Veterans Day — Wednesday, November 11
Falls on a Wednesday. Veterans Day is not on Brea's list, so collection runs as normal.
Brea, CA
Brea, CA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Brea, CA street address to check recycling and trash pickup as published by Republic Services (the City of Brea's franchise waste hauler).
Verified schedule
Brea collection days, read from Republic Services' address records.
Trash / garbage: Friday · weekly.
Recycling: Friday · weekly.
Friday · weekly is what one Brea address returned on October 13, 2026.
Your collection day
Finding your Brea pickup day.
Pickup days in Brea are set address by address. Enter your address above to see yours.
Some Brea addresses have no collection day in the source this lookup reads. Where that is the case we say so, rather than show a day that is not yours.
The example days above are read from Republic Services' address records and were last checked on October 13, 2026.
Holiday weeks
Holiday weeks in Brea for the rest of 2026.
Brea runs on most holidays, and names the short list that changes. Republic Services' published rule: Republic Services observes New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. If your pickup day falls on one of these holidays, it is delayed by one day.
The dates below are the federal holidays left this year, with what the rule means for each if Republic Services observes it. Republic Services' own calendar governs which holidays it observes.
Thanksgiving — Thursday, November 26
Falls on a Thursday. Thursday pickups move one day later; Brea's rule above covers the rest of that week.
Christmas — Friday, December 25
Falls on a Friday. Friday pickups move one day later; Brea's rule above covers the rest of that week.
Good to knowRule transcribed from City of Brea, Curbside Trash and Recycling Service (holidays); that source governs if the two disagree.
How days are assigned
How Brea assigns collection days.
Residential collection in Brea is run by Republic Services under contract. The day comes from Republic Services' own address lookup rather than a city map, and the lookup above reads that answer for your property.
We last checked Brea on October 13, 2026: 6 of 8 addresses returned an exact collection day. The day they returned was Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Brea's pickup days.
Local source
Republic Services keeps Brea's collection days on each address's record.
This page reads Brea's trash and recycling days from Republic Services' address records, last on October 13, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with Republic Services (the City of Brea's franchise waste hauler), not here.
Good to knowChecked against Republic Services (the City of Brea's franchise waste hauler) in Oct 2026: trash and recycling.
Nearby
Around Brea: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Brea are La Habra, Fullerton, Placentia and Rowland Heights. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
La Habra, CA
City of La Habra — Trash Collection Schedule.
Fullerton, CA
City of Fullerton (collection by Republic Services).
Placentia, CA
City of Placentia (collection by Republic Services).
Rowland Heights, CA
Athens Services. Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Yorba Linda, CA
City of Yorba Linda (collection by Republic Services).
Anaheim, CA
City of Anaheim Public Works — Trash Collection Days.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Brea, CA?
Republic Services keeps the collection day on each address's own record, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Why does my Brea address show no collection day?
Brea's collection days are read from Republic Services' own address records, and not every address has a collection day there. An address without one has no collection day here, and we say so rather than showing a day that is not yours.
Which collections are published for Brea?
Republic Services (the City of Brea's franchise waste hauler) publishes trash and recycling for Brea.
What happens to Brea trash pickup in a holiday week?
Brea runs on most holidays, and names the short list that changes. Republic Services observes New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. If your pickup day falls on one of these holidays, it is delayed by one day.
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Verify with Republic Services (the City of Brea's franchise waste hauler).
The Brea address result links Republic Services (the City of Brea's franchise waste hauler) directly.
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