Santa Ana, California resident guide
Santa Ana trash, recycling, organics & bulky pickup
Schedule Santa Ana bulky item collection, see the four pickup and four item limits, find the address schedule, understand all three carts, and review holiday delays.
Official source links checked on August 31, 2026.
Regular household service
Trash and recycling service
Start here for the recurring household collections residents use most often.
Republic Services provides Santa Ana's regular gray cart trash collection. Use the address schedule to find the weekday and call 657-467-6220 if a cart remains uncollected.
Santa Ana uses a blue cart for loose accepted recycling and a green cart for food scraps, food soiled paper, and qualifying yard material. The address schedule shows the collection date.
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Schedule Santa Ana service
Call Republic Services at 657-467-6220, list up to four accepted items, and wait for the confirmed instructions before placing anything outside. The provider's address tool shows the regular cart schedule.
Santa Ana 2026 Republic Services guide
Call for four free bulky item pickups each year
Eligible Santa Ana curbside trash customers receive four free appointments with four accepted items each. Multifamily properties receive a separate quarterly allowance.
The allowance applies to eligible curbside trash accounts.
List each item when calling Republic Services.
The property identifies where residents place confirmed items.
Use the address tool for trash, recycling, and organics dates.
Santa Ana bulky item allowance
Curbside homes receive four free pickups each year
Call Republic Services before setout. Each eligible curbside trash account may schedule four bulky item collections in a calendar year, with up to four accepted items at each appointment.
The allowance applies to Santa Ana residents with curbside trash collection.
List every item when calling so Republic Services can confirm eligibility.
The property manager or association identifies the designated collection location.
Wait for the confirmed collection instructions before moving items outside.
Regular trash, recycling, and organics
Use the address schedule for all three residential carts
Republic Services provides Santa Ana's citywide residential waste service. The official address tool shows the current weekday, while the residential guide explains the trash, recycling, organics, cart, and holiday rules.
Use it for ordinary household waste that cannot be recycled or composted.
Place accepted bottles, cans, paper, cardboard, and containers loose in the cart.
Use it for food scraps, food soiled paper, and qualifying yard material.
Republic Services says a reported missed cart will be collected by the next day.
Santa Ana holiday route rule
Six observed holidays can move the pickup one day later
Republic Services observes New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. When the pickup falls on an observed holiday, the provider moves it one day later.
A route scheduled on the observed holiday moves one day later.
Memorial Day and Labor Day are included in the official delay rule.
An affected pickup moves one day later under the Santa Ana rule.
An affected Friday pickup moves one day later.
Item guidance
Choose the correct collection path
Accepted examples
Refrigerators, beds, sofas, chairs, dishwashers, dressers, bookcases, washers, dryers, stoves, computer monitors, televisions, and laptop computers are examples in the current Santa Ana guidance.
Use another disposal option
Ordinary cart material and unconfirmed items do not belong in a bulky appointment. Confirm chemicals, paint, batteries, tires, construction debris, and other special waste with Republic Services before setout.
City rules at a glance
Local limits before placement
Eligible curbside homes receive four free pickups with four items each year. Multifamily properties with three or more units receive a combined allowance of up to 10 items per unit each calendar quarter.
Use the location and timing confirmed by Republic Services. Multifamily residents must ask the property manager or homeowners association for the designated collection area.
Local detail that matters
What makes Santa Ana service different
A Santa Ana multifamily allowance is much larger than the curbside home allowance, but the property controls where items may be placed. Apartment residents should coordinate the location before calling.
Item guidance
What may go in the bulk item pile
Accepted examples
Refrigerators, beds, sofas, chairs, dishwashers, dressers, bookcases, washers, dryers, stoves, computer monitors, televisions, and laptop computers are current accepted examples.
Not accepted
Do not place ordinary cart material or any unconfirmed item outside. Confirm chemicals, paint, batteries, tires, construction debris, and other special waste before setout.
Holiday collectionSanta Ana observes six holidays for collectionPublished city guidance
Republic Services says a pickup that falls on one of its six observed holidays moves one day later. Use the address schedule to confirm whether the property's route is affected.
The route must fall on the holiday
The provider does not state that every later route in the week moves. It says a pickup falling on the holiday is delayed one day.
Save the address schedule
Enter the full service address and keep the current result when a holiday occurs during the route week.
Observed collection holidays
A pickup falling on one of these holidays moves one day later.
- New Year's Day. Thursday, January 1
- Memorial Day. Monday, May 25
- Independence Day. Saturday, July 4
- Labor Day. Monday, September 7
- Thanksgiving Day. Thursday, November 26
- Christmas Day. Friday, December 25
Common questions
Santa Ana collection FAQ
How many free Santa Ana bulky item pickups do I receive?
An eligible curbside trash customer receives four each calendar year, with up to four accepted items per pickup.
How does Santa Ana multifamily bulky pickup work?
A property with three or more units receives up to 10 items per unit each quarter. Residents must use the location chosen by property management or the association.
Who do I call for Santa Ana collection help?
Call Republic Services at 657-467-6220.
Sources used for this guide
Official supporting information
TrashDayFinder used these public sources to prepare the resident guidance above. They were checked on August 31, 2026 and are provided here as evidence.
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