Recology holiday schedule and bulk pickup
What Recology publishes about holidays and bulk pickup, and what each city it serves on this site publishes. The city’s notice applies to city-contracted service. Not affiliated with Recology.
Holiday policy
| Published rule | No company-wide rule: holidays vary by location. |
|---|---|
| Notes | Each Recology company publishes its own holiday calendar at /recology-<area>/holiday-calendar/; rules differ widely (several only disrupt service on Christmas and New Year's Day). |
| Source | recology.com, checked October 30, 2026 |
| Holiday | On Recology’s list? | San Francisco | Seattle | Portland | Santa Rosa | Santa Clara | Vallejo | Vacaville | San Mateo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Yes | Delayed | Delayed | See city rule | See city rule | See city rule | See city rule | See city rule | See city rule |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | No | No change | Varies | See city rule | No change | No change | No change | No change | No change |
| Presidents' Day | No | No change | See city rule | See city rule | No change | No change | No change | No change | No change |
| Memorial Day | No | No change | See city rule | See city rule | No change | No change | No change | No change | No change |
| Juneteenth | No | Not listed | See city rule | See city rule | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Independence Day (Fourth of July) | No | No change | See city rule | See city rule | Varies | No change | No change | No change | No change |
| Labor Day | No | No change | See city rule | See city rule | Varies | No change | No change | No change | No change |
| Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day | No | No change | See city rule | See city rule | No change | No change | No change | No change | No change |
| Veterans Day | No | No change | See city rule | See city rule | No change | No change | No change | No change | No change |
| Thanksgiving Day | No | No change | See city rule | See city rule | Delayed | Delayed | Delayed | No change | No change |
| Christmas Day | Yes | Varies | See city rule | See city rule | Delayed | Delayed | Delayed | Moved | Moved |
Cities on this site served by Recology
- San Francisco, CA: Recology (Recology Sunset Scavenger, Recology Golden Gate, Recology San Francisco). 10 days listed for 2026; 2 change pickup.
- Seattle, WA: Waste Management of Washington (northwest and south Seattle); Recology King County (northeast and central Seattle). 2 days listed for 2026; 2 change pickup.
- Portland, OR: Nine City-franchised private haulers, each with its own exclusive area: Arrow Sanitary, Portland Disposal & Recycling, Waste Management of Oregon, Heiberg Garbage Service, City Sanitary, Wacker Sanitary, Walker Garbage Service, Republic Services of Lake Oswego and Recology Clackamas (per the City hauler-area layer). Rule only (no dated list).
- Santa Rosa, CA: Recology Sonoma Marin. 9 days listed for 2026; 4 change pickup.
- Santa Clara, CA: Mission Trail Waste Systems (garbage and yard trimmings); Recology South Bay (recycling). 9 days listed for 2026; 2 change pickup.
- Vallejo, CA: Recology Vallejo. 9 days listed for 2026; 2 change pickup.
- Vacaville, CA: Recology Vacaville Solano. 10 days listed for 2026; 1 change pickup.
- San Mateo, CA: Recology San Mateo County. 9 days listed for 2026; 1 change pickup.
Bulk pickup
San Francisco example: by appointment; homes with 5 units or fewer get two curbside Bulky Item Collections per year at no additional charge (each unit in 6+ unit buildings gets one); up to 10 items per appointment; label items 'RECOLOGY'; cancel by noon the prior business day. Hazardous waste, construction/demolition debris, auto parts and tires excluded. Other Recology areas have their own rules.
- “You may leave up to 10 items per collection appointment.”
- “This program does not accept hazardous waste, construction and demolition debris, or auto parts and tires.”
Source: recology.com, checked October 30, 2026. Where the city runs bulk pickup, the city page’s rules apply.
Recology’s own pages
- contact: recology.com/contact-us
- where we serve: recology.com/about-us/where-we-serve/
- sf missed collection: recology.com/recology-san-francisco/missed-collection-form/
- sf bulky request: recology.com/recology-san-francisco/bulky-item-collection/
- faq: recology.com/faq/
Not affiliated with any city, county or hauler. Company names identify whose schedule it is; this site is not affiliated with Recology.