When Is Trash Pickup in Danville? Schedule and Holiday Delays
Danville’s carts are collected weekly by Republic Services under RecycleSmart. Only two holidays delay collection. Here’s how to find your day, what shifts, and what doesn’t.
Key takeaways
- Danville’s trash, recycling, and organics are collected weekly by Republic Services under RecycleSmart, the county authority that holds the franchise.
- Only two holidays delay collection: New Year’s Day and Christmas Day. If your day falls on one, service moves back a day.
- Republic’s business office closes on several more holidays, including Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving. Office closed does not mean collection is cancelled.
- Your collection day is set by your address, not your neighborhood. Look it up by address rather than asking a neighbor on a different route.
- The day after your pickup is the one day a week your carts are empty, which makes it the only sensible day to clean them.
Danville’s trash, recycling, and organics carts are collected weekly by Republic Services, and only two holidays push that collection back: New Year’s Day and Christmas Day. Everything else on the calendar runs as normal, even when the office is closed.
That last part catches people out every year. Below is how the Danville program is put together, how to find your day, which holidays matter, and the one day each week worth marking for a different reason.
Who collects trash in Danville
Solid waste in Danville is managed by RecycleSmart, formally the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority. It is a joint powers authority whose member agencies include Danville, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, and parts of unincorporated Contra Costa County, which covers Alamo, Blackhawk, and Diablo.
RecycleSmart holds the franchise agreement with Republic Services for collecting your three carts, and a separate agreement with Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery for processing recyclables and running Reuse Day services.
In practice this means one phone number does most of the work. For service requests, billing, starting or stopping service, vacation holds, a larger or smaller cart, or a missed pickup, call Republic Services at 925-685-4711.
If you have recently moved in, the side-by-side differences between Danville and its neighbors are worth ten minutes: see how trash, recycling, and organics work in Danville and San Ramon.
Finding your collection day
Your day is tied to your service address, not your neighborhood or your side of town. Routes are drawn street by street, so two homes a few blocks apart in the same subdivision can easily be on different days.
Look it up by address through Republic Services rather than copying a neighbor. All three carts are collected on the same day each week: black for landfill, blue for recycling, green for organics.
Which holidays change your pickup
This is where most of the confusion lives. Under the RecycleSmart program, two holidays are observed for collection:
- New Year’s Day
- Christmas Day
If your regular collection day falls on one of those, your pickup is delayed by one day.
Separately, the Republic Services business office closes on a longer list of holidays: Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day. A closed office is not a cancelled route. On Memorial Day or Labor Day, the trucks still run even though nobody is answering the phone.
| Holiday | Collection | Business office |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | Delayed one day | Closed |
| Presidents’ Day | Normal | Closed |
| Memorial Day | Normal | Closed |
| Independence Day | Normal | Closed |
| Labor Day | Normal | Closed |
| Thanksgiving Day | Normal | Closed |
| Christmas Day | Delayed one day | Closed |
Holiday policies do get revised, so if a holiday week matters to you, confirm with Republic Services before hauling everything to the curb.
The weeks that break the pattern
A few points in the year break the weekly rhythm even without a holiday delay.
- Early January. Holiday trees are collected curbside on a published schedule for the Danville, Alamo, Blackhawk, Diablo, and Walnut Creek side of the RecycleSmart program, usually in the first weeks of the month. Remove lights, tinsel, ornaments, and the stand, and cut trees over six feet in half. Flocked trees have their own handling.
- Reuse & Cleanup Days. RecycleSmart runs these twice a year, alongside free on-call curbside services. They are the cheap way to clear out what does not fit in a cart.
- The week after a long weekend. Carts fill faster after holidays and guests. That is also when overfilling becomes expensive: see the overfill fee on Contra Costa black carts.
The other day worth marking
Everyone knows their collection day. Almost nobody thinks about the day after it, which is the more useful one.
For roughly six days a week, your carts have something in them. On the seventh, the morning after the truck comes, they are empty, and whatever has been baking on the bottom since the last bag split is finally reachable. That is the only practical window to clean a cart properly, and it is why every serious cleaning schedule is built around it. Our day-after-pickup checklist takes about ten minutes.
It is also, not coincidentally, when we show up. Bin Bliss cleans bins in Danville the day after your regular pickup: a deep clean inside and out, an EPA-registered disinfectant, the dirty water captured rather than left running down your driveway, and a fresh scent to finish. First cleaning from $49, or scheduled cleaning from $39 per visit.
A quick reference
- Hauler: Republic Services, under RecycleSmart
- Phone: 925-685-4711 for service, billing, cart changes, and missed pickups
- Carts: black landfill, blue recycling, green organics, all on the same weekly day
- Delayed by: New Year’s Day and Christmas Day only
- Best day to clean: the day after your pickup
To get your bins cleaned on that day without doing it yourself, text CLEAN to (888) 888-8888.
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Frequently asked questions
Who picks up the trash in Danville?
Republic Services, under a franchise agreement held by RecycleSmart, the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority. RecycleSmart sets the program for Danville, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, and the unincorporated areas of Alamo, Blackhawk, and Diablo. For service requests, billing, cart sizes, and vacation holds, call Republic Services at 925-685-4711.
Which holidays delay trash pickup in Danville?
New Year’s Day and Christmas Day. If your regular collection day falls on one of those, your pickup is delayed by one day. Other holidays close the business office but do not change collection.
Is trash collected on Thanksgiving in Danville?
Collection is not delayed for Thanksgiving under the RecycleSmart program, though the business office is closed that day. Schedules do change from year to year, so confirm with Republic Services at 925-685-4711 if you are unsure.
How do I find my collection day?
Look it up by service address through Republic Services rather than relying on a neighbor’s day. Routes are drawn street by street, and two houses a few blocks apart can be on different days.
When should I put my carts out?
The night before or early on the morning of collection, with the lid fully closed and the carts spaced apart so the truck’s arm can grab them cleanly. Bring them back in once they have been emptied.
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