Pasadena, CA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Service
- City curbside collection
- Separation
- Trash, recycling, green waste
- SB 1383
- Organic waste diversion required
- Department
- Public Works
Summary
Pasadena provides curbside trash, recycling, and green waste collection through the Public Works Department. SB 1383 requires organic waste diversion. Collection schedules vary by neighborhood.
39730.6. (a) Consistent with Section 39730.5, methane emissions reduction goals shall include the following targets to reduce the landfill disposal of organics: (1) A 50-percent reduction in the level of the statewide disposal of organic waste from the 2014 level by 2020. (2) A 75-percent reduction in the level of the statewide disposal of organic waste from the 2014 level by 2025. 42652.5. (a) The department ... shall adopt regulations to achieve the organic waste reduction goals for 2020 and 2025. ... (1) May require local jurisdictions to impose requirements on generators ... and may authorize local jurisdictions to impose penalties on generators for noncompliance.
Full Breakdown
Pasadena 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 Pasadena public works for schedule changes or missed pickup reports.
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