We’re here to help you find the Muncie trash pickup schedule for 2024 including bulk pickup, recycling, holidays, and maps.
The City of Muncie is in Indiana with Fort Wayne to the north, Indianapolis and Anderson to the southwest, Columbus to the east, and Dayton to the southeast.
If there’s a change to your normal trash collection schedule then there’s a good chance your street sweeping schedule has changed too so make sure to check for updates.
Muncie Trash Collection Calendar 2024
For normal trash collection schedules, visit the city’s trash pick schedule.
Trash Pick Up Holidays
Muncie Sanitation Department picks up trash every day of the year except for Christmas.
In the event that Christmas falls on a weekday, trash collection will not run. Collection will resume the following day and run behind schedule one day for the remainder of the week.
Muncie Trash Collection Map
Bulk Waste Pickup Calendar 2024
Bulk items are collected by a secondary truck on your regular trash day.
If your Toter or bulk item was not accessible you will be notified via a green missed trash sticker on the item indicating why the item was not collected. If an item is tagged please address the issue promptly to ensure the item is collected the next week.
Acceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
- Limbs
- Furniture
- Appliances
- other household items that do not fit into a 96-gallon toter, provided they meet the guidelines (call or check the Muncie Sanitary District website for the guidelines)
Unacceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
- Hazardous Household Waste and materials banned from a landfill (motor oil, paint, etc)
- Needles
- Construction Material
- Large quantities of animal waste
- Human Waste
- Dead Animals
Have bulky items the city won’t pick up? You need a junk removal service.
If you have large items that the city won’t take from you, you may need to hire a junk removal service.
Junk removal services are not be as picky about the items they’re collecting so if the city won’t take the item, this may be your best bet. There’s usually a fee involved with junk removal but most companies can tell you ahead of time approximately what it’s going to cost.
There are a number of junk removal services in Muncie and I’m sure many of them will be able to help you out.
Recycling Collection Calendar 2024
Here’s the link to the recycling collection schedule. Recycling is collected on the same day as your trash.
For more information about the city’s recycling program, click here.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is bulk pickup in Muncie?
Bulk items are collected by a secondary truck on your regular trash day.
What day is trash pickup?
To find trash pickup on your street visit the city’s trash collection schedule.
What time does trash collection start?
Trash collection starts at 7:00 a.m. Make sure to have your bins on the curb by then.
How can I contact the Muncie Public Works Department?
Sanitation Department
Phone: 765-747-4865
Address: 300 N. High Street Muncie, IN, 47305
Did we miss anything?
Hope you were able to find everything you need for the Muncie trash pickup schedule. We strive to provide the most up to date information so please let us know if you need anything else.
