Bakersfield bulk trash pickup
Contact the city for bulk pickup details.
Verified 2026-10-15 · gis.bakersfieldcity.us
At a glance
| Limits | Lid must close; overloaded containers not serviced. Bulky: 2 items / 3 months for 1–4 unit residences when scheduled. Commercial/bin sizes and frequencies per service agreement. |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | Household hazardous waste, e-waste, plastic film/bags, Styrofoam in blue; overloaded refuse; items over bulky weight/type caps. Auto batteries/oils/paints → Special Waste Facility. |
| Curbside | Carts available by 6:00 a.m. collection day; bulky appointment piles by 6:00 a.m. appointment day at front curb. Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Carts available by 6:00 a.m. collection day; bulky appointment piles by 6:00 a.m. appointment day at front curb.
Where
Curb or alley per route; level solid surface; lids closed; accessible to truck; material not above rim.
Limits
Lid must close; overloaded containers not serviced. Bulky: 2 items / 3 months for 1–4 unit residences when scheduled. Commercial/bin sizes and frequencies per service agreement.
Not allowed
Household hazardous waste, e-waste, plastic film/bags, Styrofoam in blue; overloaded refuse; items over bulky weight/type caps. Auto batteries/oils/paints → Special Waste Facility.
Bags
Follow cart stream rules — recyclables generally loose in blue (not in plastic bags); refuse inside closed tan/grey/black cart per Health & Safety / BMC 8.32.
Not yet confirmed: Brush.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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Full details for Bakersfield: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City Solid Waste Division (Public Works) with contracted haulers by zone (city map HaulerCode). Residential tan/grey/black refuse cart weekly; day/hauler via TanGreenCarts city map (gis.bakersfieldcity.us/TanGreenCarts) or bakersfieldrecycling.us / Home Service Schedules. Containers must be out by 6:00 a.m. collection day (return trips = special service fee). Place on level solid surface (no gravel/dirt) at curb or alley; lid closed; material level with rim — overloaded not serviced (BMC 8.32). Office 4101 Truxtun Ave; (661) 326-3114 / [email protected] (8 a.m.–5 p.m.).
- Recycling
- Blue mixed recycling cart — typically every other week (route calendars on bakersfieldrecycling.us / CivicPlus blue calendars). Accepts: metal cans, glass, #1–7 plastic containers, newspaper, office paper, cardboard, brown paper bags, magazines. Not: garbage, household hazardous waste (batteries/paints/oils/solvents), e-waste, plastic bags, plastic hangers, shrink wrap, Styrofoam. Household hazardous waste guidance: Kern County Special Waste Facility (661) 862-8900. Same 6:00 a.m. set-out.
- Bulk pickup
- Contact the city for bulk pickup details.
- Curbside: when
- Carts available by 6:00 a.m. collection day; bulky appointment piles by 6:00 a.m. appointment day at front curb.
- Curbside: where
- Curb or alley per route; level solid surface; lids closed; accessible to truck; material not above rim.
- Curbside: limits
- Lid must close; overloaded containers not serviced. Bulky: 2 items / 3 months for 1–4 unit residences when scheduled. Commercial/bin sizes and frequencies per service agreement.
- Curbside: brush
- Not yet confirmed
- Curbside: not allowed
- household hazardous waste, e-waste, plastic film/bags, Styrofoam in blue; overloaded refuse; items over bulky weight/type caps. Auto batteries/oils/paints → Special Waste Facility.
- Curbside: bags
- Follow cart stream rules — recyclables generally loose in blue (not in plastic bags); refuse inside closed tan/grey/black cart per Health & Safety / BMC 8.32.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Return-trip special service fee if container not available by 6:00 a.m.; citation dollars under BMC 8.32 not itemized on HTML.
- Holidays
No citywide dated 2026 holiday make-up table on garbage-recycling landing HTML. Use TanGreenCarts / bakersfieldrecycling.us route calendars and (661) 326-3114 for holiday-week changes; leave dated holiday keys omitted.
- Hauler
- City of Bakersfield Solid Waste Division + contracted haulers by city map HaulerCode
- Contacts
- (661) 326-3114; [email protected]; 4101 Truxtun Ave
- Find your day
- TanGreenCarts city map / bakersfieldrecycling.us
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: bakersfieldcity.us
Bulk: gis.bakersfieldcity.us
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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