Holiday Collection Schedule

The City of East Lansing attempts to collect refuse and recycling as close to regular collection days as possible when it comes to holiday observances. In most cases, DPW crews double up on the day following a holiday. In the case when a holiday occurs on a Friday, collection typically occurs on the following Monday.*When DPW is closed on a Monday in observance of a holiday, there will be no yard waste or bulk item pickup until the following Monday.

Holiday Schedule



April 17, 2023EXTRA recycling for Earth Day (west side only).
April 24, 2023EXTRA recycling for Earth Day (east side only). 
May 29, 2023Memorial Day-DPW closed. No yard waste or bulk item collection.
June 19, 2023Juneteenth-DPW closed. No yard waste or bulk item collection.
July 4, 2023Independence Day-DPW closed. Tuesday's & Wednesday's refuse and recycling will be collected on Wednesday, July 5.
September 4, 2023Labor Day-DPW closed. No yard waste or bulk item collection.
November 10, 2023Veterans Day-DPW closed. Friday's refuse and recycling will be collected on Monday, November 13.
November 23, 2023Thanksgiving-DPW closed. Thursday & Friday's refuse and recycling will be collected on Friday, November 24.
December 22, 2023DPW closed. Refuse and recycling will be collected as usual.
December 25, 2023Christmas-DPW closed. No bulk item collection.
December 29, 2023New Year's Eve-DPW closed. Refuse and recycling will be collected as usual.
January 1, 2024New Year's Day-DPW closed. Refuse and recycling will be collected as usual.
January 15, 2024Martin Luther King Jr., Day-DPW closed. No bulk item collection.
February 19, 2024President's Day-DPW closed. No bulk item collection.