What day is trash collected in San Mateo, CA?
San Mateo 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.
San Mateo, CA
San Mateo, CA trash pickup by address.
Enter a San Mateo, CA street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup as published by Recology San Mateo County.
Setting out in San Mateo Put bins curbside in the street before 6 a.m. on your service day.
Trash Day Trends · San Mateo
San Mateo, CA at a glance.
San Mateo in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 5 daysSan Mateo collects on five weekdays across its routes15% of cities run five
- 6 amCarts out byThe deadline in 34% of cities
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
San Mateo collection days, read from Recology San Mateo County.
Trash / garbage: Monday, Sep 14.
Recycling: Wednesday, Sep 16.
Organics / compost: Tuesday, Sep 15.
Yard waste: Tuesday, Sep 15.
The day above is an example from one San Mateo address, last checked on August 24, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in San Mateo.
Put bins curbside in the street before 6 a.m. on your service day.
Leave roughly two to three feet between bins and face them all the same direction.
Furniture, appliances and other oversized items are not regular cart items; schedule a curbside Bulky Item Collection for them instead.
Read from the official San Mateo guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why San Mateo days differ by address.
San Mateo 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 San Mateo 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 Recology San Mateo County and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
Recology San Mateo County 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 San Mateo address show no collection day?
San Mateo 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 San Mateo?
Recology San Mateo County publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste for San Mateo.
When is the next San Mateo pickup?
San Mateo publishes specific dates rather than a fixed weekday. The upcoming dates for the example address are Monday, Sep 14. Holiday weeks can shift them — Recology San Mateo County is the authority if the two disagree.
Local source
Verify with Recology San Mateo County.
The San Mateo address result links Recology San Mateo County directly.
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- San Mateo, CA
- Local source
- Recology San Mateo County
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Sep 2026
Collection services in San Mateo
- trash
- recycling
- organics
- yard
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