El Cajon, CA Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for El Cajon, California — in one page, with sources.
Trash in El Cajon, CA runs on a set schedule — your exact day depends on your address. Rules and holiday shifts below.
Pickup days are assigned by address — the city's lookup gives your day, and the schedule repeats each week unless a holiday shifts it.
When is each service collected?
Recurring schedule for El Cajon services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Depends on your street | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
| Recycling | Depends on your street | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
| Street sweeping | Monthly weeks 1-4 by zone: 23 zones (M 6 / Th 6 / T 6 / W 5); some route segments coded... | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | City of El Cajon (EDCO Disposal contract) | |
| Recycling | EDCO Disposal (El Cajon) | |
| Street sweeping | City of El Cajon Public Works |
Common questions
The things El Cajon residents ask most.
What day is trash pickup in El Cajon, CA?
Weekly Mon-Fri; the city's sweeper layer records the trash day for EACH SIDE of 2224 street segments (Thu 579/566, Mon 472/464, Tue 430/446, Fri 390/394, Wed 352/353 left/right).
When is street sweeping in El Cajon, CA?
Monthly by zone (23 zones, weeks 1-4; e.g. zone weeks M/T/W/Th), early mornings; some major segments swept twice weekly.
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created from El Cajon's public sweeper package - rare PER-SIDE trash-day mapping on 2224 street segments plus 23 monthly sweeping zones.
- Holiday QA R5 VERIFIED https://www.edcodisposal.com/service-schedules/ (hauler EDCO, serves El Cajon): 'Residential collection service will not be performed on the holidays listed... resulting in a one-day residential service delay.' 2026: New Year's Day (Thu Jan 1; Thu+Fri customers), Memorial Day (May 25; all week), Independence Day (Sat Jul 4; NO delay), Labor Day (Sep 7; all week), Thanksgiving (Thu Nov 26; Thu+Fri customers), Christmas Day (Fri Dec 25; Friday customers only); NYD 2027 (Fri; Friday only). 'Holidays that fall on a Saturday or Sunday DO NOT DELAY waste removal services for the remainder of the week.' Slide = next day for routes on/after holiday; routes before holiday unchanged. NO delay: MLK, Lincoln's Birthday, Presidents' Day, Washington's Birthday, Cesar Chavez Day, Juneteenth, Veterans Day.
Population 102,991 · Sources: City of El Cajon CA MonthlyStreetSweeperPublic FS (owner cityofelcajo…, city-of-el-cajon.edcodisposal.com, www.elcajon.gov · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.