What day is trash collected in Pasadena, CA?
Pasadena collects on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena, CA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Pasadena, CA street address to check trash, recycling and yard waste pickup as published by City of Pasadena Department of Public Works.
Setting out in Pasadena On affected holidays, trash and recycling collection is one day after your normal pickup day; on all other holidays trash is collected on the regular schedule.
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Pasadena, CA at a glance.
Pasadena in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 3 daysPasadena collects on three weekdays across its routes28% of cities run three
- 2Published alongside trash: recycling, yard waste
Verified schedule
Pasadena collection days, read from City of Pasadena Department of Public Works.
Trash / garbage: Thursday.
Recycling: Thursday.
Yard waste: Thursday.
The day above is an example from one Pasadena address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Pasadena.
On affected holidays, trash and recycling collection is one day after your normal pickup day; on all other holidays trash is collected on the regular schedule.
Bulky items should be placed out on the parkway no more than 24 hours prior to the scheduled pickup day.
Daily trash collection begins at 7:00 a.m.
Households have three containers and the lid colour identifies each one: green for mixed waste, blue for recycling, black for yard waste.
All three containers are emptied on the same day before 5 p.m., but not at the same time, so roll them back from the curb at the end of the day.
Read from the official Pasadena guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Pasadena days differ by address.
Pasadena collects on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
These days are read from City of Pasadena Department of Public Works and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Pasadena Department of Public Works 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 Pasadena?
City of Pasadena Department of Public Works publishes trash, recycling and yard waste for Pasadena.
Local source
Verify with City of Pasadena Department of Public Works.
The Pasadena address result links City of Pasadena Department of Public Works directly.
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- Sep 2026
Collection services in Pasadena
- trash
- recycling
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