Evansville, IN Trash & Recycling: Holiday Pickup Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Holiday extension
- Curb time +24 hours
- Trigger
- Any week with a Federal holiday
- Also applies to
- Weeks with significant weather events
- Sets pickup-day shifts
- Water and Sewer Utility Board
- Late-removal fine
- $25 first offense/year
Summary
In weeks with a Federal holiday or major weather event, Evansville, Indiana gives residents an extra 24 hours to set out and remove trash and recycling carts.
Carts shall not be placed on the curb or street earlier than 5:00 a.m. on the day before the scheduled date of collection. All carts shall be removed from the curb or street no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day after the regular collection date; provided, however, that such time shall be extended by 24 hours in weeks featuring a Federal holiday or significant weather event. All carts shall be situated so as to be readily accessible to collection on the date of collection.
(C) For special solid waste trash pick-up events provided by the City, including, but not limited to, special spring pick up, heavy waste (bulky waste) and fall leaf service, bags, bundles or items of heavy trash (bulky waste) shall not be placed at the curb or alley before the weekend preceding the scheduled collection date.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance G-2026-12, passed June 22, 2026).
Full Breakdown
City code sets normal cart timing at no earlier than 5:00 a.m. the day before collection and no later than 5:00 p.m. the day after. EMC 8.05.050(B) then adds that 'such time shall be extended by 24 hours in weeks featuring a Federal holiday or significant weather event.' That means in a holiday week residents effectively get an extra day on each end of the curb window before the late-removal fine can apply. The Water and Sewer Utility Board, which administers Article III of Title 8, sets the actual day-to-day collection schedule and any holiday shifts to pickup day itself; the ordinance only fixes the outer curb-time limits.
Violations & Fines
Leaving carts out past the extended deadline risks the same EMC 8.05.050(F) fine ladder as any other set-out violation: $25 first offense per calendar year, $50 second, $100 for each one after that.
Frequently Asked Questions
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