Oakland, CA Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Oakland, California — in one page, with sources.
Measured 2026-09-27 · QA pending
Trash pickup in Oakland, CA is assigned by zone or street — Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Match your area in the trash schedule table below.
Mon
Trash
Yard
21 zones
Tue
Trash
Yard
18 zones
Wed
Trash
Yard
18 zones
Thu
Trash
Yard
19 zones
Fri
Trash
Yard
21 zones
Sat
Trash
Yard
16 zones
Sun
No pickup
Trash Yard Recycle
When is each service collected?
Recurring schedule for Oakland services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Depends on your zone | Depends on your zone — check the zone list |
| Recycling | Weekly | Depends on your zone — check the Recycling zone list |
| Yard waste | Monday · Tuesday · Wednesday · Thursday · Friday · Weekly · Monday, Friday · Monday, Friday, Saturday · Monday, Thursday · Monday, Thursday, Friday · Monday, Thursday, Saturday · Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday · Monday, Tuesday, Thursday · Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday · Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday · Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday · Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday · Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday · Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday · Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday · Monday, Wednesday · Monday, Wednesday, Friday · Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday · Monday, Wednesday, Saturday · Monday, Wednesday, Thursday · Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday · Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday · Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday · Thursday, Saturday · Tuesday, Friday · Tuesday, Saturday · Tuesday, Thursday · Tuesday, Thursday, Friday · Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday · Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday · Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday · Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday · Wednesday, Friday · Wednesday, Saturday | Depends on your zone — check the Yard waste zone list |
| Bulk | Bulky-item pickups are scheduled through the dedicated WM-BULKY ReCollect widget on oaklandrecycles.com. | Provider: Waste Management of Alameda County (WM-BULKY lookup). |
Which zone is my street in?
Collection day by zone. Confirm at the edges with the city.
| Zone | Day | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Monday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon (WM) |
| Tuesday | Tuesday | 1 zone(s): Trash Tues (WM) |
| Wednesday | Wednesday | 1 zone(s): Trash Wed (WM) |
| Thursday | Thursday | 1 zone(s): Trash Thu (WM) |
| Friday | Friday | 1 zone(s): Trash Fri (WM) |
| Monday, Friday | Monday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Fri (WM) |
| Monday, Friday, Saturday | Monday, Friday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Fri Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Thursday | Monday, Thursday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Thu (WM) |
| Monday, Thursday, Saturday | Monday, Thursday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Thu Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday | Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Tue Fri Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Tue Thu Fri (WM) |
| Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Tue Thu Fri Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Tue Thu Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Tue Wed Fri (WM) |
| Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Tue Wed Fri Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri (WM) |
| Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Wednesday | Monday, Wednesday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Wed (WM) |
| Monday, Wednesday, Friday | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Wed Fri (WM) |
| Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday | Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Wed Fri Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Wednesday, Saturday | Monday, Wednesday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Wed Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Wednesday, Thursday | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Wed Thu (WM) |
| Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Wed Thu Fri (WM) |
| Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Wed Thu Fri Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Trash Mon Wed Thu Sat (WM) |
| Thursday, Friday | Thursday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Trash Thu Fri (WM) |
| Thursday, Saturday | Thursday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Trash Thu Sat (WM) |
| Tuesday, Friday | Tuesday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Trash Tue Fri (WM) |
| Tuesday, Saturday | Tuesday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Trash Tue Sat (WM) |
| Tuesday, Thursday | Tuesday, Thursday | 1 zone(s): Trash Tue Thu (WM) |
| Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Trash Tue Thu Fri Sat (WM) |
| Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Trash Tue Thu Sat (WM) |
| Tuesday, Wednesday | Tuesday, Wednesday | 1 zone(s): Trash Tue Wed (WM) |
| Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday | Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Trash Tue Wed Fri (WM) |
| Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Trash Tue Wed Thu Fri (WM) |
| Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Trash Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat (WM) |
| Wednesday, Friday | Wednesday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Trash Wed Fri (WM) |
When is recycling collected?
Recycling day by zone — recycling runs on its own schedule, which can differ from trash. Confirm at the edges with the city.
| Zone | Day | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| multi-day (pattern in zone name) | Weekly | 11 zone(s): oaklandwm-multi-recyclable-mon; oaklandwm-multi-recyclable-tue; oaklandwm-zone-recyclable-fri; oaklandwm-zone-recyclable-mon; oaklandwm-zone-recyclable-mon-thu; oaklandwm-zone-recyclable-mon-wed-fri; … |
Yard waste collection days by zone
Use the zone list with the city’s current schedule.
| Zone | Day | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Monday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon (WM) |
| Tuesday | Tuesday | 1 zone(s): Compost Tue (WM) |
| Wednesday | Wednesday | 1 zone(s): Compost Wed (WM) |
| Thursday | Thursday | 1 zone(s): Compost Thu (WM) |
| Friday | Friday | 1 zone(s): Compost Fri (WM) |
| multi-day (pattern in zone name) | Weekly | 58 zone(s): oaklandwm-multi-organic-fri; oaklandwm-multi-organic-mon; oaklandwm-multi-organic-mon-fri; oaklandwm-multi-organic-mon-thu; oaklandwm-multi-organic-mon-wed-fri; oaklandwm-multi-organic-thu; … |
| Monday, Friday | Monday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Fri (WM) |
| Monday, Friday, Saturday | Monday, Friday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Fri Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Thursday | Monday, Thursday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Thu (WM) |
| Monday, Thursday, Friday | Monday, Thursday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Thu Fri (WM) |
| Monday, Thursday, Saturday | Monday, Thursday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Thu Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday | Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Tue Fri Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Tuesday, Thursday | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Tue Thu (WM) |
| Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Tue Thu Fri Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Tue Thu Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Tue Wed Fri (WM) |
| Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Tue Wed Thu (WM) |
| Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri (WM) |
| Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Tue Wed Thu Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Wednesday | Monday, Wednesday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Wed (WM) |
| Monday, Wednesday, Friday | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Wed Fri (WM) |
| Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday | Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Wed Fri Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Wednesday, Saturday | Monday, Wednesday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Wed Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Wednesday, Thursday | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Wed Thu (WM) |
| Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Wed Thu Fri (WM) |
| Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Wed Thu Fri Sat (WM) |
| Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Compost Mon Wed Thu Sat (WM) |
| Thursday, Saturday | Thursday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Compost Thu Sat (WM) |
| Tuesday, Friday | Tuesday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Compost Tue Fri (WM) |
| Tuesday, Saturday | Tuesday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Compost Tue Sat (WM) |
| Tuesday, Thursday | Tuesday, Thursday | 1 zone(s): Compost Tue Thu (WM) |
| Tuesday, Thursday, Friday | Tuesday, Thursday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Compost Tue Thu Fri (WM) |
| Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Compost Tue Thu Sat (WM) |
| Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday | Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Compost Tue Wed Fri (WM) |
| Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Compost Tue Wed Thu Fri (WM) |
| Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Compost Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat (WM) |
| Wednesday, Friday | Wednesday, Friday | 1 zone(s): Compost Wed Fri (WM) |
| Wednesday, Saturday | Wednesday, Saturday | 1 zone(s): Compost Wed Sat (WM) |
Service days by zone
The city publishes service-specific zone or cycle details rather than one shared date calendar.
What about bulky or special items?
Mattresses, appliances, storm debris — the rules before you set them out.
- Per-stream day assignments — Oakland's zone names show trash, recycling (recyclable) and organics (organic/yard-waste/compost) each carry their own day assignments - a household's recycling day is not necessarily its trash day. The official lookup returns all streams at once.
- Multi-residential and business classes — Separate zone classes exist for multi-residential buildings (Multi-Res Garbage / oaklandwm-multi-*) and businesses (trash/compost/recycling/yardwaste-business), with their own day patterns including multi-day-per-week service.
- Hauler — Collection is operated by Waste Management of Alameda County, Inc. under the city's franchise; bulky-item pickups run through the dedicated WM-BULKY widget.
More details: bulk & yard waste page.
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Waste Management of Alameda County (city-franchised) | |
| Recycling | Waste Management of Alameda County (city-franchised) | |
| Yard waste | Waste Management of Alameda County (city-franchised) - compost/organics stream | |
| Bulk | Waste Management of Alameda County (WM-BULKY lookup) |
Common questions
The things Oakland residents ask most.
What day is trash pickup in Oakland?
Trash days are zone-assigned and run Monday through Saturday. The 80+ residential 'Trash' zones include single-day patterns (e.g. Trash Mon) and multi-day combinations (e.g. Tue+Thu or Tue+Thu+Fri+Sat for larger accounts). Use the city's lookup on oaklandrecycles.com for your address.
Is recycling picked up on the same day as trash in Oakland?
Not necessarily - the zone system assigns separate day patterns to recyclables and organics. Your recycling or compost day can differ from your trash day; the city lookup returns all three streams.
Who picks up garbage in Oakland?
Waste Management of Alameda County, Inc. operates collection under the city's franchise system; the zone names in the city's lookup carry the (WM) hauler marker.
How do I schedule a bulky item pickup in Oakland?
Bulky pickups are arranged through the dedicated WM-BULKY widget on oaklandrecycles.com.
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created for Oakland (previously missing, 440k): the city's official ReCollect lookup exposes 200 zones with stream+day+hauler encoded in names - residential Trash/Compost day patterns, multi-residential and business zone classes, WM of Alameda County as franchised hauler. Per-address day lookup is parcel-based via the city widget; no public zone geometry.
- QA: population corrected to Census Vintage 2023 estimate (Oakland city: 436,504; prior estimate 440646).
Population 436,504 · Sources: City of Oakland official ReCollect lookup (area OaklandCA, service 'w…, Oakland Recycles (city program site; embeds ReCollect widgets incl. W… · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.