Olds Services

Garbage pick-up is every Tuesday. Please have the cart out by 6:00 AM.

Recycling pick-up is every other Tuesday (See Chart Below). Please have it out by 6:00 AM.

2026 Recycle Schedule

January 6th & 20th
February 3rd & 17th
March 3rd, 17th, & 31st
April 14th & 28th
May 12th & 26th
June 9th & 23rd
July 7th & 21st
August 4th & 18th
September 1st, 15th, & 29th
October 13th & 27th
November 10th & 24th
December 8th & 22nd

Cart Placement

Carts must face the street with wheels towards the house. Carts must be 5 ft away from and other objects, including each cart.

Holiday Schedule – 2026

Labor Day: Wednesday September 9th, 2026

The following holidays will be collected on your normal scheduled day:

New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day

If you are uncertain about your holiday schedule, please place your garbage out by 6:00 AM on your regular collection day, and we will ensure to pick it up by 4:00 PM the next day.

Spring Clean-up Schedule

 Friday June 5th, 2026

Items Need to be curbside by 6AM

ITEMS ACCEPTED
Misc. household unwanted items, including up to (2) furniture items.
Window & Door (1 of each, per household)
Regular household food waste
Carpet rolled and tied in 6ft length (1 roll per household)
“Limit 2” Appliances: washers, dryers, water heaters, refrigerators, a/c units, microwaves, and stoves. (No food waste or trash in appliances)
Misc scrap metal items
Used Oil – 5 gal limit
Dried latex paint only – no other chemical waste will be allowed.
Misc trash must be bagged or boxed. Loose trash will not be taken.
Piles cannot exceed 8ft x 8ft and 3 ft high.
TVs and Monitors require a bulk sticker ($30) sold at City Hall.

Items must be bagged or boxed so the collectors can pick them up from the curbside. We will not rake or scoop up loose piles of trash thrown at the curb.

ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED
Oil base paint

Any & All Chemical

Concrete, Bricks or Ashes

No Pianos – Organs – Hot Tubs

No construction or demolition material

We will not rake or scoop up loose piles of trash thrown at the curb.

If the item is so big that it would require a trailer to haul it off, we cannot accept such items.

 

Questions?
Call: 319-385-4849
or 319-986-6919.