How often is recycling collected in San Francisco?

Recycling is collected weekly in San Francisco.

Do holidays change trash pickup in San Francisco?

Yes. San Francisco publishes 9 holiday changes for 2026, including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day.

Collection schedule for

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco publishes its collection schedule below.

TrashWeekly

RecyclingWeekly

Organics (compost)Weekly

Recycling in San Francisco is collected weekly — the day depends on your address, so use the lookup above.

What we don’t have yet

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

As published by San Francisco.

New Year's DayJan 1

Slides one day for the rest of that week

Martin Luther King Jr. DayJan 19