San Mateo, CA
Recology San Mateo County.
Redwood City, CA
Redwood City, CA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Redwood City, CA street address to check trash, recycling and yard waste pickup as published by City of Redwood City Public Works.
Setting out in Redwood City Recology of San Mateo County is the City's selected contractor for solid waste collection, emptying three bins — garbage, recyclables, and organics — on collection day.
Trash Day Trends · Redwood City, last 30 days
Tuesday and Wednesday are each a trash day for 40% of Redwood City homes we checked.
Monday 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 day83% nationally
- 2Published alongside trash: recycling, yard waste
Verified schedule
Redwood City collection days, read from City of Redwood City Public Works.
Trash / garbage: Monday.
Recycling: Monday.
Yard waste: Monday.
Monday is what one Redwood City address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Redwood City.
Recology of San Mateo County is the City's selected contractor for solid waste collection, emptying three bins — garbage, recyclables, and organics — on collection day.
The City points residents to Recology's collection calendar to find out when they are serviced.
Bins go curbside in the street before 6 a.m. on your service day.
Set each bin with the wheels against the curb and the lid pointed toward the street.
Leave about 2 to 3 feet between bins and have them all facing the same direction, which helps drivers service them quickly and safely.
Read from the official Redwood City guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Redwood City days differ by address.
Pickup days in Redwood City depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Redwood City Public Works and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Redwood City assigns collection days.
Redwood City publishes a per-address collection calendar through the Recycle Coach service. There is no single citywide weekday to quote: each address has its own calendar, and the lookup shows the weekday it lists for your property.
We last checked Redwood City 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 Redwood City's pickup days.
Local source
City of Redwood City Public Works sets Redwood City's collection days.
City of Redwood City Public Works publishes trash, recycling and yard waste days for Redwood City; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Redwood City Public Works, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Redwood City Public Works in Oct 2026: trash, recycling and yard waste.
Nearby
Around Redwood City: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Redwood City are San Mateo, Palo Alto, Mountain View and Sunnyvale. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Palo Alto, CA
City of Palo Alto Zero Waste, Curbside Collection Services.
Mountain View, CA
City of Mountain View Recycling & Zero Waste.
Sunnyvale, CA
City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services.
Union City, CA
City of Union City.
San Bruno, CA
City of San Bruno Solid Waste & Recycling.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Redwood City, CA?
It depends on your street. City of Redwood City Public Works sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Redwood City?
City of Redwood City Public Works publishes trash, recycling and yard waste for Redwood City.
Local source
Verify with City of Redwood City Public Works.
The Redwood City address result links City of Redwood City Public Works directly.
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- Redwood City, CA
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- City of Redwood City Public Works
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- Page updated
- Oct 2026
Collection services in Redwood City
- trash
- recycling
- yard
Redwood City schedule lookup