What day is trash collected in Mountain View, CA?
Mountain View collects on Monday, 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.
Mountain View, CA
Mountain View, CA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Mountain View, CA street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup as published by City of Mountain View Recycling & Zero Waste.
Setting out in Mountain View Place carts in the street by 7 a.m. on collection day with the cart facing the street.
Trash Day Trends · Mountain View
Mountain View, CA at a glance.
Mountain View in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 5 daysMountain View collects on five weekdays across its routes15% of cities run five
- 7 amCarts out byThe deadline in 47% of cities
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
Mountain View collection days, read from City of Mountain View Recycling & Zero Waste.
Trash / garbage: Friday, Sep 18; Friday, Sep 25; Friday, Oct 2.
Recycling: Friday, Sep 18; Friday, Oct 2; Friday, Oct 16; Friday, Oct 30.
Organics / compost: Friday, Sep 18; Friday, Sep 25; Friday, Oct 2.
Yard waste: Friday, Sep 18; Friday, Sep 25; Friday, Oct 2.
The day above is an example from one Mountain View address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Mountain View.
Place carts in the street by 7 a.m. on collection day with the cart facing the street.
Keep carts 18 inches apart for mechanical collection and away from overhanging trees, carports, balconies and basketball hoops.
Remove carts from the street that evening or no later than the next day.
Read from the official Mountain View guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Mountain View days differ by address.
Mountain View collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
Some Mountain View 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 City of Mountain View Recycling & Zero Waste and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Mountain View Recycling & Zero Waste 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 Mountain View address show no collection day?
Mountain View 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 Mountain View?
City of Mountain View Recycling & Zero Waste publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste for Mountain View.
When is the next Mountain View pickup?
Mountain View publishes specific dates rather than a fixed weekday. The upcoming dates for the example address are Friday, Sep 18; Friday, Sep 25; Friday, Oct 2. Holiday weeks can shift them — City of Mountain View Recycling & Zero Waste is the authority if the two disagree.
Local source
Verify with City of Mountain View Recycling & Zero Waste.
The Mountain View address result links City of Mountain View Recycling & Zero Waste directly.
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- Sep 2026
Collection services in Mountain View
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