What day is trash collected in San Jose, CA?
San Jose collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
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 · this week in San Jose
Monday is trash day for 65% of San Jose homes we checked.
Most people here check on Sunday. See the national trends.
- +400%Checks vs last week
- 4 daysSan Jose collects on four weekdays across its routes44% of cities run four
- 6 amCarts out byThe deadline in 34% of cities
- 100%Recycling on the same day as trash29% 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.
The day above is for 200 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113, last checked on September 11, 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.
San Jose collects on Monday, Tuesday, 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 San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup 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 Aug 2026.
Before pickup
What San Jose residents should verify.
San Jose's local collection source provides address-based collection information for eligible San Jose properties.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
Which collections are published for San Jose?
San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup publishes trash, recycling, yard waste and organics for San Jose.
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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- San Jose, CA
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- San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup
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- Page updated
- Aug 2026
Collection services in San Jose
- Trash / garbage
- Recycling
- Yard waste
- Organics / compost
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