NEW BEDFORD New Bedford has no trash, recycling, bulky item or yard waste pickup on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, and the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday routes run a day late, the city's notice says.
Monday and Tuesday routes stay on schedule this week, according to the city's notice, which carries the name of its hauler, Capitol Waste Services. For homes on the later routes, the one-day delay moves Wednesday pickup to Thursday, Nov. 12, Thursday pickup to Friday, Nov. 13, and Friday pickup to Saturday, Nov. 14.
| Usual pickup day | Pickup this week |
|---|---|
| Monday | Monday, Nov. 9, on schedule |
| Tuesday | Tuesday, Nov. 10, on schedule |
| Wednesday | Thursday, Nov. 12 |
| Thursday | Friday, Nov. 13 |
| Friday | Saturday, Nov. 14 |
The change covers all residential trash, recycling, bulky pickup and yard waste, the notice says.
Downtown, commercial and cardboard routes
Downtown and commercial collection follows the same pattern, with Monday and Tuesday routes on schedule, no collection Wednesday and the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday routes a day late. Business cardboard pickup keeps its Monday and Friday routes on schedule, and its Wednesday route is delayed a day, to Thursday, Nov. 12, the notice says.
Recycling Center closed Wednesday
The city's Recycling Center at 1103 Shawmut Ave. is closed Wednesday, Nov. 11. Its regular hours, the notice says, are noon to 5 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, so its next openings after the holiday are Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14. The list of what the center takes is at NewBedfordRecycling.org.
Bulky items still have to be booked ahead with Capitol Waste Services, and since Nov. 1 each property gets two free a week, as our story on the new bulky item rules explains.
Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.
Notes
Every fact comes from the City of New Bedford's notice on Veterans Day collection, which carries the name of its hauler, Capitol Waste Services, and which the city posted on its website as a PDF dated Oct. 14 (we also received it as an image Nov. 9), and from our Nov. 7 story on the city's bulky item rules. We read the notice on Nov. 10, worked out the new pickup days from its one-day delay and checked each date and weekday against a calendar.
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Sources (2)
- City of New Bedford notice: Solid Waste and Recycling Collection, in observance of Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026 (PDF, with Capitol Waste Services)City of New Bedford, on the city's site; file dated Oct. 14, 2026. No collection Wednesday, Nov. 11; residential (all trash, recycling, bulky pickup and yard waste) and downtown and commercial Monday and Tuesday routes on schedule, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday routes delayed one day; business cardboard Monday and Friday routes on schedule, Wednesday route delayed one day; Recycling Center, 1103 Shawmut Ave., closed Nov. 11, regular hours Monday, Wednesday, Friday noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; NewBedfordRecycling.org. We also received the same notice as an image Nov. 9. Read Nov. 10, 2026.
- South Coast 360: New Bedford cuts free bulky items from three to two a week, mattress fee now $25 (Nov. 7, 2026)Bulky items booked with Capitol Waste Services; two free per property a week since Nov. 1, from the city's announcement. Read Nov. 10, 2026.