Patterson trash pickup: cost and carts

Trash service in Patterson costs about $48 a month ($573 a year). Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

City of Patterson Utility Services. Billed by: The City lists water, garbage and sewer service under its Utility Services Department..

Pay or manage it

CartA monthA year
Residential three-toter service, rate from July 1, 2026$47.72$573

Residential three-toter service; the City adopted a five-year schedule that steps up each July 1.

How Patterson compares with nearby cities

Trash, a month

  1. Newman · 13 mi$30
  2. Riverbank · 21 mi$40
  3. Turlock · 16 mi$44
  4. Patterson$48
  5. Ripon · 18 mi$49
  6. Modesto · 14 mi$60

The standard cart in each city. Cities that pay for trash through property tax are not listed.

Ways to pay less

  • Single-family households can schedule two free bulky pickups per calendar year; call 209-895-8040..

Sources

  1. LEGAL-NOTICE---PUBLIC-HEARING---GARBAGE-RATES-BY-RESOLUTION-
  2. Garbage-Rates-Resolution-No-2025-45-PDF

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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