Turlock, CA
City of Turlock (collection by Turlock Scavenger).
Modesto, CA
Modesto, CA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Modesto, CA street address to check trash, organics and recycling pickup as published by City of Modesto Solid Waste Division.
Setting out in Modesto Modesto residents must place solid waste containers out by 6 a.m. on collection day.
Trash Day Trends · Modesto, last 30 days
Wednesday and Friday are each a trash day for 40% of Modesto homes we checked.
Tuesday is the busiest day to check here. See the national trends.
- 6 amCarts out byThe deadline in 34% of cities
- 100%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day82% nationally
- Every 2 wksRecycling every other week at the example address
- 2Published alongside trash: organics, recycling
Verified schedule
Modesto collection days, read from City of Modesto Solid Waste Division.
Trash / garbage: Thursday.
Organics / compost: Thursday.
Recycling: Thursday · even address biweekly calendar.
Thursday is what one Modesto address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Modesto.
Modesto residents must place solid waste containers out by 6 a.m. on collection day.
Containers must be at least three feet from any obstruction such as mailboxes, cars or poles, with at least one foot of space between your own containers.
Containers must be out by 6 a.m., set with the handle turned toward your home.
For street service the containers go on the asphalt next to the curb without blocking the sidewalk; alley-served homes place them in the alley beside the property.
Keep containers at least three feet from any obstruction such as mailboxes, cars or poles, and leave a foot of space between the containers.
Read from the official Modesto guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Modesto days differ by address.
Pickup days in Modesto depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Modesto Solid Waste Division and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Modesto assigns collection days.
Modesto publishes its own address-level collection lookup, City of Modesto Solid Waste Division. There is no single citywide weekday: the day depends on the address, and the lookup above reads City of Modesto Solid Waste Division's answer for the exact address you enter.
We last checked Modesto on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Modesto's pickup days.
Local source
City of Modesto Solid Waste Division sets Modesto's collection days.
City of Modesto Solid Waste Division publishes trash, organics and recycling days for Modesto; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Modesto Solid Waste Division, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Modesto Solid Waste Division in Oct 2026: trash, organics and recycling.
Nearby
Around Modesto: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Modesto are Turlock, Manteca, Tracy and Stockton. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Manteca, CA
City of Manteca Solid Waste Division.
Tracy, CA
Tracy Delta Solid Waste Management collection calendar.
Stockton, CA
City of Stockton.
Merced, CA
City of Merced Refuse Division.
Lodi, CA
City of Lodi Public Works.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Modesto, CA?
It depends on your street. City of Modesto Solid Waste Division sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Modesto?
City of Modesto Solid Waste Division publishes trash, organics and recycling for Modesto.
Local source
Verify with City of Modesto Solid Waste Division.
The Modesto address result links City of Modesto Solid Waste Division directly.
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- Modesto, CA
- Local source
- City of Modesto Solid Waste Division
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Oct 2026
Collection services in Modesto
- trash
- organics
- recycling
Modesto schedule lookup