Los Angeles County (unincorporated waste service areas), CA Trash Pickup Schedule

Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Los Angeles County (unincorporated waste service areas), California — in one page, with sources.

Measured 2026-09-23 · QA pending

Trash in Los Angeles County (unincorporated waste service areas), CA runs on a set schedule — your exact day depends on your address. Rules and holiday shifts below.

Your collection week

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 Los Angeles County (unincorporated waste service areas) services.

ServiceWhenNotes
Trash Depends on your address Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map

What about bulky or special items?

Mattresses, appliances, storm debris — the rules before you set them out.

  • No-service areas — 41 areas carry ='No Pick-Up' (service excluded or not offered); 26 areas have blank hauler - do not infer days for them.

Who collects what?

The provider for each service and how to reach them.

ServiceProviderContact
Trash LA County DPW franchise haulers (Athens/Burrtec/UWS/Ware/Republic/Valley Vista/WM)

Common questions

The things Los Angeles County (unincorporated waste service areas) residents ask most.

What day is trash pickup in unincorporated Los Angeles County?

Weekly Mon-Fri depending on the 239 franchise service areas; hauler (Athens, Burrtec, Universal Waste Systems, Ware, Republic, Valley Vista, WM) varies by area.

What changed recently?

Every update to this page, newest first.

  • Record created from LA County DPW's waste-service franchise area layer.
  • QA: population corrected to Census Vintage 2023 estimate (Los Angeles County: 9,663,345; prior estimate 650000).

Population 9,663,345 · Sources: LA County Waste Service Collection Areas view (owner NMann@pw.lacount… · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.