Collection Schedule

Normal Schedule

Residential trash and recycling pick up in the City of Torrance is done Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. All trash and recycling must be out by 7 a.m. on your appointed pick up day.

Download a PDF map of the Collection Schedule.

Holiday Schedule

If there is a holiday during the week, the pick up will be delayed by one day from the holiday through the rest of the week. For example, if a holiday falls on Monday, Monday’s pick up will be on Tuesday, Tuesday’s pick up will be on Wednesday, Wednesday’s pick up will be on Thursday, and Thursday’s pick up will be on Friday.

Street sweeping occurs Monday through Thursday. Streets are not swept on holidays and the schedule does not change during a holiday week. Please visit www.TorranceCA.Gov/StreetSweeping for holiday schedule and information about parking enforcement.

Large Item pick up will not be available during the Christmas Tree recycling program. For 2022-2023 Christmas Tree recycling information, click here.

2022 Holiday Schedule for Refuse and Recycling

  • New Year’s Day (Saturday, January 1, 2022)
    No Change
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, January 17, 2022)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F
  • Lincoln’s Birthday (Saturday, February 12, 2022)
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F
  • President’s Day (Monday, February 21, 2022)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F
  • Memorial Day (Monday, May 30, 2022)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F
  • Independence Day (Monday, July 4, 2022)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F
  • Labor Day (Monday, September 5, 2022)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F
  • Veterans Day (Friday, November 11, 2022)
    No schedule changes.
  • Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 24, 2022)
    Thursday service will happen on Friday.
  • Christmas Day 2 (Sunday, December 25, 2022)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F

Download the 2022 schedule as a PDF.

 

2023 Holiday Schedule for Refuse and Recycling

  • New Year’s Day (Sunday, January 1, 2023)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, January 16, 2023)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F
  • Lincoln’s Birthday (Sunday, February 12, 2023)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F.
  • President’s Day (Monday, February 20, 2023)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F
  • Memorial Day (Monday, May 29, 2023)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F
  • Independence Day (Tuesday, July 4, 2023)
    Excluding Monday, all services will happen one day later in the week.
    T>W, W>Th, Th>F
  • Labor Day (Monday, September 4, 2023)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F
  • Veterans Day (Saturday, November 11, 2023)
    No schedule changes.
  • Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 23, 2023)
    Thursday service will happen on Friday.
  • Christmas Day 2 (Monday, December 25, 2023)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F

Download the 2023 schedule.