Trash, Recycling & Related Services

The City of Auburn offers curbside trash collection. To see what your day is, click here.

By City Ordinance, please remember to have all trash at the curbside no earlier than 6:00PM on the night before your collection or by 7:00 AM on your collection day. Despite our contractor's best efforts, sometimes pick-ups are missed. When this happens, please call Public Works at 207.333.6670 OR email us and we will work to resolve the problem.

Trash Collection

Our City provides trash collection Monday through Friday, with occasional exceptions for holidays. In 2023, we WILL NOT collect trash on July 4th, Thanksgiving day (November 23, 2023), or Christmas day (December 25, 2023).

Follow our social media and/sign up for City of Auburn email and text alerts for the most up-to-date information: www.auburnmaine.gov/alertme.

What day of the week is your trash collected? Depending on the street, trash collection occurs on different days: Trash Collection Schedule

Recycling in Auburn

Curbside recycling collection ends on Wednesday, June 28 in Auburn. Beginning that same day, Auburn residents will be able to drop their recyclable items off at Auburn Public Works at 296 Gracelawn Road.

The recycling container will be available to residents 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. It will be located near the resident sand shed and brush drop-off area. There are also compost bins available for those who wish to drop off compostable food waste.

Recyclable Materials: