What day is trash collected in Sacramento, CA?
Sacramento 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.
Sacramento, CA
Sacramento, CA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Sacramento, CA street address to check trash pickup as published by City of Sacramento Department of Public Works.
Setting out in Sacramento Place your containers at the curb by 6 a.m. on your collection day, and set them out no earlier than twelve hours ahead — after 6 p.m. the evening before.
Trash Day Trends · Sacramento
Sacramento, CA at a glance.
Sacramento in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 5 daysSacramento collects on five weekdays across its routes15% of cities run five
- 6 amCarts out byThe deadline in 34% of cities
Verified schedule
Sacramento collection days, read from City of Sacramento Department of Public Works.
Trash / garbage: Monday.
The day above is an example from one Sacramento address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Sacramento.
Place your containers at the curb by 6 a.m. on your collection day, and set them out no earlier than twelve hours ahead — after 6 p.m. the evening before.
Space containers about three feet apart and away from obstructions, and keep them out of bike lanes and clear of storm drains.
Close the lids completely and avoid over-stacking; crush and flatten materials to make more room inside the cart.
Return carts to a storage area on your property within twelve hours of collection, screened from the street by a building, fence, landscaping or other barrier.
Read from the official Sacramento guidance on August 22, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Sacramento days differ by address.
Sacramento 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 Sacramento 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 Sacramento Department of Public Works and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Sacramento 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.
Why does my Sacramento address show no collection day?
Sacramento 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 Sacramento?
City of Sacramento Department of Public Works publishes trash for Sacramento.
Local source
Verify with City of Sacramento Department of Public Works.
The Sacramento address result links City of Sacramento Department of Public Works directly.
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- Sep 2026
Collection services in Sacramento
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