Veterans Day — Wednesday, November 11
Falls on a Wednesday. Routes run as normal unless Veterans Day is one of the holidays named in San Jose's rule above; if it is, that rule says which pickups move.
San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA trash pickup by address.
Enter a San Jose, CA street address to check trash, recycling, yard waste and organics pickup as published by San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup.
Setting out in San Jose Set out all carts no later than 6 a.m. on your collection day, and no earlier than the day before.
Trash Day Trends · San Jose, last 30 days
Monday is a trash day for 29% of San Jose homes we checked.
50% of checks here come the day before or the morning of trash day — most on Monday around 8 am. See the national trends.
- +200%Checks vs last week
- 6 amCarts out byThe deadline in 34% of cities
- 100%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day83% nationally
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, yard waste, organics
Verified schedule
San Jose collection days, read from San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup.
Trash / garbage: Monday.
Recycling: Monday.
Yard waste: Monday.
Organics / compost: Monday.
Monday is what one San Jose address returned on October 26, 2026.
San Jose's official Integrated Waste Management returned the service area for this address.
Published hauler(s): Garden City Sanitation, California Waste Solutions, GreenWaste Recovery.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in San Jose.
Set out all carts no later than 6 a.m. on your collection day, and no earlier than the day before.
Place carts side by side in the street, 2 feet apart, with the wheels against the curb.
Keep every cart 5 feet clear of anything that could block the collection truck, including yard trimmings piles, parked cars and basketball hoops, and do not overfill them: lids must close completely to prevent spillage and litter.
Collection runs on every holiday except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
Read from the official San Jose guidance on August 22, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why San Jose days differ by address.
Pickup days in San Jose depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
Holiday weeks
Holiday weeks in San Jose for the rest of 2026.
San Jose runs on most holidays, and names the short list that changes. The city's published rule: Collection runs on every holiday except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
The dates below are the federal holidays left this year, with what the rule means for each if San Jose observes it. The city's own calendar governs which holidays it observes.
Thanksgiving — Thursday, November 26
Falls on a Thursday. Routes run as normal unless Thanksgiving is one of the holidays named in San Jose's rule above; if it is, that rule says which pickups move.
Christmas — Friday, December 25
Falls on a Friday. Routes run as normal unless Christmas is one of the holidays named in San Jose's rule above; if it is, that rule says which pickups move.
Good to knowRule transcribed from San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup layers; that source governs if the two disagree.
How days are assigned
How San Jose assigns collection days.
San Jose publishes its own address-level collection lookup, San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup. There is no single citywide weekday: the day depends on the address, and the lookup above reads San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup's answer for the exact address you enter.
We last checked San Jose 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 San Jose's pickup days.
Local source
Where San Jose's collection days are published: San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup.
This page reads San Jose's trash, recycling, yard waste and organics days from San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup, last on October 26, 2026. This page does not take missed-pickup reports or post service alerts.
Good to knowChecked against San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup in Aug 2026: trash, recycling, yard waste and organics.
Before pickup
What San Jose residents should verify.
San Jose's local collection source provides address-based collection information for eligible San Jose properties.
Nearby
Around San Jose: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to San Jose are Santa Clara, Campbell, Milpitas and Cupertino. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Santa Clara, CA
Mission Trail Waste Systems (the City's garbage contractor).
Campbell, CA
City of Campbell Public Works.
Milpitas, CA
Milpitas Sanitation.
Cupertino, CA
City of Cupertino.
Sunnyvale, CA
City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services.
Mountain View, CA
City of Mountain View Recycling & Zero Waste.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in San Jose, CA?
It depends on your street. Each address's day is listed in San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for San Jose?
Trash, recycling, yard waste and organics days for San Jose are published in San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup.
What happens to San Jose trash pickup in a holiday week?
San Jose runs on most holidays, and names the short list that changes. Collection runs on every holiday except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
Local source
Verify with San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup.
The San Jose address result links San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup directly.
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Collection services in San Jose
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