Last checked: September 10, 2026 — details below come from the City of Gastonia's own solid waste, yard waste, leaf, recycling and holiday schedule pages. Confirm your address-specific day and any fee with the city before you rely on anything here.

Verify your address first. Gastonia pickup runs on a route day assigned to your specific address, and the city does not publish a street-by-street list. Nothing in this guide can tell you your day — only the city's own address lookup can. The same check settles whether your address is inside city limits at all, because the City of Gastonia Solid Waste Division serves city-limits residential addresses only.

Gastonia Trash Pickup: The Short Answer

The City of Gastonia Solid Waste Division collects residential garbage in a green, city-issued cart on an address-based route day. All garbage must be bagged inside the cart with the lid fully closed. Carts may be set out after 6 p.m. the night before pickup and must be at the curb by 7 a.m. on your collection day. Your day is not published as a street list — you look it up with the address chart on the city's Garbage & Missed Pick Up page or in the WasteWise app, and you can always call the Customer Care Center at 704-866-6714.

If a collection is missed, report it within 24 hours: call 704-866-6714 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., or email general.services@gastonianc.gov. Bags left outside the cart are collected for a fee, so anything the city takes loose is a charge, not a courtesy.

One instruction covers everything below: confirm your own collection day and any fee with the City of Gastonia before relying on this page.

Quick Facts

ItemDetail
Service providerCity of Gastonia Solid Waste Division (city crews)
Garbage containerGreen, city-issued cart; bagged garbage only, lid fully closed
Collection dayAddress-based route day — look up by address, no street list published
Lookup channelsAddress chart on the city garbage page, WasteWise app, or 704-866-6714
Set-out windowAfter 6 p.m. the night before; at the curb by 7 a.m. on pickup day
Cart placementA few inches from the curb, never in the street; handle toward the house, serial number toward the street
Cart retrievalBy midnight on pickup day; city ordinance requires storage behind the house
Missed pickupReport within 24 hours — 704-866-6714 (8 a.m.–4 p.m.) or general.services@gastonianc.gov
Yard wasteWeekly on your regular garbage collection day; loose piles and cart material both collected
Yard waste cartOptional 95-gallon brown cart, $60 one-time on the utility bill, up to 300 lb, no monthly charge
Bulk itemsCurbside on your normal garbage day, but not free outside the two free excess trash weeks
RecyclingDrop-off only, not curbside
CountyGaston County
BillingTwo Rivers Utilities, 704-866-6714

Gastonia Trash Basics and How to Find Your Collection Day

Solid waste in Gastonia is a municipal service run by the City of Gastonia Solid Waste Division, with city crews and city trucks. That matters if something goes wrong: there is one authority for schedules, preparation rules, fees and missed pickups, rather than a chain of contractors.

The service hub lists the division's programs in one place — garbage collection, yard waste, leaf season, drop-off recycling, bulky and excess trash, electronics disposal, appliance disposal, exception service, and the holiday and special collection schedule. Residents who are physically or medically unable to place a cart at the curb can use the division's exception service form rather than leaving the cart on the street.

Contact block

  • Customer Care Center: 704-866-6714
  • Email: general.services@gastonianc.gov
  • City Hall mailing address: 181 S. South Street, Gastonia, NC 28052
  • Utility billing (Two Rivers Utilities): Garland Business Center, 1st floor, 150 S. York Street, Gastonia, NC 28052; Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; 704-866-6714; billing@gastonianc.gov; after-hours utility emergencies 704-866-6843

Finding your day. There is no published day-by-neighborhood table, and any page that names days by street or subdivision is guessing. Use the official paths:

  1. The address chart on the city's Garbage & Missed Pick Up page. Enter your address and the page returns when garbage is scheduled for it.
  2. The WasteWise app. The city's official collection app (the ReCollect platform) carries your schedule and sends notifications, including holiday and delay notices. Leaf pickup updates also appear there.
  3. The Customer Care Center at 704-866-6714. If the lookup cannot find your address — common with new construction, unusual addresses, apartments and private lanes — call.

On frequency. The city does not state how often residential garbage is collected in a plain published line, so treat your route lookup and a quick call as the answer rather than assuming. Ask how often your route runs when you check your day, and set your routine from that. Yard waste is different: the city states plainly that yard waste is collected weekly on your regular garbage collection day, and that loose yard waste is collected weekly too.

Step by Step: Putting Your Cart Out Correctly in Gastonia

The city's published rules translate into one ordered routine. Follow them in this sequence and most missed pickups never happen.

  1. Bag everything first. All garbage goes inside the green cart in bags. Loose garbage is not the intended use of the cart.
  2. Close the lid. The lid must be completely closed. An overfilled cart that cannot close is a rejected cart.
  3. Set the cart out no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before your collection day. Putting it out earlier is against the published window.
  4. Have it at the curb by 7 a.m. on pickup day. The truck does not come back for a cart that was not out.
  5. Place the cart a few inches from the curb — never in the street. A cart in the street blocks the route and can be left behind.
  6. Orientation matters. Set the cart with the handle facing the house and the serial number facing the street, so the arm can grip and empty it.
  7. Retrieve the cart by midnight on pickup day. Carts do not stay at the curb.
  8. Store carts behind the house between pickups. City ordinance requires it.

If the truck misses you: the report window is 24 hours after the pickup day. Call 704-866-6714 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., or email general.services@gastonianc.gov. The same window applies to missed garbage, missed recycling and missed yard waste collections.

One fee to know about up front: bags left outside the cart are collected for a fee. The cleanest way to avoid an unexpected charge is to keep everything inside the cart with the lid shut, and to ask the city what the current outside-bag charge is before you rely on leaving anything loose.

Gastonia Solid Waste Fees That Are Actually Published

Gastonia publishes a handful of individual fee amounts, and everything else routes to the Customer Care Center. Check before you pay, for one plain reason: not every solid waste charge has a current published amount, and the amounts that are published should be confirmed as still current when you call.

Published fee amounts:

ItemPublished amount
Optional 95-gallon brown yard waste cart$60 one-time charge on the utility bill; holds up to 300 lb; no monthly charge; a 5-month payment plan through utility billing is offered
Yard waste overage$25 for any amount over 4.5 cubic yards, then $25 per additional truck load; assessed on girth rather than weight
Tires$5 off rim / $8 on rim
Electronics$25.00 per item
Post-season curbside leaf collection$25 to schedule
Bags left outside the cartCollected for a fee — the amount is not published

Two cautions before you set anything out. First, bulky item pickup is not free outside the two free excess trash weeks, and the city does not list per-item charges for bulky loads — ask for the current amount. Second, the $25-per-appliance figure that appears with the city's appliance guidance should be confirmed before you rely on it. Confirm both with 704-866-6714 before anything goes to the curb.

Yard Waste and Leaf Collection: What the Crews Will and Won't Take

Yard trimmings and brush are collected separately from garbage so the material can be mulched instead of landfilled. Yard waste runs weekly on your regular garbage collection day, whether it is in a city-issued cart, a personal container, or piled loose at the curb. Very large loads that need a claw truck may be waitlisted and picked up as soon as crews can get to them.

The optional yard waste cart. A 95-gallon brown cart costs $60 as a one-time charge on your utility bill, holds up to 300 lb, and carries no monthly charge. The city maintains and repairs it for the life of the cart, and a 5-month payment plan is available through utility billing. Request it through the WasteWise app or by calling 704-866-6714.

Acceptance limits — this is where piles get rejected:

  • Limbs no larger than 4 inches in diameter and no longer than 5 feet
  • Protruding branches trimmed
  • Piles stacked neatly, light enough that one person can lift the pieces one at a time
  • Each pile under 50 lb, no more than 4 feet high or 5 feet long
  • No plastic bags, garbage, bulk items, stumps or root balls in yard waste piles
  • Tree trunks over 4 inches in diameter and tree stumps are never collected by the city or its agent
  • The city will not collect trees or limbs when the work was done for a fee, or results from land clearing, commercial landscaping or a yard service

The division may decline to collect yard waste that is not prepared or placed per these rules, and any amount over 4.5 cubic yards triggers the $25 overage described above.

Leaf season. The published season ran October 13, 2025 through February 13, 2026, and the 2026 season begins Monday, October 12, 2026. During leaf season, leaves are vacuumed at least twice per month, with delays expected from Thanksgiving week through New Year. Leaves must be raked into a loose pile at the curb and left unbagged. Keep leaf piles separate from other yard debris and excess garbage and clear of storm drains and gutter lines. Leaves placed in a yard waste cart are collected on your regular cart day instead.

Free leaf drop-off is available at the Duke Street Resource Center during leaf season. Outside the season, leaves can go into a yard waste cart or a 32-gallon container as yard waste; leaves left curbside after the season must be scheduled with the Solid Waste Division for a $25 fee. Real-time status comes from the city's interactive leaf collection map and the WasteWise app, since no street-by-street vacuum schedule is published.

Bulky Items, Excess Trash, Tires, Electronics and Appliances

The city provides weekly curbside collection of items too large, heavy or bulky to fit in the green cart, at residential homes, on the normal garbage pickup day. Placement follows the same window as garbage: no earlier than 6 p.m. the day before, and no later than 7 a.m. on collection day.

The free weeks. Bulky item pickup is not free, but the city runs two free excess trash weeks per year. In 2026 they are the weeks of March 16–20 and September 21–25, collected only on your regularly scheduled garbage day. Even during free weeks, tire, electronics and appliance fees still apply.

Tires cost $5 off rim or $8 on rim.

Not accepted at all: automobile parts, batteries, dirt, rocks, concrete, ceramic tile, liquids, poisons and explosives.

Preparation rules that decide whether a pile gets taken:

  • Glass must be unbroken and marked with duct tape in an X from corner to corner
  • Small items such as clothing and debris must be bagged
  • Sheetrock and insulation must be bagged
  • Floor covering must be cut into 4-foot lengths, rolled and tied

Electronics are picked up for $25.00 per item. Place the item at the curb before your regular collection day; pickup occurs within 72 hours, and you must call 704-866-6714 to report that the item is out. Alternatives include NC DEQ manufacturer recycling options for computers and televisions, and Gaston County Landfill electronics drop-off through the county Recycling Hotline at 704-922-7729.

Appliances are listed at $25 per item, with the same confirm-first caution described in the fee section above. Check the current amount before you set one out.

Recycling in Gastonia Is Drop-Off, Not Curbside

Gastonia's recycling service is a drop-off model only — no curbside recycling program is described in the city's recycling information, so there is no recycling cart to hold out for a truck.

The Recycling & Resource Center at 3175 Duke Street, Gastonia is the main city option. It is a City of Gastonia and Gaston County partnership and is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. It accepts plastic, cardboard, glass, paper, steel and aluminum cans. The accepted-items list is published by Gaston County, and the center's number is 704-922-7729.

Other drop-off options:

  • Gastonia Farmers Market, 410 E. Long Avenue
  • Gaston County centers: Crowders Creek (1120 CP Groves Road, Gastonia), Hardin (3155 Philadelphia Church Road, Dallas), New Hope (235 Lake Wylie Road, Belmont), Riverbend (146 Mountain Island Road, Mount Holly) and Tryon (2755 Tryon Courthouse Road, Bessemer City). County centers are open 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1:00–5:30 p.m. Sunday.

Because the city runs no curbside recycling program, plan your recyclables around a drop-off trip rather than a pickup day.

2026 Holiday and Special Collection Schedule for Gastonia

The city's 2026 pattern is simple in principle: each closed holiday delays residential garbage collection by one business day, and the city publishes the make-up day for each affected route.

2026 closed dayAffected routes collected
Thursday, January 1Thursday routes on Friday, January 2
Monday, January 19Monday routes on Tuesday, January 20
Friday, April 17Friday routes on Monday, April 20
Monday, May 25Monday routes on Tuesday, May 26
Friday, July 3Friday routes on Monday, July 6
Monday, September 7Monday routes on Tuesday, September 8
Wednesday, November 11Wednesday routes on Thursday, November 12
Thursday, November 26Thursday routes on Friday, November 27
Friday, November 27Friday routes on Monday, November 30
Friday, December 25Friday routes on Monday, December 28

Three special dates also matter in 2026:

  • Thursday, December 24: only trash is collected for Thursday residents — no excess trash and no yard waste
  • Monday, December 28: only trash is collected for Monday and Friday residents — no excess trash and no yard waste
  • Monday, October 12: residential leaf vacuuming begins curbside for the 2026 leaf season

Also on the 2026 calendar: the two free excess trash weeks (March 16–20 and September 21–25). Recycling is not listed in the holiday delay table, which addresses residential garbage routes. Check exact dates on the city schedule page and in the WasteWise app before a holiday week, since only the city's published dates are authoritative.

Inside Gastonia City Limits vs Gaston County Addresses

This is the check that decides whether any of the above applies to you. City of Gastonia Solid Waste Division crews serve city-limits residential addresses. Addresses outside the city are not served by the city's crews and typically rely on Gaston County drop-off centers or a private hauler. The county side is a separate system: the Recycling & Resource Center is a city-county partnership, and the Gaston County centers listed above cover the unincorporated areas.

Even inside city limits, not every property is on city curbside service. Multifamily properties and some commercial properties may use private haulers or shared containers, and some buildings place carts for residents rather than having each unit manage its own. If you rent, confirm with your property manager as well as with the city.

Treat this as an exact-address question:

  • A "Gastonia, NC" mailing address does not prove you are inside city limits.
  • A "Gastonia, NC" mailing address does not prove city crews collect your street.
  • For water, sewer and solid waste billing questions on the account side, the contact is Two Rivers Utilities — Garland Business Center, 150 S. York Street, Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., 704-866-6714, billing@gastonianc.gov, after-hours utility emergencies 704-866-6843.

Resident Scenarios

You just moved in and the cart was already in the garage. Start with the address lookup on the city's Garbage & Missed Pick Up page to get your route day, then request the yard waste cart through the WasteWise app or 704-866-6714 if you want one. If you are renting, ask your property manager whether the building uses city service or a private hauler before you put anything out.

You are on a Gastonia mailing address but your road is unincorporated. City crews likely do not serve you. Check your address against the city lookup, and if you are outside city limits, plan on a Gaston County drop-off center or a private hauler for household garbage.

Your street sits in a new subdivision the lookup cannot find. New construction and unusual addresses are exactly the cases the Customer Care Center wants by phone — call 704-866-6714 rather than guessing a weekday from a neighbor.

You raked leaves in November and bagged them. Leaves must be raked loose and unbagged at the curb during leaf season. Rebagging is not an option for that pile — the vacuum cannot take bags.

Your leaf pile is still at the curb in March. Leaves left curbside outside leaf season must be scheduled with the Solid Waste Division for a $25 fee. A yard waste cart or a 32-gallon container is the normal route outside the season.

You put a sofa out on a random Tuesday. Bulky items go out on your normal garbage day, and outside the two free weeks the collection is not free. Check the current per-item amount with the city before you set it out, and keep glass, bagged small items and floor covering prepared per the city's rules.

You are moving out and want the old TV gone. Electronics are $25.00 per item, must be at the curb before your regular collection day, and are picked up within 72 hours — but only after you call 704-866-6714 to report the item is out.

A holiday week is coming and your pickup day is Thursday. Match your route to the table above. January 1 and November 26 both push Thursday routes to the next day, and December 24 is a trash-only day for Thursday residents — no excess trash and no yard waste. Confirm on the city schedule page rather than assuming a blanket one-day delay.

Mistakes to Avoid

  1. Leaving bags beside the cart. Bags outside the cart are collected for a fee. Keep everything bagged and inside, with the lid closed.
  2. Putting the cart out the morning of pickup. The window opens at 6 p.m. the night before; have the cart at the curb by 7 a.m.
  3. Setting the cart in the street or facing the wrong way. A few inches from the curb, handle toward the house, serial number toward the street.
  4. Leaving the cart at the curb overnight. Retrieve it by midnight, and store it behind the house — city ordinance requires it.
  5. Waiting to report a miss. The reporting window is 24 hours, and it is the only window. Call 704-866-6714 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
  6. Assuming a blanket holiday delay. Match your own route day to the published make-up day instead of guessing.
  7. Expecting curbside recycling to come. Gastonia recycling is drop-off only.
  8. Mixing banned material into yard waste. Plastic bags, garbage, bulk items, stumps and root balls cause the whole pile to be declined.
  9. Setting out a trunk or stump. Trunks over 4 inches and stumps are never collected, and neither is paid or commercial tree work.
  10. Setting anything out at a fee amount you have not confirmed. Not every solid waste charge has a current published amount — ask for the current figure before you put an item at the curb.
  11. Leaving old electronics at the curb without calling. Pickup is triggered by your call to 704-866-6714.
  12. Assuming a Gastonia mailing address means city service. Confirm your address first, especially in apartments and rental buildings.

Frequently Asked Questions — Gastonia Trash Pickup

What day is my trash pickup in Gastonia, NC? Collection runs on an address-based route day, and the city does not publish a street-by-street list. Look up your address with the chart on the city's Garbage & Missed Pick Up page, or use the WasteWise app for your schedule and delay notices. If the lookup is unclear, call the Customer Care Center at 704-866-6714.

What time do I put my garbage cart out in Gastonia? You may set the cart out after 6 p.m. the night before your collection day, and it must be at the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day. Place it a few inches from the curb — not in the street — with the handle facing your house and the serial number facing the street, then bring it in by midnight.

Where do I store my garbage cart between pickups? City ordinance requires residents to store their carts behind the house. Carts should not be left at the curb or in the street after collection day.

What happens if the city misses my garbage pickup? Report the missed collection within 24 hours of your pickup day. Call the Customer Care Center at 704-866-6714 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., or email general.services@gastonianc.gov. Missed garbage, recycling and yard waste collections all use the same reporting window.

Does Gastonia pick up yard waste every week? Yes. City-issued yard waste carts are emptied weekly on your regular garbage collection day, and loose yard waste is collected weekly as well. Very large loads that need a claw truck may be waitlisted and picked up as soon as possible.

How much does a yard waste cart cost in Gastonia, and what are the yard waste limits? The optional 95-gallon brown yard waste cart costs $60 as a one-time charge on your utility bill with no monthly fee, holds up to 300 lb, and can be requested in the WasteWise app or by calling 704-866-6714. Limbs must be no larger than 4 inches in diameter and 5 feet long, and piles must stay under 50 lb and no more than 4 feet high or 5 feet long. Amounts over 4.5 cubic yards cost $25, then $25 per additional truck load.

Is bulky item pickup free in Gastonia, and how much are tires and electronics? Bulky item pickup is not free, but the city runs two free excess trash weeks each year — in 2026 they are the weeks of March 16–20 and September 21–25, collected only on your regular garbage day. Tires cost $5 off rim or $8 on rim, and electronics are $25.00 per item with pickup within 72 hours after you call 704-866-6714. Not every solid waste charge has a current published amount, so confirm the figure with the city before you set an item out.

Does Gastonia recycle at the curb, and how do holidays affect my pickup day? City recycling is drop-off based: the Recycling & Resource Center at 3175 Duke Street is open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, with other options at the Farmers Market and five Gaston County centers. For holidays, the city's 2026 schedule delays residential garbage collection by one business day after each closed holiday, and on December 24 and December 28 only trash is collected — no excess trash or yard waste.

Gastonia Trash Questions, Answered Quickly

  • Gastonia NC garbage pickup day. Your route day is set by address, and no street list is published. Look it up with the address chart on the city's Garbage & Missed Pick Up page or in the WasteWise app, or call 704-866-6714.
  • City of Gastonia Solid Waste Division. The city's own crews run garbage, yard waste, leaf vacuuming and bulky or excess collection for city-limits residential addresses. Contact: 704-866-6714, general.services@gastonianc.gov.
  • Gastonia yard waste pickup. Weekly, on your regular garbage collection day — in a city-issued cart, a personal container, or a neat loose pile. Limbs to 4 inches and 5 feet, piles under 50 lb.
  • Gastonia bulky item pickup fee. Not free outside the two free excess trash weeks, and per-item amounts are not published. Free weeks in 2026 are March 16–20 and September 21–25, on your normal garbage day.
  • Gastonia leaf collection 2026. Leaves are vacuumed at least twice a month from the Monday, October 12, 2026 season start. Rake them loose and unbagged at the curb, away from storm drains. Post-season leaves need a scheduled $25 pickup.
  • Gastonia recycling drop-off on Duke Street. The Recycling & Resource Center at 3175 Duke Street is open 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and takes plastic, cardboard, glass, paper, steel and aluminum cans. 704-922-7729.
  • WasteWise app Gastonia. The city's official ReCollect app carries your collection schedule and sends holiday and delay notices, and it is also a channel for leaf pickup updates.
  • Gastonia trash cart rules. Bag all garbage inside the green cart, keep the lid fully closed, set out after 6 p.m. the night before, be at the curb by 7 a.m., a few inches from the street, handle toward the house.
  • Gastonia holiday trash schedule 2026. Each closed holiday pushes the affected residential route one business day later; make-up days run from Friday, January 2 through Monday, December 28. December 24 and December 28 are trash-only days.
  • Two Rivers Utilities Gastonia trash billing. Utility accounts and the $60 yard waste cart charge run through Two Rivers Utilities — Garland Business Center, 150 S. York Street, Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., 704-866-6714, billing@gastonianc.gov.
  • Gastonia tire disposal fee. $5 off rim or $8 on rim, collected curbside on your normal garbage day. Automobile parts, batteries, liquids and explosives are not accepted at all.
  • Gastonia electronics pickup. $25.00 per item: put the item at the curb before your regular collection day and call 704-866-6714 to report it — pickup follows within 72 hours.

Verify Before You Act

Pickup days, fee amounts and holiday make-up days are set by the city and can change. Before you act on anything in this guide:

  1. Confirm your address-specific collection day. Use the address chart on the city's Garbage & Missed Pick Up page or the WasteWise app.
  2. Confirm how often your route is collected and what your address pays. Garbage frequency is not published as a plain statement, and not every solid waste charge has a current published amount.
  3. Confirm any bulky, tire, electronics or appliance charge before you set the item out, and confirm whether your date falls inside the two 2026 free excess trash weeks.
  4. Confirm your address is served by city crews at all if you are in an apartment, a rental building, or anywhere near the city-limits line.

Solid Waste Division / Customer Care Center: 704-866-6714, general.services@gastonianc.gov, City Hall mailing address 181 S. South Street, Gastonia, NC 28052.

Utility billing (account side): Two Rivers Utilities, Garland Business Center, 150 S. York Street, Gastonia, NC 28052 — Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., 704-866-6714, billing@gastonianc.gov. After-hours utility emergencies: 704-866-6843.

Sources

Information in this guide was last checked on September 10, 2026 against the following official City of Gastonia pages and channels:

  • Solid Waste Division — service hub, contacts and WasteWise app: https://gastonianc.gov/residents/solid-waste-division.html
  • Garbage & Missed Pick Up — green cart rules, set-out and storage, address lookup, missed-pickup process: https://gastonianc.gov/i-want-to/report/garbage-missed-pick-up.html
  • Yard Waste — weekly collection, $60 cart, limb and pile limits, $25 overage: https://gastonianc.gov/yard-waste.html
  • Leaf Collection — season dates, loose unbagged piles, Duke Street drop-off, $25 post-season scheduling: https://gastonianc.gov/leaf-collection.html
  • Holiday & Special Collection Schedule — 2026 closed days, make-up days, free excess weeks, leaf season start: https://gastonianc.gov/holiday-special-collection-schedule.html
  • Free Excess Trash Week & Bulk Waste Collection — bulky rules, tire fees, prohibited items, set-out window: https://gastonianc.gov/free-excess-trash-week.html
  • Electronics Disposal — $25.00 per item, 72-hour pickup, call-in requirement: https://www.gastonianc.gov/residents/solid-waste-division.html?view=article&id=1341:electronics&catid=43
  • Recycling — 3175 Duke Street drop-off, Farmers Market site, Gaston County centers: https://gastonianc.gov/recycling.html
  • Residential Utility Service — Two Rivers Utilities billing, office hours and address, after-hours line: https://gastonianc.gov/residents/utilities-customer-service.html
  • WasteWise App — City of Gastonia (ReCollect) official schedule and delay notifications: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wastewise/id1434307447
  • Interactive Leaf Collection Map — real-time leaf pickup status: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/237e10fb980c4643a6f869e462be61f2/

This guide summarizes official City of Gastonia information for residents. It does not state schedules, fees or policies beyond what the City of Gastonia publishes, and it does not assign pickup days to neighborhoods or streets. Always confirm your collection day, service eligibility for your exact address, any fee, and any holiday make-up day directly with the City of Gastonia Solid Waste Division at 704-866-6714, general.services@gastonianc.gov, or through the WasteWise app.