Lakewood bulk trash pickup
Single-family only: 6 free/year ≤6 items/pickup. Call EDCO Disposal (EDCO) by 3:30 p.m.
Verified 2026-10-15 · lakewoodca.gov
At a glance
| Brush | Green cart; oversize trunks not via bulky. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Bulky 6×/year ≤6 items single-family; extra trash cart $3.50/mo. |
| Not allowed | Bulky ban list above; household hazardous waste in carts. |
| Curbside | Carts by 6:00 a.m.; remove same day; bulky by 7:00 a.m. When scheduled. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · lakewood.edcodisposal.com |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Carts by 6:00 a.m.; remove same day; bulky by 7:00 a.m. When scheduled.
Where
Street curb; 2 ft / 3 ft clearances.
Limits
Bulky 6×/year ≤6 items single-family; extra trash cart $3.50/mo.
Not allowed
Bulky ban list above; household hazardous waste in carts.
Bags
Plastic trash bags OK in gray (city); recyclables per blue rules.
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Full details for Lakewood: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Contractor EDCO Disposal (EDCO). Gray trash (32/64/96 or ~95-gal), blue recycle (~65-gal), green organics/yard. Extra gray $3.50/mo (min 3 months) (city What Goes in Each Cart). Set out by 6:00 a.m. (city + LMC 13.06.080); remove same day; wheels to curb; arrows to street; ≥2 ft between carts; ≥3 ft from cars/mailboxes; not in bike lanes. Collection-day lookup: lakewood.edcodisposal.com. EDCO Disposal (EDCO) (562) 531-3054.
- Recycling
- Blue — glass, cardboard, newspaper, Al/steel cans, plastic containers, Styrofoam, mixed paper (city cart page — check current EDCO Disposal (EDCO) accept list). Green — food scraps + yard waste.
- Bulk pickup
- single-family only: 6 free/year ≤6 items/pickup. Call EDCO Disposal (EDCO) by 3:30 p.m. ≥1 day before regular trash day; curb by 7:00 a.m. With carts (EDCO Disposal (EDCO) guide). Not: household hazardous waste, auto parts, machinery, liquids, building materials, whole tree trunks/large limbs. Apt/condo: not in free single-family program — property manager or EDCO Disposal (EDCO) Signal Hill transfer (fee). Suspended during Christmas tree recycling window; resumes January (e.g. Jan 9 2026 news).
- Curbside: when
- Carts by 6:00 a.m.; remove same day; bulky by 7:00 a.m. When scheduled.
- Curbside: where
- Street curb; 2 ft / 3 ft clearances.
- Curbside: limits
- Bulky 6×/year ≤6 items single-family; extra trash cart $3.50/mo.
- Curbside: brush
- Green cart; oversize trunks not via bulky.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Bulky ban list above; household hazardous waste in carts.
- Curbside: bags
- Plastic trash bags OK in gray (city); recyclables per blue rules.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Code set-out timing (LMC 13.06.080); $ amounts.
- Holidays
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
- Memorial Day 2026 (2026-05-25): shift not yet confirmed
- Independence Day 2026 (2026-07-04): shift not yet confirmed
- Labor Day 2026 (2026-09-07): shift not yet confirmed
- Thanksgiving 2026 (2026-11-26): shift not yet confirmed
- Christmas 2026 (2026-12-25): shift not yet confirmed
- New Year's Day 2027 (2027-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
EDCO Disposal (EDCO) 2026 table same pattern as El Segundo: New Year's Day Thu Jan 1 → Thu/Fri delay; Memorial May 25 all week; Jul 4 Sat no delay; Labor Sep 7 all week; Thanksgiving Thu/Fri; Christmas Fri only; New Year's Day 2027 Fri only. City holiday calendars/news for dated make-ups. Martin Luther King Jr. Day/Presidents’/etc. Regular.
- Hauler
- EDCO Disposal
- Contacts
- EDCO Disposal (EDCO) (562) 531-3054; City service (562) 866-9771 x2140 / [email protected]; 5050 Clark Ave, Lakewood, CA 90712
- Find your day
- EDCO Disposal (EDCO) Lakewood collection lookup + city What Goes in Each Cart
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: lakewoodca.gov
Bulk: lakewoodca.gov
Holidays: lakewood.edcodisposal.com
Curbside: lakewood.edcodisposal.com - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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