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Long Beach, CA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

Light Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Accounts Served
~118,000
Collection Hours
7 AM - 7 PM in residential
SB 1383
Organics/recycling mandatory
Code
LBMC Ch. 8.60, §8.60.370

Summary

Long Beach provides refuse collection to approximately 118,000 accounts under LBMC Ch. 8.60. Refuse collection vehicles are prohibited in residential areas between 7 PM and 7 AM. All accounts auto-enrolled in organics/recycling per SB 1383.

This bill would require the state board, no later than January 1, 2018, to approve and begin implementing that comprehensive strategy to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants to achieve a reduction in methane by 40%, hydrofluorocarbon gases by 40%, and anthropogenic black carbon by 50% below 2013 levels by 2030, as specified. The bill also would establish specified targets for reducing organic waste in landfills. This bill would require the state board, in consultation with the Department of Food and Agriculture, to adopt regulations to reduce methane emissions from livestock manure management operations and dairy manure management operations, as specified. The bill would require the state board to take certain actions prior to adopting those regulations.

Source: Long Beach Municipal CodeView official code

Full Breakdown

Long Beach contracts with waste haulers or operates municipal trash collection on a weekly schedule. Residents receive assigned pickup days. Holiday delays shift pickup one day. Contaminated recycling bins may be skipped. Oversized or overweight bins will not be collected. Contact Long Beach public works for schedule changes or missed pickup reports.

Frequently Asked Questions

What day is my trash pickup?
Check Long Beach public works website or call for your assigned collection day based on your address.
What if my trash was missed?
Report missed pickups to Long Beach public works within 24 hours for a return trip.

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