How often is recycling collected in San Diego?

Recycling is collected every other week in San Diego.

Do holidays change trash pickup in San Diego?

Yes. San Diego publishes 5 holiday changes for 2026, including New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day.

Trash Pickup
Schedule

Collection schedule for

San Diego, CA

San Diego, CA Trash Pickup Schedule

Name: San Diego, CA waste collection schedule
Creator: Trash Pickup Schedule

San Diego publishes its collection schedule below.

Find your exact day on San Diego’s official lookup ↗San Diego publishes each address’s day through its own tool — type your address there and it answers directly.

What’s collected in San Diego

TrashWeekly

RecyclingEvery other week

Organics (compost)Weekly

San Diego Recycling Schedule

Recycling in San Diego is collected every other week — the day depends on your address, so use the lookup above. San Diego doesn’t publish which week is which, so we don’t guess it.

What we don’t have yet

We haven’t found San Diego’s bulk items schedule yet. We only publish what a city puts in writing, so this stays blank until we find it.