What day is trash collected in Novato, CA?
Novato 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.
Novato, CA
Novato, CA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Novato, CA street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste 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.
Trash Day Trends · Novato
Novato, CA at a glance.
Novato in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 5 daysNovato collects on five weekdays across its routes15% of cities run five
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
Novato collection days, read from Recology Sonoma Marin.
Trash / garbage: Friday, Sep 18; Friday, Sep 25; Friday, Oct 2.
Recycling: Friday, Sep 18; Friday, Sep 25; Friday, Oct 2.
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 Novato address, last checked on September 11, 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.
Novato 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.
These days are read from Recology Sonoma Marin and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
Recology Sonoma Marin 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.
Which collections are published for Novato?
Recology Sonoma Marin publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste for Novato.
When is the next Novato pickup?
Novato 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 — 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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- Recology Sonoma Marin
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- Page updated
- Sep 2026
Collection services in Novato
- trash
- recycling
- organics
- yard
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