Holiday Collection Schedule

Curbside trash collectionUnincorporated Palm Beach County residents receive regular collection service on all holidays, with the exception of Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. If your service falls on one of these holidays, your items will be collected on the next scheduled service day (please see collection schedule below).

Municipal Residents should contact their municipality for holiday collection information. As a service to municipal residents, we have compiled a list of municipal contacts.

Excess Garbage Collection

SWA understands that there can be an increase of garbage around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, and so it has allowed for residents to place excess garbage at the curb for pick up on the regular collection days that fall between November 24 and 28 and between December 26 and January 1. Residents should note that excess garbage placed outside of a standardized garbage cart must be properly secured in plastic bags (oversized or excess carboard boxes may also be placed beside the yellow recycle bin for collection). All debris should still be placed curbside by 6 a.m. on the scheduled collection day.

Unincorporated PBC Holiday Collection Schedule

Holiday
Date
Item
Next Service Day
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 
(no collection)
Garbage
Monday, Nov. 27, 2023
  Recycling
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023
  Vegetation
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023
Christmas Day 
Monday, Dec. 25, 2023 
(no collection)
GarbageThursday, Dec. 28, 2023

  Recycling
Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023
  VegetationThursday, Dec. 28, 2023


SWA disposal facilities are open and haulers for unincorporated Palm Beach County run regular routes on the holidays listed below. Residents should place all debris normally collected on these days curbside by 6 a.m.

Even though administrative offices are closed there are Customer Information Services team members available to assist with any questions or concerns. They may be reached at 561-697-2700 or 866-792-4636 toll-free.

There will be normal scheduled collection services on the following holidays in unincorporated PBC:

Holiday
Date
New Year's Day Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023
Martin Luther King Jr. DayMonday, Jan. 16, 2023
Presidents Day
Monday, Feb. 20, 2023
Memorial Day
Monday, May 29, 2023
Juneteenth Day Monday, June 19, 2023 
Independence Day
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Labor Day
Monday, Sept. 4, 2023
Columbus DayMonday, Oct. 9, 2023
Veterans Day
Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023
Christmas Eve
Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023
New Year's Eve
Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023
New Year's DayMonday, Jan. 1, 2024