What day is trash collected in Fresno, CA?
Fresno collects on 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.
Fresno, CA
Enter a Fresno, CA street address to check trash, recycling and organics pickup as published by City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities.
Setting out in Fresno Carts may go out any time after 6 p.m. the evening before pickup and should be in place by 5:30 a.m.
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Verified schedule
Trash / garbage: Tuesday.
Recycling: Tuesday.
Organics / compost: Tuesday.
The day above is an example from one Fresno address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Carts may go out any time after 6 p.m. the evening before pickup and should be in place by 5:30 a.m.
Space carts a few feet apart with each handle facing the house, clear of mailboxes, basketball hoops, and parked cars.
Empties must be pulled back and out of view by 8 p.m. on collection day.
If your cart gets skipped, wait until the evening and then report it through the city's FresGO app; make-up service arrives within a few business days.
Read from the official Fresno guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Fresno collects on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 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 Fresno Department of Public Utilities and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities 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
Fresno collects on 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.
City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities publishes trash, recycling and organics for Fresno.
Local source
The Fresno address result links City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities directly.
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