Tulare, CA Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Tulare, California — in one page, with sources.
Trash in Tulare, 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 Tulare services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | TWICE weekly - 'Monday and Thursday' or 'Tuesday and Friday' per parcel. | Provider: City of Tulare Solid Waste (city-collected). |
| Recycling | Depends on your address | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
| Yard waste | Depends on your address | 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 Tulare Solid Waste (city-collected) | |
| Recycling | City of Tulare Solid Waste (Blue cart) | |
| Yard waste | City of Tulare Solid Waste (Green cart) |
Common questions
The things Tulare residents ask most.
What days is trash pickup in Tulare, CA?
Twice weekly - Monday+Thursday or Tuesday+Friday by parcel (20894 parcels mapped by the city).
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created from Tulare's parcel-level waste package (20894 parcels w/ ServiceDays + 2 service areas with trash/Blue/Green days).
- Holiday QA R6 (2026-09-24) INCONCLUSIVE: City of Tulare web presence unreachable to static fetches (ci.tulare.ca.us connect timeout / DNS failure; tulare.ca.gov 403; no usable Wayback captures of solid-waste pages). Record is ArcGIS-only; holiday rules unverified.
Population 71,092 · Sources: City of Tulare CA Public Residential Service Area (owner JPatananan@t…, City of Tulare CA Public Residential Services Parcels (owner JPatanan… · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.