Chillicothe trash customers with a Thursday trash route will need to hold onto the trash for an extra day. CMU Refuse Department will pick up the Thursday trash route on Friday with the normal Friday route.
Chillicothe Municipal Utilities has updated the Trash Route Holiday Schedule for 2026. https://cmuchillicothe.com/trash-routes-holiday-schedule/
Trash Routes – Holiday Schedule
| CMU Holiday Schedule | CMU closed on the following days, NO trash will be collected | Alternate trash pick-up days due to the Holiday |
| New Year’s Day (2026) | Thursday, January 1 | Friday, January 2 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Day | Monday, January 19 | Tuesday, January 20 |
| President’s Day | Monday, February 16 | Tuesday, February 17 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 25 | Tuesday, May 26 |
| Juneteenth | Friday, June 19 | Thursday, June 18 |
| Independence Day | Friday, July 3 | Thursday, July 2 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 7 | Tuesday, September 8 |
| Veterans Day | Wednesday, November 11 | Thursday, November 12 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 26 | Wednesday, November 25 |
| Day After Thanksgiving | Friday, November 27 | Monday, November 30 |
| Christmas Eve Day | Thursday, December 24 | Wednesday, December 23 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25 | Monday, December 28 |
| New Year’s Day (2027) | Friday, January 1 | Thursday, December 31, 2026 |