Trash pickup in Sacramento, CA

Who collects trash in Sacramento, how trash day works, and which holidays move pickup. Checked against official city and hauler pages on Oct 15, 2026.

At a glance

Who collects
City crews
Hauler
City of Sacramento Recycling & Solid Waste Division
Recycling
Every other week
Holiday schedule
2026 not found, 2027 not found
Last checked
Oct 15, 2026

Inside Sacramento city limits, the City's Recycling & Solid Waste Division (Public Works / Department of Utilities) collects residential garbage, organics (yard and food waste) and mixed recycling. Garbage and organics go every week, and mixed recycling every other week on an 'A' or 'B' week; enter your address on the City's Collection Calendar or in the SacRecycle app to find your day and week. Carts must be at the curb by 6 a.m. The City announced 'collection as usual' on recent holidays (Memorial Day 2025 and 2026, July 4, 2024) but hasn't posted a holiday list for the rest of 2026 or for 2027.

Who picks up trash in Sacramento

City crews.

City of Sacramento Recycling & Solid Waste Division

City serviceTrashRecyclingOrganicsYard wasteBulk
Area
Whole city: residential customers inside Sacramento city limits on public streets with a curb and/or gutter
Phone
3-1-1; (916) 264-5011 from outside City limits; new service start (916) 808-5454

Serves more than 133,000 residential customers. Garbage and organics are collected weekly and mixed recycling every other week (A or B week). Organics recycling (food waste in the organics cart) started in July 2022. Household Junk Pickup (bulky items) is by request, February through late October. Leaf Season 'claw' pickup of loose street piles starts Nov 2, 2026 and runs through January. A Jan 27, 2026 City Express article gives customer service as 3-1-1 or 916-808-5011, not the 916-264-5011 on the Collection Services page. Other contacts: 311@cityofsacramento.org, sacrecycle@cityofsacramento.org, www.sac311.org and the Sac311 app.

Not covered

Commercial properties: the City doesn't provide commercial service; franchised haulers do. Only 'some' larger multifamily properties get City service; single-family homes, duplexes through fourplexes and mixed-use properties are covered. A property must be on a public street with a curb and/or gutter.

How trash day works in Sacramento

By address: enter your address on the City's Collection Calendar or in the SacRecycle app to see your collection day and recycling week (A or B), print a calendar and sign up for text or email reminders.

Find a trash day on cityofsacramento.gov

Recycling: every other week. Mixed recycling runs on an A or B week; check the Collection Calendar for yours. Garbage and organics go weekly on the same day. The 2026-27 Service Guides come in A-week and B-week versions, in English, Chinese, Hmong, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.

Carts out: Carts must be at the curb by 6 a.m. on collection day. Set them out no earlier than 12 hours before collection day and bring them back in within 12 hours after collection. Source

Close the lids and set carts about 3 feet apart, away from storm drains and bike lanes. In downtown and midtown restricted-parking zones, carts go on the curb, not in the street. Not every customer gets Leaf Season or street sweeping service. Curbside collection is governed by City Code 13.10.100.

Sacramento trash pickup holiday schedule

Sacramento hasn’t posted a holiday schedule for the rest of 2026; no 2027 schedule was found.

The City's Recycling & Solid Waste pages don't include a holiday collection schedule, and no City source gives a rule for cart pickup on holidays. The City's news site, Sacramento City Express, announced 'City waste collection services will occur as usual' for Memorial Day (May 25, 2026 and May 26, 2025) and Independence Day (Jul 4, 2024), and a Dec 26, 2017 post said Christmas and New Year's Day were regular collection days. The Leaf Season page's 'Crews work rain or shine, including holidays' is about leaf-pile crews, not carts. Before each holiday, check the Collection Calendar (updated daily) or call 311.

No dates to list yet. Check Sacramento’s page before each holiday week.

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Questions about trash pickup in Sacramento

Who picks up trash in Sacramento?

Inside Sacramento city limits, the City's Recycling & Solid Waste Division (Public Works / Department of Utilities) collects residential garbage, organics (yard and food waste) and mixed recycling. Garbage and organics go every week, and mixed recycling every other week on an 'A' or 'B' week; enter your address on the City's Collection Calendar or in the SacRecycle app to find your day and week. Carts must be at the curb by 6 a.m. The City announced 'collection as usual' on recent holidays (Memorial Day 2025 and 2026, July 4, 2024) but hasn't posted a holiday list for the rest of 2026 or for 2027.

How do I find my trash day in Sacramento?

By address: enter your address on the City's Collection Calendar or in the SacRecycle app to see your collection day and recycling week (A or B), print a calendar and sign up for text or email reminders.

Is recycling picked up every week in Sacramento?

No, every other week. Mixed recycling runs on an A or B week; check the Collection Calendar for yours. Garbage and organics go weekly on the same day. The 2026-27 Service Guides come in A-week and B-week versions, in English, Chinese, Hmong, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.

When do trash carts go out in Sacramento?

Carts must be at the curb by 6 a.m. on collection day. Set them out no earlier than 12 hours before collection day and bring them back in within 12 hours after collection.

Sources

Official city and hauler pages, checked Oct 15, 2026. Schedules change, especially around holidays: check the city’s page before you plan routes. Something out of date? Email taylor@bincleanmarketing.com.

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