City of Gardena Recycling and Trash (WM franchise)
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Gardena, CA
Gardena, CA trash pickup: who collects.
Gardena does not publish an address-level schedule this site can read yet. Here is who collects there and where your day is set. Enter an address to see what the lookup can verify there and what residents nearby report.
How collection works
How trash collection works in Gardena.
Effective May 1, 2026, WM (Waste Management) is the City of Gardena's waste hauler; the City lists WM's number as (310) 366-7600.
The City's 2026 Residential Service Guide says WM continues service on each home's current collection day and frequency, and residents make service changes through WM Customer Service, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
All Gardena residences take part in the City's three-container system for trash, recycling and organics, and carts go to the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day.
There is no collection on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day; when a holiday falls on a weekday, collection is one day late for the rest of the week, and a holiday on a Saturday or Sunday causes no delay.
Local source
Where this guide's Gardena information comes from: City of Gardena Recycling and Trash (WM franchise).
This page does not check a collection day for your address in Gardena; it was last checked against City of Gardena Recycling and Trash (WM franchise) on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, carts and missed pickups belong with whoever collects your trash, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Gardena Recycling and Trash (WM franchise) in Oct 2026.
Nearby
Around Gardena: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Gardena are Hawthorne, Torrance, Compton and Carson. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Hawthorne, CA
City of Hawthorne Public Works (collection by Republic Services).
Torrance, CA
City of Torrance Public Works Sanitation Division.
Compton, CA
Republic Services, City of Compton (the City's exclusive hauler).
Carson, CA
City of Carson Public Works (Trash Services).
Inglewood, CA
City of Inglewood (collection by Republic Services).
Redondo Beach, CA
City of Redondo Beach Public Works.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Gardena, CA?
Gardena does not publish an address-level schedule this site can read yet, so this page cannot confirm the day for your address. Effective May 1, 2026, WM (Waste Management) is the City of Gardena's waste hauler; the City lists WM's number as (310) 366-7600. Residents who know their day can report it on the result page, and nearby homes then see it.
Local source
Verify with WM at (310) 366-7600.
City of Gardena Recycling and Trash (WM franchise) is the official source this guide was read from; the link below opens it.
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- Page updated
- Oct 2026
Gardena schedule lookup