City Services

Trash Collection

Trash pickup happens on different days depending on the street you live on. View the schedule to find you trash collection day.

Below are the 2026 Holidays where trash pickup is delayed by a day.

• New Years Day – 1/1/2027
• MLK Jr. Day – 1/19/2026
• Presidents’ Day  2/16/2026
• Patriot’s Day – 4/20/2026
• Memorial Day – 5/25/2026
• Juneteenth – 6/19/2026
• Labor Day – 9/7/2026
• Columbus Day – 10/12/2026
• Veterans Day – 11/11/2026
• Thanksgiving – 11/26/2026
• Christmas – 12/25/2026

No Delay: 4th of July – 7/4/2026

• Full pickup for the week before and week after July 4th

Yard Waste Collection

Yard Waste happens every other week and on different days depending on the street you live on. View the schedule to find your yard waste collection day.

Below are the 2026 weeks where yard waste will be collected.

April

• Week of Monday, March 30 through Friday, April 3
• Week of Monday, April 13 through Friday, April 17
• Week of Monday, April 27 through Friday, May 1

May

• Week of Monday, May 11 through Friday, May 15
• Week of Monday, May 25 through Saturday, May 30 (note: No pickup on Monday, May 25 due to the holiday. Pickup will be delayed by one day for the rest of the week)

June

• Week of Monday, June 8 through Friday, June 12
• Week of Monday, June 22 through Friday, June 26

July

• Week of Monday, July 6 through Friday, July 10
• Week of Monday, July 20 through Friday, July 24

August

• Week of Monday, August 3 through Friday, August 7
• Week of Monday, August 17 through Friday, August 21

September

• Week of Monday, August 31 through Friday, September 4
• Week of Monday, September 14 through Friday, September 18
• Week of Monday, September 28 through Friday, October 2

October

• Week of Monday, October 12 through Saturday, October 17 (note: No pickup on Monday, October 12 due to the holiday. Pickup will be delayed by one day for the rest of the week)
• Week of Monday, October 26 through Friday, October 30

November

• Week of Monday, November 9 through Friday, November 13
• Week of Monday, November 23 through Saturday, November 28 (note: No pickup on Thursday, November 26 due to the holiday. Pickup will be delayed by one day for the rest of the week)

December

• Week of Monday, December 7 through Friday, December 11
• Week of Monday, December 21 through Saturday, December 26 (note: No pickup on Friday, December 25 due to the holiday. Pickup will be delayed by one day for the rest of the week)

Put it Out on Time

• Leave yard waste curbside by 7 a.m. on collection day

Use the Right Containers

• Brown paper bags (no yard waste sticker needed)
• Barrels with a visible City of Everett “Yard Waste” sticker

What’s Accepted

• Grass clippings
• Leaves
• Small branches (tied, not taped)

What’s Not Accepted

• Plastic bags
• Large branches
• Rocks or dirts
• Broken pots

Need a Yard Waste Sticker?

• Available at the Constituent Services desk located on the First Floor of Everett City Hall (484 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149)

Need Large Branches Removed?

• Call 617-394-2270 to schedule the City mulcher truck

Questions?

• Call 3-1-1 or 617-394-2270

Recycling

Street Sweeping

Water and Sewer

The City of Everett’s water and sewer system provides reliable, high quality, safe and clean drinking water as well as reliable sewer services at a reasonable cost with superior customer service.

Drinking water enters the City from the MWRA’s Water distribution in 5 locations throughout the City. The City’s Water distribution system consist of approximately 70 Miles of Pipe ranging from 2 to 24” in diameter, 1800 valves, 724 fire hydrants, and over 8,200 service connections.

The City’s Wastewater collection system consist of approximately 70 miles of pipe ranging from 6 to to 36”. All of the City’s Wastewater travels via gravity through city pipes and then enters the MWRA’s Waste water Collection System

Water and Sewer Bills

All water and sewer bill payments are collected by the Collector’s Office. The city gives you 30 days to pay a bill; interest will accrue at 14% annually if not paid in full by the due date. After 90 days the bill then goes into lien.