San Marcos, TX Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for San Marcos, Texas — in one page, with sources.
Trash in San Marcos, TX 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 San Marcos services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Depends on your address | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
| 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 |
What about bulky or special items?
Mattresses, appliances, storm debris — the rules before you set them out.
- Summer set-out time — Curbside trash, recycling and green waste service starts at 6:00 a.m. from June 1 to September 30 (7:00 a.m. rest of year).
More details: bulk & yard waste page.
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | City of San Marcos (Texas Disposal Systems contract) | |
| Recycling | Texas Disposal Systems (San Marcos) | |
| Yard waste | Texas Disposal Systems (San Marcos green waste) |
Common questions
The things San Marcos residents ask most.
What day is trash pickup in San Marcos, TX?
Weekly Mon-Fri by zone (15 zones, e.g. 'Thursday B'); the zone letter sets the every-other-week recycling/green-waste calendar published by the city.
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created from San Marcos' 15-zone pickup layer with official 2026 calendar PDF links per zone.
Population 72,000 · Sources: City of San Marcos TrashRecyclePickUp zones (org CityofSanMarcosTexas), www.sanmarcostx.gov, San Marcos 2026 zone Service Calendars (13 PDFs, one per calendar sub… · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.