Verified 2026 residential pickup schedule for Downtown San Antonio, River Walk, King William, Southtown, La Villita. Sourced from official City of San Antonio and City of San Antonio Solid Waste Management (SWMD) collection records. Includes A/B recycling rotations, bulk collection rules, street sweeping hours, and local transfer station drop-off guidelines.
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Every Monday Morning (Weekly brown cart)
Standard household refuse collection by City of San Antonio Solid Waste Management (SWMD). All bags must fit inside curbside roll carts with lids closed.
Every other Monday (A-Week Blue Cart)
Clean paper, flattened cardboard, plastics #1-7, aluminum cans, and clean glass jars.
Every Other Week
SWMD 4x per year collection (2 Brush weeks + 2 Bulky item weeks).
Weekly green organics cart (food scraps & yard waste) on Mondays.
Clear vehicles from curbside on sweeping days to maintain clean storm drains.
Holiday service impacts can vary by municipal franchise agreement and specific collection route. In San Antonio, major holidays (such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day) typically postpone collection by one business day when falling on or before your scheduled pickup:
Residential trash is collected every Monday morning. Blue recycling carts are collected bi-weekly on A-Weeks, and green organics carts are collected weekly on Mondays.
En San Antonio, los servicios residenciales son operados por City of San Antonio Solid Waste Management (SWMD). La recolección de basura regular se realiza every monday morning (weekly brown cart). El reciclaje (every other monday (a-week blue cart)) y los objetos voluminosos siguen el calendario municipal. Coloque los botes afuera la tarde anterior y guárdelos después del servicio para evitar multas de HOA.
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