Sandia Heights Sanitation
Recycle, Holiday & Event Calendar
Check which weeks are recycle weeks and how observed holidays affect your regular trash and recycling pickups.
This week is a recycling week
Place your recycling cart out on your normal collection day between August 16–22, 2026
Sanitation & Recycle Calendar
Please review the holiday schedule below to see if your regular pickups will be affected by any of the observed holidays. Holidays listed below are observed by SHS Sanitation and may affect collection.
Download the 2026 Recycle Calendar (PDF)
2026 Observed Holidays
- New Year’s Day – Thursday, January 1, 2026
- Memorial Day – Monday, May 25, 2026
- Independence Day – Saturday, July 4, 2026
- Labor Day – Monday, September 7, 2026
- Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 26, 2026
- Christmas Day – Friday, December 25, 2026
- New Year’s Day 2027 – Friday, January 1, 2027
Trash Collection — Holiday Schedule
New Year’s DayFriday, January 2, 2026
Independence DayNo change in schedule
Labor DayNo change in schedule
ThanksgivingFriday, November 27, 2026
ChristmasMonday, December 28, 2026
New Year’s Day 2027Monday, January 4, 2027
Recycle Collection
Schedule adjustments apply similarly to recycle collection. Note that some holidays fall on non-recycle collection weeks and may not affect your recycling pickup.
Green Waste Collections
SpringMarch 9–13
SummerMay 4–8
FallAugust 10–14
WinterNovember 2–6
Christmas Tree Pickup
December 28, 2026 – January 1, 2027