Sioux City, IA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Frequency
- At least once a week
- Holiday shift
- Delayed to following Saturday
- High-density/commercial
- No city collection
- Base service
- 1 container/week, max 6
Summary
Sioux City collects solid waste and yard waste from low-density homes at least once a week, shifting pickup a day around six major holidays.
The city shall provide for the collection of solid waste materials and yard waste from all low-density residential premises in the city not less than once each week except those located in essentially rural areas where the city manager finds that such service is not necessary. Collections will not be made on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day when these holidays fall on a weekday.
Full Breakdown
Sioux City Municipal Code § 5.20.080 requires the city to collect solid waste and yard waste from low-density residential premises (single-family and up to four-unit buildings, plus churches) not less than once a week, except in essentially rural areas the city manager exempts. High-density residential (5-8 units) and commercial premises get no city collection at all. When New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, or Christmas falls on a weekday, collection slides a day, with Saturday becoming that week's last pickup day and the normal Monday schedule resuming after. Each low-density premises gets one city-provided container weekly as base service, up to six containers total.
Violations & Fines
The schedule itself isn't a resident obligation, but materials set out inconsistent with the weekly or holiday-shifted schedule may be missed until the next route; repeated non-compliant placement is enforced under Ch. 5.20's offense and fee provisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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