same day.
Omaha’s Three Carts — What Goes Where
Every Wasteline-served home receives three color-coded carts, all collected on the same weekday. Trash and yardwaste are weekly; recycling is every other week based on your A or B group. All carts must be at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on collection day; set out no earlier than the evening before.
Black-Lid Cart — Garbage
Non-recyclable, non-yardwaste household garbage. All trash should be bagged. Lids must close completely. Weekly.
Weekly • Included in city servicesGreen-Lid Cart — Recycling
Single-stream recycling: cans, plastics #1–7, paper, cardboard, cartons. Clean, empty, loose. Every other week (A or B).
Every other week • A or B groupThird Cart — Yardwaste
Leaves, grass clippings, garden waste loose in the black-lid cart or in paper yardwaste bags. Stickers required for bags outside the cart except during the free season.
Weekly • Stickers for excess bags⏰ Set-Out Rules
- Carts may be placed out the evening before your collection day.
- All carts must be at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on your collection day. Collection begins at 6:00 a.m.
- Cart lids must be fully closed. Overfilled carts may not be collected.
- All trash must be bagged inside the black-lid cart to prevent litter.
- Place carts accessible from the street. Keep carts clear of vehicles, low-hanging branches, and all obstructions.
- Collection runs until 7:00 p.m. Do not report a missed pickup until after 7:00 p.m. on your collection day.
🏠 Special Programs
- Elderly/Handicap Assistance: Residents age 70+ or with a qualifying disability may apply for backdoor cart collection. See wasteline.org for details.
- Large Family Extra Cart Program: Qualifying large households may apply for an additional black-lid waste cart. See wasteline.org/big-family.
- Hefty® ReNew® Orange Bag Program: Orange Hefty ReNew bags can be placed in your recycling cart for hard-to-recycle plastics. Purchase at participating retailers. See wasteline.org/recycling.
Omaha Holiday Trash Collection Schedule 2026
Wasteline observes six holidays that cause a one-day collection delay for the remainder of that week. No collection on the holiday itself. Holidays that fall on a Saturday or Sunday do not affect collection. Friday’s collection shifts to Saturday when a delay applies.
| Holiday | 2026 Date | Impact | What Happens |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | Thu, Jan 1 | 1-Day Delay | Wed–Fri routes delayed one day. Mon & Tue: normal. |
| Memorial Day | Mon, May 25 | 1-Day Delay | All routes that week shift one day later. Fri → Sat. |
| Independence Day | Sat, Jul 4 | Normal | Falls on Saturday — no weekday impact. |
| Labor Day | Mon, Sep 7 | 1-Day Delay | All routes that week shift one day later. Fri → Sat. |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thu, Nov 26 | 1-Day Delay | Thu → Fri | Fri → Sat | Mon–Wed: normal. |
| Christmas Day | Fri, Dec 25 | 1-Day Delay | Fri → Sat | Mon–Thu: normal that week. |
Omaha Recycling — What Goes in the Green-Lid Cart
Omaha uses single-stream recycling collected every other week based on your Group A or Group B assignment. All items must be clean, empty, and placed loose (not in plastic bags). Find your A/B group using the Wasteline address lookup. Note: glass is NOT accepted in curbside recycling carts — take it to a drop-off location.
✅ Accepted in the Green-Lid Cart
- Aluminum & steel cans (empty and clean, including empty aerosol cans and water-based paint cans with lids removed)
- Plastic bottles, jugs & snap-top containers #1–7 (empty and clean), including DVD cases
- Paper and hard plastic cups (hot/cold takeout cups; not foam)
- All paper: newspapers, magazines, catalogs, envelopes, books, school paper, wrapping paper, greeting cards, paper egg cartons
- Cardboard & cartons: delivery boxes (flattened), cereal boxes, shoe boxes, juice/milk cartons, soup boxes
- Hefty® ReNew® orange bags (for hard-to-recycle plastics)
🚫 Never in the Green-Lid Cart
- Glass → drop-off locations only
- Plastic bags or film → grocery store drop-off
- Styrofoam / foam cups → trash or Hefty ReNew bag
- Food or food-soiled items → trash
- Tanglers: hoses, cords, wire hangers
- Syringes or sharps → UnderTheSink or sharps program
- Electronics or batteries → special disposal
- Contaminated or dirty items
🚩 Recycling Drop-Off Locations (Glass & More)
Glass bottles and jars are not accepted in Omaha’s curbside recycling cart. Take glass to one of the city-maintained recycling drop-off locations across Omaha. Find the nearest location at wasteline.org/recycling-drop-off-locations. These sites also accept cardboard and other recyclables if your cart is full.
Omaha Yardwaste Collection — Rules, Stickers & Free Seasons
Yardwaste is collected weekly on the same day as garbage and recycling. You can place yardwaste loose in your black-lid waste cart year-round at no extra cost. Excess yardwaste beyond the cart requires paper yardwaste bags with a purchased sticker (or free during the spring/fall seasons). No plastic bags — ever.
✅ Accepted as Yardwaste
- Grass clippings and leaves (loose in cart or paper bags)
- Garden waste: fallen apples, excess vegetables and fruit
- Branches up to 2 inches in diameter and 4 feet in length
- Bundles of brush tied with string or natural twine, up to 40 lbs, with a sticker
- Paper yardwaste bags weighing up to 40 lbs each
- Christmas trees (prepared properly — see below)
🚫 Not Accepted as Yardwaste
- Plastic bags (even “compostable” ones) → use paper bags only
- Trash cans as yardwaste containers
- Branches over 2 inches in diameter or 4 feet long
- Tree stumps
- Dirt, rocks, concrete
- Pet waste, fecal material
- Food waste → black-lid trash cart
🍁 Free Yardwaste Seasons 2026
During two free seasons each year, unlimited paper yardwaste bags are collected with no sticker required. Bags are composted at the Oma-Gro facility. Brush bundles still require a sticker even during the free season. Your regular black-lid cart may also hold yardwaste during these periods (but cart material is not composted).
- Spring season: May 4 – June 12, 2026
- Fall season: October 26 – December 4, 2026
Outside of these seasons, paper yardwaste bags placed outside the cart must have a purchased yardwaste sticker. Stickers are sold at retail locations across Omaha — find locations at wasteline.org/yardwaste-sticker-locations. Stickers are valid for the year issued and the following year.
♻ Oma-Gro Compost — Self-Haul Drop-Off (Free)
The Oma-Gro Production facility accepts self-haul yardwaste at no charge. New location: 6502 S. 60th Street, Omaha (at 60th & Harrison, former Al Veys ballfields). Hours: 7 a.m.–3 p.m. weekdays (winter); 7 a.m.–6 p.m. (summer). Closed City of Omaha holidays. Facility closes for winter on December 22 and reopens April 1. No plastic bags; branches must be under 2 inches in diameter. Stop at the office for permission to unload.
🎄 Christmas Tree Collection
Omaha maintains designated Christmas tree drop-off sites where trees are put to beneficial use (composted). Remove all decorations before drop-off — nothing else is needed. If not using a drop-off site: cut the tree to fit in your black-lid waste cart, or trim branches into bundles (with a sticker) and put the trunk in the cart. Find drop-off sites at wasteline.org/christmas-trees.
Omaha Spring Cleanup & Bulky Item Disposal
Omaha provides two options for large items that don’t fit in regular carts: the annual Spring Cleanup event and the year-round subsidized Bulky Item Disposal program at River City Transfer.
🌻 2026 Spring Cleanup — Free Annual Event
The Omaha Spring Cleanup is a free annual event in partnership with neighborhood associations. Open to all City of Omaha households. Commercial waste is not accepted. Residents must unload their own vehicles. Tires are no longer collected at Spring Cleanup — a separate tire collection program is being developed; see wasteline.org/tire-collection.
- April 18 — Central neighborhoods • 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
- April 25 — Northwest neighborhoods • 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
- May 2 — Northeast neighborhoods • 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
- May 9 — Southeast neighborhoods • 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
- May 16 — Southwest neighborhoods • 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Find your Spring Cleanup location at cleanup.wasteline.org or call the Spring Cleanup Hotline at (402) 444-4636.
🚙 Subsidized Bulky Item Disposal — River City Transfer (Year-Round)
River City Transfer & Recycling Station — 6404 S. 60th Street (just north of Harrison Street). Phone: (402) 889-8721.
Hours: Mon–Fri 6 a.m.–4 p.m. • Sat (Easter to Thanksgiving) 6 a.m.–1 p.m. • Sat (Thanksgiving to Easter) 7 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
The City subsidizes up to 4 loads per calendar year per household for Omaha residents. A one-time $15.00 administrative fee at the first visit each year purchases 4 dump vouchers. Cashless business. Bring two forms of proof of Omaha residency (see below). State and local law requires all loads to be covered with a tarp.
✅ Accepted at River City Transfer (Subsidized)
- Furniture: sofas, chairs, tables, dressers, bed frames
- Mattresses
- Auto parts, bicycles, tricycles
- Boxes, empty cans/pails/buckets
- Lumber, drywall, concrete (limited amounts)
- Countertop appliances
- Swing sets
🚫 Not Accepted / Extra Fees Apply
- Full-size appliances (washer, dryer, fridge, stove) → fee applies
- Tires → fee applies
- Tree/bush branches → Oma-Gro
- Hazardous waste (paint, chemicals, auto fluids, batteries) → UnderTheSink
- Animal bedding, dead animals, fecal material
- Railroad ties
- Commercial hauler loads
📋 Proof of Omaha Residency Required (River City Transfer)
Bring two items from the list (one from each category). Names and addresses must match and be current.
- Vehicle registration or State-issued ID (driver’s license, state ID, CHP permit, military ID)
- OPPD bill or MUD bill
Safety gear is required if you exit your vehicle when unloading: safety vest and hard hat. Available for purchase at River City Transfer (hard hat $12, vest $6). Confirm your address qualifies at apps.dcgis.org/bulkyitems.
Omaha Hazardous Waste — UnderTheSink Facility
Household hazardous waste (HHW) must never be placed in any waste cart. Omaha residents (and Douglas and Sarpy County residents) use the UnderTheSink facility — owned and operated by the City of Omaha on behalf of Douglas and Sarpy Counties.
🚩 UnderTheSink Facility
4001 S. 120th Street, Omaha, NE 68137
📞 (402) 444-7465
Wed & Fri: 9:00 a.m.–4:45 p.m.
Thu: 9:00 a.m.–6:15 p.m.
Sat: by appointment only — call to schedule
Mon & Tue: closed
No appointment needed Wed–Fri. Free for Douglas & Sarpy County residents only.
♻ ReStore Program
UnderTheSink has a ReStore inside the office entrance stocked with usable household chemicals turned in by others — available free of charge to the public. Good-condition paint, pool chemicals, pesticides, and more.
ReStore hours follow facility hours.
✅ Accepted at UnderTheSink
- Paint: latex and oil-based
- Pool chemicals, cleaners, solvents
- Home maintenance & car maintenance products
- Lawn and garden chemicals
- Rechargeable batteries
- Sharps (needles, syringes)
- Auto fluids: oil, antifreeze, gas
- Household chemicals and cleaners
- CFL and fluorescent bulbs
🚫 Not Accepted at UnderTheSink
- Ammunition, flares, fireworks
- Alkaline batteries → Batteries Plus stores
- Hearing aid batteries
- Asbestos, radioactive materials
- Smoke detectors
- Medications → separate pharmacy take-back programs
- Tires
- Business or farm waste
Multi-Family Buildings — Is Your Building Served by Wasteline?
The City of Omaha provides solid waste collection to single-family households and multi-family buildings with up to four units. Some apartment buildings with five or more units also receive City collection if the building’s owner has registered to receive this service.
🚚 How to Confirm Your Service
- Use the Wasteline Collection Day & A/B Finder to enter your address and confirm service.
- Call the Solid Waste helpline at (402) 444-5238 (Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–8 p.m.).
- If you live in a larger apartment building using a shared dumpster, contact your property manager to determine your hauler and collection schedule.
What to Do If Your Trash Wasn’t Collected in Omaha
- Wait until after 7:00 p.m. on your collection day. Collection runs until 7:00 p.m. Do not report a missed pickup before then.
- Check for a holiday delay. Memorial Day and Labor Day delay ALL routes that week by one day. New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day delay routes on and after the holiday. Confirm the current week’s status at wasteline.org/holiday-schedule.
- Verify cart placement: carts out by 6:00 a.m., lids fully closed, trash bagged, carts accessible and clear of obstructions.
- Check for a contamination issue. If prohibited items (such as glass in the recycling cart or plastic bags) were present, your cart may have been left. Remove offending items before the next service day.
- Report the missed pickup by calling the Solid Waste helpline at (402) 444-5238 (Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–8 p.m.; answering service evenings, weekends, and holidays through the same number). Report the following day as soon as possible.
- Check weather delays. Nebraska winters can cause collection delays. Sign up for notifications at join.wasteline.org or use the Wasteline Omaha app.
Omaha Trash & Recycling Tips Every Resident Should Know
🏠 New to Omaha or Just Moved In?
Enter your address at wasteline.org/collection-day-finder to confirm your collection day, recycling group (A or B), and generate a printable calendar. Sign up for email reminders at join.wasteline.org. Call (402) 444-5238 if you don’t receive carts within a few days of moving in. Confirm whether your building is Wasteline-served or uses a private hauler.
🚫 5 Common Mistakes Omaha Residents Make
- Putting glass in the curbside recycling cart — glass is drop-off only in Omaha, not curbside
- Confusing the cart lids: the recycling cart has a GREEN lid, not blue — the main waste cart has a black lid
- Forgetting recycling is every other week — always check your A or B week before setting out the recycling cart
- Using plastic bags for yardwaste — only paper yardwaste bags or loose in the black-lid cart are accepted
- Missing Memorial Day and Labor Day delays — in Omaha, these shift all routes that week by one day
❄ Winter Weather Delays
Omaha winters regularly cause service delays from snow and ice. The City has a post-storm action plan that may temporarily authorize FCC Environmental to co-collect garbage and yardwaste for efficiency. Ensure carts are accessible and clear of snow or ice on your collection day. Subscribe to delay notifications at join.wasteline.org or use the Wasteline Omaha app for real-time updates.
Contact Wasteline & City of Omaha Waste Services
| Contact | Details |
|---|---|
| Solid Waste Helpline | 📞 (402) 444-5238 — Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–8 p.m. • Answering service evenings, weekends & holidays through same number • Missed pickups, collection day questions, all Wasteline services |
| Wasteline Website | wasteline.org — Collection day & A/B finder, holiday schedule, yardwaste rules, recycling guide, all service information |
| Wasteline Omaha App | Free iOS & Android app — collection day reminders, A/B recycling week notifications, holiday delay alerts • Search “Wasteline Omaha” in Apple App Store or Google Play |
| Email Notifications | join.wasteline.org — Sign up for holiday and weather delay notifications |
| Spring Cleanup Hotline | 📞 (402) 444-4636 • Spring Cleanup info • cleanup.wasteline.org |
| River City Transfer (Bulky) | 6404 S. 60th St. • 📞 (402) 889-8721 • Mon–Fri 6 a.m.–4 p.m. • Sat (seasonal) • Check address eligibility |
| UnderTheSink (HHW) | 4001 S. 120th St. • 📞 (402) 444-7465 • Wed & Fri 9 a.m.–4:45 p.m. • Thu 9 a.m.–6:15 p.m. • Sat by appt • underthesink.org |
| Oma-Gro Compost Drop-Off | 6502 S. 60th St. • Free self-haul yardwaste • 7 a.m.–3 p.m. weekdays (winter); 7 a.m.–6 p.m. (summer) • omagro.com |
Frequently Asked Questions — Omaha Trash Pickup
Still Can’t Find Your Collection Day?
If the Collection Day Finder at the top of this page hasn’t resolved your question, use the official Wasteline resources below. The Wasteline address lookup is the most accurate source for your specific collection day and A/B recycling group.
🔍 Official Wasteline Lookup & Contact Options
All of the following are free and will confirm your exact schedule, recycling group, and service type:
🔍 Open Wasteline Address Finder 📞 Call (402) 444-5238| Wasteline Collection Day & A/B Finder | wasteline.org/collection-day-finder — Enter your address to confirm your collection day, recycling A or B group, and generate a printable calendar. |
| Solid Waste Helpline | (402) 444-5238 — Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–8 p.m. Answering service evenings, weekends & holidays through the same number. |
| Wasteline Omaha App | Free iOS & Android app — search “Wasteline Omaha.” Automatic recycling week reminders, holiday delay alerts. |
| Email Notifications | join.wasteline.org — Sign up for holiday and weather delay alerts. |
| Wasteline Website | wasteline.org — Complete service information, holiday schedule, yardwaste sticker locations, recycling guide, Spring Cleanup details. |
You will leave this website when using any of the links above. Wasteline.org is the official City of Omaha solid waste program website and the most accurate source for address-based schedule information.
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