Hello Charlotteans. Below you will find Google Calendars for your specific collection day and recycling schedule.
2022 Trash & Recycling Schedules
Below are the 2022 garbage and recycling pickup schedules for the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. See here for help finding your collection day and recycling color code based on your address.
🟢 Green Color Schedules
| DAY | GOOGLE CALENDAR | iCAL |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 📆 Add to calendar | ↓.ics |
| Tuesday | 📆 Add to calendar | ↓.ics |
| Wednesday | 📆 Add to calendar | ↓.ics |
| Thursday | 📆 Add to calendar | ↓.ics |
| Friday | 📆 Add to calendar | ↓.ics |
🟠 Orange Color Schedules
| DAY | GOOGLE CALENDAR | iCAL |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 📆 Add to calendar | ↓.ics |
| Tuesday | 📆 Add to calendar | ↓.ics |
| Wednesday | 📆 Add to calendar | ↓.ics |
| Thursday | 📆 Add to calendar | ↓.ics |
| Friday | 📆 Add to calendar | ↓.ics |
How to find your collection schedule
- Go to the Mecklenburg County GeoPortal
- Enter your home address and select the correct match from the matched results
- Click on the Trash & Recycling option which will scroll you down to that section.
- Shown is your trash and recycling collection day plus your recycling pickup color (orange or green).
Charlotte Trash Pickup Details
- Trash is collected on weekdays M-F
- Recycling is collected every other week depending on your color code (Green or Orange)
- Observed holidays, all collection services operate on a one-day delay with Friday customers serviced on Saturday
Helpful Links
- GeoPortal to find your collection day ↗️
- 2022 Charlotte Recycling Collection Calendar 📁
- What can I recycle? ↗️
- Schedule bulk item pickup ↗️
- Yard Waste Collection Guidelines ↗️
- City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services Administration Policy 📁
- CLT Solid Waste Services homepage ↗️
FAQ
What year are these calendars for?
These schedules are for the 2022 year and runs until the week of December 31. I’ll update for 2023 as the City of Charlotte posts next year’s schedules closer to the end of the year.
Do I need to re-add the calendar for each new year?
No, the individual Google Calendar integrations remain same each year — so once the next year calendars get released they will appear on the same Calendar instance.
⚠️ However, if you download the .ics file version, you will need to download again once the updates are posted near the start of the year.
What’s the Recycling color code for?
All of Charlotte operates on the Green/Orange every-other-week schedule for recycling.
Does the calendar send notifications?
By default, I’ve set a single notification per week the evening before the collection day at 6 pm ET. This can be customized to your liking.
What are the calendar links?
The Google Calendar links will add these to your Google Calendar and look like:
The iCal links will download a standard .ics calendar file that you can import to any other calendar app of your choosing e.g. Apple Calendar, Outlook, etc.
What about holidays?
All City of Charlotte holiday service delays are included in the calendar and shifted by the appropriate day depending on where they land in the week 👍
Why are you doing this?
I missed a few recycling weeks this year and got tired of the terrible Charlotte Waste Management website, so I made a calendar to get reminded automatically. And then figured I’d share the wealth and do all 10 calendars so others could enjoy