What day is trash collected in Berkeley, CA?
Berkeley collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Berkeley, CA
Berkeley, CA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Berkeley, CA street address to check trash, organics and yard waste pickup as published by City of Berkeley Zero Waste Division.
Setting out in Berkeley Place your carts at the curb by 7 a.m. on your scheduled weekly collection day.
Trash Day Trends · this week in Berkeley
Tuesday is trash day for 45% of Berkeley homes we checked.
45% of people here check the day before or the morning of — most on Monday. See the national trends.
- #8Most-checked city this week
- +60%Checks vs last week
- 4 daysBerkeley collects on four weekdays across its routes44% of cities run four
- 7 amCarts out byThe deadline in 47% of cities
- 2Published alongside trash: organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
Berkeley collection days, read from City of Berkeley Zero Waste Division.
Trash / garbage: Tuesday.
Organics / compost: Tuesday.
Yard waste: Tuesday.
The day above is an example from one Berkeley address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Berkeley.
Place your carts at the curb by 7 a.m. on your scheduled weekly collection day.
Carts should be at least one foot apart and at least three feet from parked vehicles.
If your collection day is also street sweeping day, place carts on the parking strip instead.
Read from the official Berkeley guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Berkeley days differ by address.
Berkeley collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
These days are read from City of Berkeley Zero Waste Division and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Berkeley Zero 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 Berkeley?
City of Berkeley Zero Waste Division publishes trash, organics and yard waste for Berkeley.
Local source
Verify with City of Berkeley Zero Waste Division.
The Berkeley address result links City of Berkeley Zero Waste Division directly.
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- City of Berkeley Zero Waste Division
- Schedule
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- Page updated
- Sep 2026
Collection services in Berkeley
- trash
- organics
- yard
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