Trash pickup in San Antonio, TX

Who collects trash in San Antonio, 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 San Antonio Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD)
Recycling
Every week
Holiday schedule
2026 not posted yet, 2027 not posted yet
Last checked
Oct 15, 2026

The City of San Antonio Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) collects curbside garbage (brown cart), recycling (blue cart) and organics (green cart) for about 363,000 single-family homes that pay the city services fee on their CPS Energy bill. Each cart is collected weekly: blue and green carts on the same day, and the brown cart on a different day. Look up your days by address in the City's My Collection Day tool. Carts must be at the curb by 7 a.m. and put away by 10 p.m. Holiday schedules run by fiscal year (Oct 1 to Sep 30), and the City hasn't posted the FY2027 schedule (Nov 2026 onward) yet; it posts them 'by early November.'

Who picks up trash in San Antonio

City crews.

City of San Antonio Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD)

City serviceTrashRecyclingOrganicsYard wasteBulk
Area
Whole city (single-family homes billed the City services fee through CPS Energy)
Phone
3-1-1 or 210-207-6000 (customer service); 210-207-6428 (SWMD/billing)
Website
sa.gov

Garbage is weekly. Recycling and organics are weekly, on the same day as each other, and garbage is on a different day. Brush and bulky items are collected at the curb twice a year, with a door hanger or notice 7 to 10 days ahead, and piles go out by 7 a.m. Monday of the collection week. Leaves get two free collections per fiscal year. The City's current pages name no private collection contractors. A contracted company processes the recycling (2021 news reports said Republic Services held that contract through 2024). Council memos from 2002 and 2005 show the City then contracted residential collection in some annexed areas (IH-10 East/Sunrise to BFI; Timber Ridge, IH-10 West and Stone Oak to Waste Management). The City's current pages don't mention those contracts, so call 311 if you're unsure who collects in those areas. In Nov 2022 SWMD rebalanced routes: about 80% of customers got new days, and Saturday collection ended.

Not covered

Curbside service is only for customers who pay the City services fee through CPS Energy (about 363,000 single-family households). Apartment and multi-family complexes and businesses use private haulers registered with the City; multi-family complexes must provide recycling under City Code Ch. 14. The City doesn't publish a unit-count cutoff.

How trash day works in San Antonio

By address: enter your address in the City's My Collection Day lookup to get your garbage, recycling/organics and brush/bulky days. The City mails notices when days change.

Find a trash day on gis.sanantonio.gov

Recycling: every week. Blue recycling and green organics carts are collected weekly on the same day as each other. The brown garbage cart is collected weekly on a different day. Plastic bags are not accepted in the blue cart.

Carts out: Carts at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day and put away by 10 p.m. that day, with wheels touching the curb and carts at least 3 feet apart. Report a missed cart only after 5 p.m. Source

There have been no regular Saturday routes since Nov 2022; Saturday is used only for holiday make-up. Some areas have alley collection.

San Antonio trash pickup holiday schedule

San Antonio hasn’t posted a holiday schedule for the rest of 2026 or 2027 yet.

SWMD posts holiday schedules by fiscal year (Oct 1 to Sep 30), 'by early November.' Its My Collection Day pages still show only the FY2026 schedule (Nov 11, 2025 to Sep 7, 2026), so no holiday changes are posted yet for the rest of 2026 or for 2027. In FY2026, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's weeks moved only Thursday routes to Friday and Friday routes to Saturday, and MLK week moved Monday through Friday one day later. Veterans Day, a City holiday on Apr 3, Fiesta San Jacinto Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4 (observed) and Labor Day had no changes. Check the City's My Collection Day pages in early November 2026.

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

Cleaning bins in San Antonio?

Bins get cleaned right after pickup, so when a holiday moves trash day, your route moves with it. In Clean Bin System you give each zone its hauler and add the hauler’s holidays once: that week’s cleanings move with the pickup, and each customer gets a text. See how it works

San Antonio neighborhoods

324 names from City of San Antonio Association & Organization Registry. A self-registered list of neighborhood, homeowner and condo associations, updated monthly, so it doesn't cover every neighborhood.

  • 165 Association
  • 214 Travis Park Lofts Owner's Association
  • 8000 Del Donore
  • Alamo Farmsteads Babcock Road
  • Alta Vista
  • Arboretum
  • Arborstone
  • Artesia Guild Neighborhood Association
  • Auburn Ridge
  • Bandera Landing Townhome
  • Bavarian Forest HOA
  • Beacon Hill Area
  • Bel Meade
  • Blanco Bluffs
  • Blossom Park
  • Blue Rock Springs
  • Bluffview of Camino Real
  • Braun Station East
  • Braun Station West Community Improvement
  • Braunridge
  • Brooks Area Neighborhood Association
  • Cadillac Drive
  • Cambridge
  • Cambridge Park Condominiums
  • Camelot I
  • Canyon Creek Bluffs POA
  • Canyon Parke
  • Canyon View
  • Capistrano Condominiums HOA
  • Carrington Place
  • Cavalo Creek
  • Cedar Creek Estates
  • Cedar Point
  • Charro Legacy Trails Cell-4
  • Churchill Bluffs
  • Churchill Estates
  • Churchill Forest
  • Coliseum Oaks
  • Coliseum Willow Park
  • College Park
  • Collins Garden
  • Colonial Hills
  • Colonies Village Condominiums
  • Community Workers Council
  • Countryside San Pedro
  • Creekview Estates
  • Crossing at Quail Creek
  • Crown Meadows Association
  • Crownhill Park
  • Crownridge of Texas
  • Culebra Crossing
  • Culebra Park
  • Deer Hollow HOA
  • Deerfield
  • Dellcrest Area
  • Dellview Area
  • Denver Heights
  • Diamond Head Condominiums
  • Dignowity Hill
  • Donore Square
  • Downtown
  • Dreamhill Estates
  • Eagles Bluff
  • East Terrell Hills
  • East Village
  • Eastgate
  • Eastwood Village
  • Eckhert Crossing
  • Eden Roc
  • Eilan Condominium Association
  • Eilan Property Owners Association
  • El Charro
  • El Sendero
  • Elm Creek Owner's Association
  • Encino Forest
  • Encino Mesa
  • Encino Park
  • Encino Ranch
  • Encino Ridge
  • Encino Rio
  • Enclave at Lakeside
  • Estates at Champions Run HOA
  • Finesilver Ranch
  • Five Points
  • Forest Oak
  • Foster Meadows
  • Freedom Hills
  • Friends of the Lorence Creek Preserve
  • Gardendale
  • Gardens of Oak Hollow
  • General Krueger
  • Government Hill Alliance
  • Great Northwest
  • Greater Faith Institutional Church Community Neighborhood Watch Association
  • Greater Harmony Hills
  • Green Mountain/Emerald Pointe
  • Harlandale-McCollum
  • Harper Oaks
  • Harvard Place Eastlawn
  • Heathers Cove
  • Heights at Stone Oak
  • Heights of Carriage Hills
  • Hein Orchard
  • Hidden Springs Estates
  • Highland Hills
  • Highland Park
  • Hillcrest
  • Hills and Dales
  • Historic Westside Residents
  • Hot Wells Mission Reach
  • Hunter's Creek
  • Hunter's Creek North
  • Hunters Mill
  • Ingram Hills
  • Inspiration Hills
  • Inwood
  • Jade Oaks
  • Jefferson
  • Jupe Manor
  • Kensington Row
  • Keystone
  • King William
  • Kingswood Heights
  • Knights Cross
  • Knolls of Woodlake HOA
  • La Fontana
  • Lackland Terrace
  • Las Palmas
  • Lavaca
  • Legacy Trails Cell 3
  • Legacy Trails Cell-2 HOA
  • Levy Townhouse
  • Lincoln Park HOA
  • Lindsey Place
  • Lochwood
  • Loma Vista
  • Lone Star
  • Longs Creek
  • Lookout Canyon HOA
  • Los Angeles Heights
  • Los Jardines
  • Los Puentes
  • Lynwood Village Enclave
  • Magnolia Heights
  • Mahncke Park
  • Mainland Square
  • Martinez Creek
  • Maverick
  • Memorial Heights
  • MG Road Duplex
  • Mission del Lago
  • Mission San Jose
  • Mission Trace HOA
  • Misty Oaks
  • Mockingbird Hill
  • Monte Viejo Community
  • Monte Vista Historical
  • Monte Vista Terrace
  • Monticello Park
  • Moss Brook Estates North
  • Mountain Lodge HOA
  • Mountain View Acres Neighborhood Coalition
  • Neighbors on Honey Hill
  • North Castle Hills
  • North Central
  • North San Antonio Hills
  • North Shearer Hills
  • Northeast Crossing
  • Northern Hills
  • Northwest Crossing of San Antonio
  • Northwest Park
  • Oak Bluff
  • Oak Hills Citizens Association
  • Oak Hollow Park
  • Oak Meadow
  • Oak Park Northwood
  • Oakland Estates
  • Oakland Heights
  • Oakridge Pointe
  • Olmos Park Terrace
  • Orsinger Lane
  • Overlook of Carriage Hills HOA
  • Palm Heights
  • Park at French Creek
  • Park Village
  • Parklands
  • Pecan Valley
  • Pembroke Farms
  • Pembroke Village
  • Pheasant Creek
  • Pinon Creek HOA
  • Pipers Meadow
  • Preserve at Castle Hills
  • Preserve at Park Vista
  • Preston Hollow
  • Promontory Pointe Homeowners' Association
  • Prospect Hill
  • Proximity Townhomes Property Owners Association
  • Quail Ridge
  • Quintana Community
  • Racquet Club at Camino Real Community Association
  • Rainbow Hills Area
  • Raintree Ridge Neighborhood Association
  • Randolph Hills Civic Club
  • Red Robin
  • Redland Ranch at Elm Creek
  • Redland Ranch Estates
  • Redland Springs
  • Regency Meadow
  • Regency Park
  • Regency Place Property Owners' Association
  • Republic Meadows
  • Republic Oaks
  • Reserve at Deerfield
  • Retreat at Glen Heather
  • Rialto Village Property Owners Association
  • Ridge at Stone Oak Owners' Association
  • Riposa Vita
  • River Road
  • Riverside
  • Rolling Meadows
  • Roosevelt Park
  • Roseheart
  • Royal Ridge
  • SA Heritage Condominiums at Coppertree
  • Sage Valley Homeowners' Association
  • Sagewood
  • San Antonio Oak Crest
  • Scenic Loop Helotes Creek Alliance
  • Seven Oaks
  • Shavano Garden Homes Association
  • Shavano Ridge HOA
  • Shavano Rogers Ranch Crosstimber
  • Shearer Hills Ridgeview
  • Shenandoah Homes Association
  • Sierra Vista
  • Solana Ridge
  • Sonoma Ranch Homeowners' Association
  • Sonterra Property Owners Association
  • Southern Hills HOA
  • Southton Community
  • Southwest Community Association
  • Spring Neighborhood Alliance
  • Springs at Stone Oak
  • Springvale
  • Spyglass Hill Condominiums
  • Stablewood Homeowner's Association
  • Starbright Overlook South
  • Steeplechase Condominium
  • Stillwater Ranch
  • Stone Mountain
  • Stone Oak
  • Stonegate Hill at Westover Hills
  • Stonewood
  • Summerwind (Villas of Babcock) HOA
  • Summerwood Owners Association
  • Summit at Bulverde Creek
  • Sunrise
  • Sunshine Estates
  • Tanglewood Residents
  • Terra View Townhome Subdivision
  • Terrell Heights
  • Tezel Trails
  • The Bridges Condo Owners Association
  • The Gardens at Greystone Homeowners Association, Inc.
  • The Meadows of Carriage Hills HOA
  • The Oaks of French Creek HOA
  • The Overlook
  • The Park at University Hills
  • The Pinnacle Homeowners Association, Inc.
  • The Seventh Homeowners Association, inc./Stone Oak
  • The Summit Mutual Amenities
  • The Village at Encino Park
  • The Village at Lincoln Heights
  • The Woodlands of Camino Real
  • Thompson
  • Thousand Oaks Townhouse Homeowners Association
  • Thunderbird Hills
  • Tierra Linda
  • Timber Ridge
  • Tobin Hill Community
  • United Homeowners Improvement Association
  • University Park
  • Uptown
  • Valencia
  • Valencia Enclave
  • Verde Hills
  • Vida
  • Villa Coronado
  • Villa del Sol
  • Villa Santiago Townhomes
  • Villas at Redland Ranch HOA
  • Villas De Esperanza- Kelly Park Neighborhood Association
  • Villas of Westlakes Townhomes
  • Vista
  • Vista Bella
  • Vistas at Sonoma HOA
  • VW Homeowners' Association, Inc.
  • Walden Meadows
  • Walker Ranch
  • Wellsprings
  • West End Hope in Action
  • Westfort Alliance
  • Westover Forest
  • Westover Place
  • Westover Valley
  • Westward Pointe
  • Westwood Square
  • Whisper Creek HOA
  • Whispering Oaks Homeowners' Association
  • Whispering Oaks Neighborhood Coalition
  • Wilderness Oaks Owners Association
  • Wildwood
  • Wilshire Village
  • Windmill Oaks Condominium Owners Association
  • Woller Creek
  • Woodbridge Condominium
  • Woodglen Neighborhood Group
  • Woodlawn Hills
  • Woodlawn Lake
  • Woodridge Village Community Association
  • Woods of Encino Park
  • Woodthorn
  • Yorkshire (Providence)

Questions about trash pickup in San Antonio

Who picks up trash in San Antonio?

The City of San Antonio Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) collects curbside garbage (brown cart), recycling (blue cart) and organics (green cart) for about 363,000 single-family homes that pay the city services fee on their CPS Energy bill. Each cart is collected weekly: blue and green carts on the same day, and the brown cart on a different day. Look up your days by address in the City's My Collection Day tool. Carts must be at the curb by 7 a.m. and put away by 10 p.m. Holiday schedules run by fiscal year (Oct 1 to Sep 30), and the City hasn't posted the FY2027 schedule (Nov 2026 onward) yet; it posts them 'by early November.'

How do I find my trash day in San Antonio?

By address: enter your address in the City's My Collection Day lookup to get your garbage, recycling/organics and brush/bulky days. The City mails notices when days change.

Is recycling picked up every week in San Antonio?

Yes, every week. Blue recycling and green organics carts are collected weekly on the same day as each other. The brown garbage cart is collected weekly on a different day. Plastic bags are not accepted in the blue cart.

When do trash carts go out in San Antonio?

Carts at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day and put away by 10 p.m. that day, with wheels touching the curb and carts at least 3 feet apart. Report a missed cart only after 5 p.m.

Sources

Official city and hauler pages, checked Oct 15, 2026. News and other sites used for details the official pages don’t give are listed separately. 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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