Gilbert will collect weekly trash and recycling on the usual days during Thanksgiving week, including Thursday, November 26. The holiday exception is bulk trash, which pauses that week. If you’re cleaning up before visitors arrive, check your zone’s next bulk date before taking large items to the curb.

Weekly collection runs Monday for Zone A, Tuesday for Zone B, Wednesday for Zone C, Thursday for Zone D and Friday for Zone E. If you’ve moved or are helping a relative at another address, look up that household on the town’s collection zone map. Gilbert’s pickup schedule and zone map.

Regular carts must be out by 5 a.m. on your pickup day. You can set them out after 6 p.m. the evening before, which may be easier if you’re cooking or traveling in the morning. Gilbert asks residents to put out their recycling cart when it’s full and bring carts back by 6 a.m. the next day. Town trash guidelines.

Bulk collection generally runs every five weeks. When it resumes for your zone, set out eligible items no earlier than the Saturday before your collection week and no later than 5 a.m. Monday. Check the town’s current calendar for the specific week that applies to your address.

For a missed regular pickup, use Gilbert 311 or call 480-503-6400. The town lists a $50 return-trip fee when carts went out too late, so the evening set-out window can save a second call. Town recycling guidelines.