There are 8 searchable garbage cans in Pelican Town in the base game of Stardew Valley.

How Many Garbage Cans Are In Pelican Town?

Quick Scoop

If you’re playing classic Stardew Valley (no map-altering mods), Pelican Town has 8 garbage cans you can rummage through once per day. These are the cans that count for things like the Trash Catalogue requirement, which asks you to search 50 trash cans even though only 8 exist, meaning you must check them across multiple days.

Some examples of where they’re placed in town include:

  • Near the Stardrop Saloon
  • By Mayor Lewis’s house
  • Along Willow Lane
  • Close to JojaMart/Movie Theater
  • Near the Blacksmith

Community discussions sometimes mention higher numbers like 12 or 20 when using mods such as Stardew Valley Expanded, because those add extra locations and cans to the map. But if your question is strictly “how many garbage cans in Pelican Town” in the vanilla game, the widely accepted answer is still 8.

Vanilla vs. Modded Counts

To clarify what you might see in quizzes, guides, or forum debates in 2025–2026:

  • Base (vanilla) Pelican Town
    • Count: 8 cans.
    • Used for: Trash Catalogue progress, daily trash-diving routes.
    • Supported by official-oriented guides and item-hunting tips.
  • Stardew Valley Expanded (SVE) and other map mods
    • Some guides and blog posts list 20 cans around town, including extra houses, shops, and hidden spots.
* Players report festival quizzes in modded setups offering options like 8, 10, and 20, where 20 can be the correct answer for the expanded town layout.

* Not all mod setups are identical, so players occasionally see 8 still treated as correct depending on the exact configuration.

In short:

  • Base Pelican Town : 8 garbage cans.
  • Heavily modded Pelican Town (e.g., SVE) : often treated as 20 in community discussions and certain in-game quizzes.

Mini FAQ

Q: Why do some blogs or posts say 20 instead of 8?
Because they’re counting a modded version of Pelican Town (like with Stardew Valley Expanded) that adds more buildings and trash cans to the map.

Q: Which number should I pick in a quiz about “Pelican Town” garbage cans?

  • If you’re playing unmodded Stardew Valley: pick 8.
  • If you’re in a modded festival or SVE-specific quiz that clearly assumes the expanded town: 20 is often the intended answer, according to player reports.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.