Veterans Day — Wednesday, November 11
Falls on a Wednesday. Routes run as normal unless Veterans Day is one of the holidays named in Sunnyvale's rule above; if it is, that rule says which pickups move.
Sunnyvale, CA
Sunnyvale, CA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Sunnyvale, CA street address to check trash, recycling, organics, yard waste and bulk items pickup as published by City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services.
Setting out in Sunnyvale Sunnyvale provides garbage collection and recycling services to all residences and businesses in the city.
Trash Day Trends · Sunnyvale, last 30 days
Wednesday is a trash day for 50% of Sunnyvale homes we checked.
55% of checks here come the day before or the morning of trash day — most on Sunday. See the national trends.
- +20%Checks vs last week
- 100%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day83% nationally
- 4Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste, bulk items
Verified schedule
Sunnyvale collection days, read from City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services.
Trash / garbage: Thursday, Oct 29; Thursday, Nov 5; Thursday, Nov 12; Thursday, Nov 19.
Recycling: Thursday, Oct 29; Thursday, Nov 5; Thursday, Nov 12; Thursday, Nov 19.
Organics / compost: Thursday, Oct 29; Thursday, Nov 5; Thursday, Nov 12; Thursday, Nov 19.
Yard waste: Thursday, Oct 29; Thursday, Nov 5; Thursday, Nov 12; Thursday, Nov 19.
Bulk / large items: Thursday, Oct 29; Thursday, Nov 5; Thursday, Nov 12; Thursday, Nov 19.
These dates are what one Sunnyvale address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Sunnyvale.
Sunnyvale provides garbage collection and recycling services to all residences and businesses in the city.
Holidays with no collection: Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Garbage placed inside cardboard boxes will not be collected.
Read from the official Sunnyvale guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Sunnyvale days differ by address.
Pickup days in Sunnyvale depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
Holiday weeks
Holiday weeks in Sunnyvale for the rest of 2026.
Sunnyvale runs on most holidays, and names the short list that changes. The city's published rule: Holidays with no collection: Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
The dates below are the federal holidays left this year, with what the rule means for each if Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale'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 Sunnyvale's rule above; if it is, that rule says which pickups move.
Good to knowRule transcribed from City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services; that source governs if the two disagree.
How days are assigned
How Sunnyvale assigns collection days.
Sunnyvale publishes a per-address collection calendar (Sunnyvale collection calendar) through the ReCollect service. There is no single citywide weekday to quote: each address has its own dated calendar, which is why the lookup shows upcoming dates for your property.
We last checked Sunnyvale on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Sunnyvale's pickup days.
Local source
City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services sets Sunnyvale's collection days.
City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services publishes trash, recycling, organics, yard waste and bulk items days for Sunnyvale; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services in Oct 2026: trash, recycling, organics, yard waste and bulk items.
Nearby
Around Sunnyvale: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Sunnyvale are Mountain View, Cupertino, Santa Clara and Palo Alto. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Mountain View, CA
City of Mountain View Recycling & Zero Waste.
Cupertino, CA
City of Cupertino.
Santa Clara, CA
Mission Trail Waste Systems (the City's garbage contractor).
Palo Alto, CA
City of Palo Alto Zero Waste, Curbside Collection Services.
Campbell, CA
City of Campbell Public Works.
San Jose, CA
San Jose Integrated Waste Management lookup.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Sunnyvale, CA?
It depends on your street. City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Sunnyvale?
City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services publishes trash, recycling, organics, yard waste and bulk items for Sunnyvale.
When is the next Sunnyvale pickup?
The next pickups for the example address are Thursday, Oct 29; Thursday, Nov 5; Thursday, Nov 12; Thursday, Nov 19. Holiday weeks can shift them — City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services is the authority if the two disagree.
What happens to Sunnyvale trash pickup in a holiday week?
Sunnyvale runs on most holidays, and names the short list that changes. Holidays with no collection: Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Local source
Verify with City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services.
The Sunnyvale address result links City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services directly.
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