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 2023-2024 Christmas Tree recycling information, click here.


2024 Holiday Schedule for Refuse and Recycling

Download the 2024 schedule as a PDF.


 2024 Holiday Schedule for Refuse and Recycling

  • New Year’s Day (Monday, January 1, 2024)
    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 15, 2024)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F
  • Lincoln’s Birthday (Monday, February 12, 2024)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F.
  • President’s Day (Monday, February 19, 2024)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F
  • Memorial Day (Monday, May 27, 2024)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F
  • Independence Day (Thursday, July 4, 2024)
    Thursday service will happen on Friday.
  • Labor Day (Monday, September 2, 2024)
    All services will happen one day later in the week.
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F
  • Veterans Day (Monday, November 11, 2024)
    M>T, T>W, W>Th, Th>F
  • Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 28, 2024)
    Thursday service will happen on Friday.
  • Christmas Day 2 (Wednesday, December 25, 2024)
    W>Th, Th>F

Download the 2024 schedule.