Sedalia Moves Trash Collection Up a Day for Good Friday

City offices will close on Good Friday, but the material management site will remain open.

Mar. 29, 2026 at 6:56pm

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An impressionistic, out-of-focus scene of blurred trash cans and recycling bins in a warm, hazy color palette, conceptually representing the city's temporary change in trash pickup for a holiday weekend.Sedalia's annual trash collection schedule shift for Good Friday aims to provide residents convenient waste disposal before the holiday weekend.Sedalia Today

The city of Sedalia, Missouri has announced that trash collection will take place a day earlier this week, with Tuesday pickups moved to Monday, in observance of Good Friday. City offices will be closed on the holiday, but the material management site will remain open on Friday and Saturday before closing on Easter Sunday.

Why it matters

This change in trash collection schedule is a common practice for many cities around holidays, allowing residents to properly dispose of waste before offices and services are closed. Sedalia's decision to keep the material management site open on Good Friday provides additional convenience for residents during the holiday weekend.

The details

Trash collection throughout Sedalia will take place on Monday, March 30 instead of the usual Tuesday pickup for residents. City offices will be closed on Friday, April 3 for Good Friday and reopen on Monday, April 6. However, the city's material management site will remain open on Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4 before closing on Easter Sunday, April 5.

  • Trash collection will take place on Monday, March 30 instead of Tuesday.
  • City offices will be closed on Friday, April 3 for Good Friday.
  • The material management site will be open on Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4, but closed on Easter Sunday, April 5.

The players

Sedalia

The city in Missouri where this trash collection change is taking place.

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The takeaway

This holiday schedule adjustment for trash collection and city services is a common practice that helps Sedalia residents properly dispose of waste before Good Friday and Easter weekend.