Milpitas trash pickup: cost and carts
Trash service in Milpitas costs about $48 a month ($571 a year) for the usual option (26-gallon trash / 19-gallon food scraps split cart, weekly (curbside)); by size, service runs $44 to $64 a month. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
Milpitas Sanitation. Billed by: Single-family service is billed quarterly..
| Cart | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| 19-gallon trash / 19-gallon food scraps split cart, weekly (curbside) | $43.79 | $525 |
| 26-gallon trash / 19-gallon food scraps split cart, weekly (curbside) | $47.60 | $571 |
| 45-gallon trash / 19-gallon food scraps split cart, weekly (curbside) | $55.99 | $672 |
| 67-gallon trash / 29-gallon food scraps split cart, weekly (curbside) | $64.31 | $772 |
Curbside rates for January 1 – December 31, 2026; the price includes a 96-gallon recycling cart and a 96-gallon yard trimmings cart. Backyard service costs more.
How Milpitas compares with nearby cities
Trash, a month
- Newark · 9 mi$47
- Milpitas$48
- Fremont · 5 mi$49
- Campbell · 11 mi$54
- Santa Clara · 6 mi$63
- San José · 10 mi$117
The standard cart in each city. Cities that pay for trash through property tax are not listed.
Ways to pay less
- Seniors 62+: 50% off trash. There is a 50% cost reduction of the quarterly solid waste rate for residents 62 years and older. It applies to the 26-gallon and 19-gallon carts only. How: Get the application from the Milpitas Sanitation website.
Checked October 28, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
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