Only a handful of holidays affect trash collection in nearly every area county, including Christmas Day. Most counties also do not have garbage pickup on New Year’s Day, but Duval County does.
What the delay means for when your garbage will be picked up varies by county.
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We’ve compiled a county-by-county breakdown of how garbage collection is affected by the holidays. And remember to break down boxes so would-be thieves don’t know what’s new in your home!
Happy holidays!
Duval County
In Duval County, garbage collection schedules are adjusted ONLY for Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
- Christmas: Customers with Thursday collection days will be serviced the following Saturday (12/27).
- Visit the Residential Waste Collection Schedule lookup page and type in your address for the revised schedule.
Solid waste collections for New Year’s Day will run on a normal schedule.
To request collection service or report a problem with collection, call 904-630-CITY (2489) or visit https://myjax.custhelp.com/.
Atlantic Beach
Garbage, recycling and yard waste are collected every day of the year, except for Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. When these holidays fall on a regularly scheduled collection day, pick up days will be determined in advance.
Atlantic Beach residents whose garbage, recycling, and yard debris collection is on Thursdays will have service on Saturday, Dec. 27, instead of on Christmas Day.
The New Year’s holiday does not affect solid waste collection service; only Christmas and Thanksgiving do.
Questions? Email info@coab.us or visit www.coab.us/solidwaste.
St. Johns County
Garbage, recycling, and yard waste will NOT be collected on Thursday, Dec. 25. Beginning Dec. 26, collections will be delayed one day, with all routes being completed by Dec. 27.
The Tillman Ridge and Stratton Road solid waste scale houses will be closed Dec. 25 and will resume standard operating hours on Dec. 26.
Garbage, recycling, and yard waste will NOT be collected on Jan. 1. Beginning Jan. 2, collections will be delayed one day, with all routes being completed by Jan. 3.
The Tillman Ridge and Stratton Road solid waste scale houses will be closed Jan. 1 and will resume standard operating hours on Jan. 2.
Additionally, residents can download the Recycle Coach app or visit the Solid Waste web page to obtain curbside collection schedules, sign up for alerts, and quickly learn how to properly dispose of different household waste materials.
For more information, click here.
St. Augustine
Offices for the city of St. Augustine will be closed Wednesday through Friday, Dec. 24 – 26, in observance of Christmas, as well as Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in observance of the New Year’s holiday.
All solid waste collection services will be suspended on Christmas Day, Thursday, Dec. 25, and there will be no residential recycling on Friday, Dec. 26.
All solid waste services will remain on schedule Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.
For information regarding solid waste service for St. Johns County, please call 904-827-6980.
For information regarding solid waste service for St. Augustine Beach, please call 904-471-1119.
St. Augustine Beach
City offices will be closed on Wednesday through Friday, Dec. 24-26, for the observance of Christmas.
Thursday’s solid waste/recycling collection will be on Friday, Dec. 26.
No pickup of yard trash/special waste on Wednesday, Dec. 24. Yard trash/special waste pickup service will resume on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
Clay County
There will be no garbage or yard waste collection on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Residents with Thursday pickup will be serviced on Friday, and those with Friday pickup will be serviced on Saturday.
The Rosemary Hill Solid Waste Management Facility and the county’s Environmental Convenience Centers will be closed on Christmas and New Year’s Day.
The administration office will close on Dec. 24 at 2 p.m. and remain closed on Christmas. It will also close on Dec. 31 at 2 p.m. and remain closed on New Year’s Day.
Green Cove Springs
Christmas: No pick-up on Thursday, Dec. 25, and Friday, Dec. 26. All services will be picked up on their next scheduled day.
New Year’s Day 2026: No pick-up on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. All services will be picked up on their next scheduled day.
For more Green Cove Springs information, click here.
Orange Park
No pick-up holidays include Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. When your collection day falls on/or after a holiday, your collection service will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week.
Nassau County
Meridian Waste will not provide pick-up on Christmas Day. Those with pick-ups on Thursday will be serviced on Friday, and those with pick-ups on Friday will be serviced on Saturday.
Fernandina Beach
There will be no pickup service on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.
Collection service will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week. For more information, visit www.WMFloridaHoliday.com.
Flagler County
Those with Thursday pick-up (Christmas Day and New Year’s Day) will have service on Saturday, Dec. 27 and Jan. 3
The Hazardous Waste site will be closed at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 22, in addition to Christmas and New Year’s Day.
For additional Solid Waste information, click here.
Palm Coast
The city of Palm Coast contracts with FCC Environmental for garbage collection, recycling, yard waste and bulk trash.
No collection will occur on Thursday, Dec. 25.
Thursday’s bulk collection will occur on Monday, Dec. 22.
Thursday’s recycling collection will occur on Saturday, Dec. 27.
No collection will occur on Thursday, Jan. 1.
Thursday’s bulk collection will occur on Monday, Dec. 29.
Thursday’s recycling collection will occur on Saturday, Jan. 3.
For more information, click here.
Bunnell
Christmas: Grand Reserve residential garbage will be picked up on Thursday, Dec. 25. Commercial dumpsters will be picked up on Friday, Dec. 26. Friday bulk will be picked up as normal.
New Year’s Day: Grand Reserve residential garbage will be picked up on Thursday, Jan. 1. Commercial dumpsters will be picked up on Friday, Jan. 2. Friday bulk will be picked up as normal.
Putnam County
New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas are county and Waste Pro holidays.
If your pick-up day falls on one of these days, your service will be on a one-day delay, and all other pick-ups that week will fall back one day. (Example: Thursday will be moved to Friday and Friday will be moved to Saturday.)
For more information, click here.
Baker County
Macclenny is serviced by Meridian Waste.
There will be no pickup service on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.
If the holiday occurs on or prior to your scheduled collection day, services will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week.
For more information, click here.
Bradford County
Bradford County does not provide curbside pickup, but the county’s solid waste collection sites are closed on county holidays, including Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
If a holiday falls on a Saturday, the county observes it on Friday and is closed on Friday and Saturday. If a holiday falls on Sunday, the county observes it on Monday and is closed Sunday and Monday. More info
Starke
GFL is the solid waste collector for the city of Starke.
There will be no pick-up service on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.
If a holiday falls on your service day, your trash will be collected the following day. Routes will be delayed by one day the rest of the week after a holiday.
For example, if your normal collection day is Tuesday and a holiday is on Tuesday, you will be serviced on Wednesday. If a holiday is on Tuesday and your service day is Wednesday, you will be collected on Thursday. Friday collection will be serviced on Saturday.
For more information, click here.
Columbia County
Columbia County administers the contract for curbside collection through Waste Pro, which provides for once-a-week pickup for household garbage and yard waste.
New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas are Waste Pro holidays.
Garbage collection on these days will be made up with collection falling one day later. Example: Thursday, Dec. 25, Christmas Day, will be collected on Friday, Dec. 26. Friday’s collection will be on Saturday.
Any additional questions concerning collection should be directed to 386-758-7800. For more information, click here.
The Winfield Solid Waste Facility will be closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Union County
GFL collects garbage in Lake Butler.
GFL observes the following holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
If your normal pick-up day falls on one of those holidays, your trash will be serviced the following day. Routes will be delayed by one day the rest of the week after a holiday. For more on your holiday schedule, click here.
New River Solid Waste Association also provides waste collection services to Lake Butler and throughout Union County. To find out more about its services, call 386-431-1000.
For more on the solid waste collection site schedules in the county, click here.
Alachua County
Only six holidays affect collection service:
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
- New Year’s Day
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday (observed)
- Memorial Day
- Fourth of July
Waste will not be collected on these holidays, and all scheduled pickups will be delayed by one (business) day. Collection will return to normal the following week.
For more information, click here.
Gainesville
Residential curbside collection for garbage, recycling and yard trash will not be picked up on Thursday, but will be picked up on Friday.
Brantley County
The county is serviced by Ryland Environmental.
There will be no collection on Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s Day.
Holidays may vary by local office due to contractual obligations, landfill schedules, and other factors.
Call your local office if you have any questions about a holiday for your service area.
For more information, click here.
Camden County
There will be no pickup on the following holidays:
- Thursday, Dec. 25, Christmas Day
- Thursday, Jan. 1, New Year’s Day
If your regularly scheduled services fall on Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s Day, your service will occur on the following day. Service will continue to be a day behind for the rest of the week.
For more information, click here.
Charlton County
The county is serviced by Meridian Waste.
There will be no pickup service on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.
If the holiday occurs on or prior to your scheduled collection day, services will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week.
For more information, click here.
Folkston
The Chesser Island Landfill in Folkston is only closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
For more information, click here.
Glynn County
If your normal collection day falls on or after a holiday, your garbage collection will be one day later for the duration of that week. This includes yard debris and recycling services.
So for Christmas week, those normally with Thursday pick-up days will be picked up on Friday, Dec. 26, and those normally with Friday pick-up days will be picked up on Saturday, Dec. 27.
Contact Customer Service at 912-554-7111 if you have any questions about your holiday schedule or to report a missed pick up of household garbage, recycling, or yard debris.
Holidays include:
- New Year’s Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
For more information, click here.
Ware County
Ryland Environmental will collect ALL residential and commercial garbage on Friday, Dec. 26 — this includes both the Thursday and Friday routes.
To ensure pickup, place all carts out on Thursday night, Dec. 25.
For more information, click here.