What day is trash collected in Concord, CA?
Concord collects on 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.
Concord, CA
Concord, CA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Concord, CA street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup as published by Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery.
Setting out in Concord Carts have to be at the curb by 5 a.m. on your service day, so most households roll them out the night before.
Trash Day Trends · Concord
Concord, CA at a glance.
Concord in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 3 daysConcord collects on three weekdays across its routes28% of cities run three
- 5 amCarts out byThe deadline in 5% of cities
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
Concord collection days, read from Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery.
Trash / garbage: Thursday, Sep 17; Thursday, Sep 24; Thursday, Oct 1; Thursday, Oct 8.
Recycling: Thursday, Sep 17; Thursday, Sep 24; Thursday, Oct 1; Thursday, Oct 8.
Organics / compost: Thursday, Sep 17; Thursday, Sep 24; Thursday, Oct 1; Thursday, Oct 8.
Yard waste: Thursday, Sep 17; Thursday, Sep 24; Thursday, Oct 1; Thursday, Oct 8.
The day above is an example from one Concord address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Concord.
Carts have to be at the curb by 5 a.m. on your service day, so most households roll them out the night before.
All carts must be curbside by 5 a.m. on service day, and drivers may arrive any time between 5 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Carts need at least three feet of space between them and objects such as cars, trees and basketball hoops.
Carts may not go out more than 12 hours before pickup, and they have to be stored out of public view by 8 p.m. on the day of service.
Each household gets three on-call pickups a year at no extra charge, covering up to twelve 32-gallon bags of garbage or yard waste at 50 pounds apiece, with branches tied into bundles no larger than 18 inches by 3 feet.
Read from the official Concord guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Concord days differ by address.
Concord collects on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
Some Concord properties are not on city collection at all — apartments, businesses and streets served by a private hauler. Where that is the case we say so, rather than show a day that is not yours.
These days are read from Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery 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.
Why does my Concord address show no collection day?
Concord runs city collection for most homes, and we tell you when yours is not one of them. Apartments, commercial sites and some streets are served by a private hauler under contract instead, and for those the day comes from your hauler rather than the city — we say so rather than showing a day that is not yours.
Which collections are published for Concord?
Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste for Concord.
When is the next Concord pickup?
Concord publishes specific dates rather than a fixed weekday. The upcoming dates for the example address are Thursday, Sep 17; Thursday, Sep 24; Thursday, Oct 1; Thursday, Oct 8. Holiday weeks can shift them — Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery is the authority if the two disagree.
Local source
Verify with Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery.
The Concord address result links Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery directly.
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- Sep 2026
Collection services in Concord
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