What day is trash collected in Bakersfield, CA?
Bakersfield collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Bakersfield, CA
Bakersfield, CA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Bakersfield, CA street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup as published by City of Bakersfield Public Works, Solid Waste Division.
Setting out in Bakersfield Carts should be at the curb for service by 6 a.m. on your assigned collection day.
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Bakersfield, CA at a glance.
Bakersfield in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 5 daysBakersfield collects on five weekdays across its routes15% of cities run five
- 6 amCarts out byThe deadline in 34% of cities
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
Bakersfield collection days, read from City of Bakersfield Public Works, Solid Waste Division.
Trash / garbage: Thursday.
Recycling: Monday.
Organics / compost: Monday.
Yard waste: Monday.
The day above is an example from one Bakersfield address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Bakersfield.
Carts should be at the curb for service by 6 a.m. on your assigned collection day.
Face carts toward the street or alley with the handle side away from the street, and leave at least four feet of space around each cart.
Households are provided a 96-gallon garbage cart, a 96-gallon blue recycling cart and a 64-gallon green organics cart.
Read from the official Bakersfield guidance on August 23, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Bakersfield days differ by address.
Bakersfield collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
In Bakersfield, residents at 1 home have confirmed their collection day matched (last report August 31, 2026).
These days are read from City of Bakersfield Public Works, Solid Waste Division and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Bakersfield Public Works, Solid Waste Division publishes the collection information behind this page. TrashDayNow is independent of the city, so rely on that source for service alerts, cart standards, and missed-pickup reporting.
Good to knowPage information was last checked Sep 2026.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
Which collections are published for Bakersfield?
City of Bakersfield Public Works, Solid Waste Division publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste for Bakersfield.
Local source
Verify with City of Bakersfield Public Works, Solid Waste Division.
The Bakersfield address result links City of Bakersfield Public Works, Solid Waste Division directly.
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- Bakersfield, CA
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- City of Bakersfield Public Works, Solid Waste Division
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- Page updated
- Sep 2026
Collection services in Bakersfield
- trash
- recycling
- organics
- yard
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