Petaluma, CA
Recology Sonoma Marin.
Novato, CA
Novato, CA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Novato, CA street address to check trash, recycling and organics pickup as published by Recology Sonoma Marin.
Setting out in Novato Residential customers get four free bulky item pick-ups a year, each covering up to seven bags or one large item such as a couch.
Verified schedule
Novato collection days, read from Recology Sonoma Marin.
Trash / garbage: Friday, Oct 30; Friday, Nov 6; Friday, Nov 13; Friday, Nov 20.
Recycling: Friday, Oct 30; Friday, Nov 6; Friday, Nov 13; Friday, Nov 20.
Organics / compost: Friday, Oct 30; Friday, Nov 6; Friday, Nov 13; Friday, Nov 20.
These dates are what one Novato address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Novato.
Residential customers get four free bulky item pick-ups a year, each covering up to seven bags or one large item such as a couch.
A bulky item must weigh 60 lbs. or less; anything heavier counts as two of your pick-ups.
Each piece of furniture, large carpet, or appliance counts as one pick-up.
Materials over 6 feet in length are refused, and televisions and PC monitors cannot be picked up because they count as hazardous waste.
Read from the official Novato guidance on August 23, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Novato days differ by address.
Pickup days in Novato depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from Recology Sonoma Marin and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Novato assigns collection days.
The lookup reads a per-address collection calendar for Novato (Recology Sonoma Marin — Novato schedule) through the ReCollect service. There is no single citywide weekday to quote: each address has its own dated calendar, which is why the lookup shows upcoming dates for your property.
We last checked Novato on August 17, 2026: 11 of 12 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Novato's pickup days.
Local source
Recology Sonoma Marin sets Novato's collection days.
Recology Sonoma Marin publishes trash, recycling and organics days for Novato; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with Recology Sonoma Marin, not here.
Good to knowChecked against Recology Sonoma Marin in Oct 2026: trash, recycling and organics.
Nearby
Around Novato: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Novato are Petaluma, San Rafael, Richmond and Rohnert Park. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
San Rafael, CA
Marin Sanitary Service.
Richmond, CA
City of Richmond (collection by Republic Services).
Rohnert Park, CA
City of Rohnert Park (collection by Recology Sonoma Marin).
Vallejo, CA
City of Vallejo (collection by Recology Vallejo).
Napa, CA
City of Napa.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Novato, CA?
It depends on your street. Recology Sonoma Marin sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Novato?
Recology Sonoma Marin publishes trash, recycling and organics for Novato.
When is the next Novato pickup?
The next pickups for the example address are Friday, Oct 30; Friday, Nov 6; Friday, Nov 13; Friday, Nov 20. Holiday weeks can shift them — Recology Sonoma Marin is the authority if the two disagree.
Local source
Verify with Recology Sonoma Marin.
The Novato address result links Recology Sonoma Marin directly.
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- Novato, CA
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- Oct 2026
Collection services in Novato
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Novato schedule lookup