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

Curbside collection in Milpitas is handled by Milpitas Sanitation, Inc. (408-988-4500) under Milpitas Municipal Code Chapter 200 (Solid Waste Management). Service is weekly and uses three carts: the gray garbage/food-scraps split cart, the blue recyclables split cart, and the green yard-trimmings cart. The City requires carts to be at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on the scheduled service day; customers are also told not to block carts with parked vehicles or other obstacles so the truck can reach them. Each material must go in its designated cart and compartment, because the system is built around the State's organics-diversion law and split carts separate garbage from food scraps and bottles/cans from paper. Certain items have specific handling: household batteries go in a sealed clear bag with terminals taped (no car batteries) and used motor oil goes in a sealed container, both placed on top of - not inside - the blue recyclables cart. Residents 62 and older can request a 50% senior discount. If a pickup is missed, report it to Milpitas Sanitation promptly so they can return. Specific collection days vary by neighborhood, so confirm your day with Milpitas Sanitation.