Modesto, CA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection frequency
- Trash and organics weekly
- Recycling
- Biweekly by odd/even address
- Find your day
- City search tool or 209-577-5494
- Holiday shift
- 4 holidays delay one day
- Set-out time
- By 6 a.m. collection day
Summary
Modesto collects the black trash and green organics carts weekly and the blue recycling cart every other week (odd/even addresses) on the same day. Look up your day online or call 209-577-5494; four holidays delay service one day.
42652.5. (a) The department, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall adopt regulations to achieve the organic waste reduction goals for 2020 and 2025 established in Section 39730.6 of the Health and Safety Code. The regulations shall comply with all of the following: (1) May require local jurisdictions to impose requirements on generators or other relevant entities within their jurisdiction and may authorize local jurisdictions to impose penalties on generators for noncompliance. ... (b) A local jurisdiction may charge and collect fees to recover the local jurisdiction's costs incurred in complying with the regulations adopted pursuant to this section.
Full Breakdown
Collection is contracted to Gilton and Bertolotti. The black trash and green organics carts are serviced weekly on your regular day, while the blue recycling cart alternates weeks based on whether your address ends in an odd or even number. Look up your day with the city's search tool or call Solid Waste at 209-577-5494 for a mailed calendar. Place containers at the curb by 6 a.m., with collection running 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas may delay your service one day that week. Request bulky pickups with the Bulky Item Curbside Pickup form, or use the Drive-In form to self-haul.
Violations & Fines
Improper use of a container can result in administrative fines. Set containers out by 6 a.m. on your collection day; see the city's Fines & Fees schedule for amounts.
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