City offices and McKay Bay close Veterans Day; commercial trash collection continues
Residential routes do not run on Wednesdays, the city said, so the Nov. 11 holiday does not change that weekly cycle.
TAMPA - City of Tampa offices will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, for Veterans Day, while commercial trash collection will run as usual that day, according to a Nov. 6 city Solid Waste news release.
Residential collection service does not run on Wednesdays, the city said. Commercial collection service will run as normal on Nov. 11 and will not be suspended.
The McKay Bay Transfer Station and Scale House, at 114 S. 34th Street, will be closed on Veterans Day and will reopen with regularly scheduled hours on Thursday, Nov. 12.
Questions may go to the City of Tampa Utilities Call Center at (813) 274-8811 or tampa.gov/SolidWaste. New Tampa residents must contact Hillsborough County Solid Waste Management at (813) 272-5680 for that area's holiday collection schedule.
Source: Tampa Solid Waste Veterans Day Collection Schedule, City of Tampa newsroom (published 1:28 p.m. EST Nov. 6, updated 1:30 p.m. EST Nov. 6; opened Nov. 8).