Trash and Recycling Day by Address

Type your address for the next collection days in San Luis Obispo, and which of the three carts — gray, blue or green — goes out on each one.

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Cart sizes you can ask for

San Luis Garbage lists three cart sizes: 32 gallon (trash only), 65 gallon and 95 gallon. Signing up for weekly garbage service signs you up for weekly recycling and organics as well, at no additional charge. Many of the jurisdictions it serves also offer low-income assistance if you are already enrolled in the PG&E CARE program or the SoCalGas GAF program.

sanluisgarbage.com/residential

The one day nothing is collected

San Luis Garbage picks up 364 days a year. Christmas Day is the only closure, and that week's pickups run one day late — a Friday route becomes Saturday. On New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Thanksgiving the office is shut but collection is normal. The dates above already carry the shift, because they come from the hauler's own calendar rather than from a weekday rule.

sanluisgarbage.com/residential

Clean-up weeks: six extra bags, twice a year

Twice a year the city gets a clean-up week, when a single-family household may put out up to six extra 32-gallon bags of trash beside its carts at no charge — on the morning of its normal pickup day only. San Luis Garbage's 2026 weeks for San Luis Obispo are June 22–26 and October 12–16. Everything extra goes straight to the landfill and is not sorted, so keep recycling and organics in their own carts. Bulky items must be booked at least three days before your pickup day, and nothing longer than four feet (rugs, tables, pipes, lumber) is taken.

Trash and Recycling Day by Address

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