What day is trash collected in Santa Monica, CA?
Santa Monica 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.
Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica, CA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Santa Monica, CA street address to check trash and recycling pickup as published by City of Santa Monica Resource Recovery and Recycling.
Setting out in Santa Monica Containers may go out no earlier than 4:00 p.m. the day before collection and no later than 7:00 a.m. on collection day.
Trash Day Trends · Santa Monica
Santa Monica, CA at a glance.
Santa Monica in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 5 daysSanta Monica collects on five weekdays across its routes15% of cities run five
- 1Published alongside trash: recycling
Verified schedule
Santa Monica collection days, read from City of Santa Monica Resource Recovery and Recycling.
Trash / garbage: Wednesday.
Recycling: Wednesday.
The day above is an example from one Santa Monica address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Santa Monica.
Containers may go out no earlier than 4:00 p.m. the day before collection and no later than 7:00 a.m. on collection day.
Containers must be removed from the street or alley by 8:00 p.m. on the day of collection.
Set containers with the lid facing the street and the handles pointing toward your home.
Leave at least two feet between each container and other objects such as vehicles, poles, walls, trees, street signs and garage doors.
Read from the official Santa Monica guidance on August 23, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Santa Monica days differ by address.
Santa Monica 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.
These days are read from City of Santa Monica Resource Recovery and Recycling and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Santa Monica Resource Recovery and Recycling 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 Monica?
City of Santa Monica Resource Recovery and Recycling publishes trash and recycling for Santa Monica.
Local source
Verify with City of Santa Monica Resource Recovery and Recycling.
The Santa Monica address result links City of Santa Monica Resource Recovery and Recycling directly.
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Collection services in Santa Monica
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