What day is trash collected in Santa Maria, CA?
Santa Maria collects on 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.
Santa Maria, CA
Santa Maria, CA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Santa Maria, CA street address to check trash pickup as published by City of Santa Maria Utilities Department.
Setting out in Santa Maria Set out containers by 6:00 a.m. on your collection day.
Trash Day Trends · Santa Maria
Santa Maria, CA at a glance.
Santa Maria in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 4 daysSanta Maria collects on four weekdays across its routes44% of cities run four
- 6 amCarts out byThe deadline in 34% of cities
Verified schedule
Santa Maria collection days, read from City of Santa Maria Utilities Department.
Trash / garbage: Friday.
The day above is an example from one Santa Maria address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Santa Maria.
Set out containers by 6:00 a.m. on your collection day.
Place them at the curb at least five feet apart and away from vehicles or other obstructions.
When a holiday falls on a weekday, residential collection is delayed by one day for the rest of that week.
Plastic bags of any kind, compostable ones included, are not accepted in the recycling or organics containers and belong in the trash.
Read from the official Santa Maria guidance on August 23, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Santa Maria days differ by address.
Santa Maria collects on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
These days are read from City of Santa Maria Utilities Department and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Santa Maria Utilities Department 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.
Which collections are published for Santa Maria?
City of Santa Maria Utilities Department publishes trash for Santa Maria.
Local source
Verify with City of Santa Maria Utilities Department.
The Santa Maria address result links City of Santa Maria Utilities Department directly.
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- Sep 2026
Collection services in Santa Maria
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