Welcome to Republic Services of Fresno, CA
Republic Services of Fresno provides high-quality solid waste, recycling, transfer, and disposal services to residential and commercial customers. Our mission is to provide industry-leading solid waste and environmental services that exceed our customers’ highest expectations. We offer a safe, respectful, and rewarding workplace for our employees as we continue to develop a company dedicated to excellence, environmental responsibility, ethical behavior, and increasing shareholder value.
Fresno, CA customer service
customerexperience@republicservices.com
Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Republic Services of Fresno
5501 N Golden State Blvd
Fresno, CA 93722
Our office is closed on the following holidays:
New Year's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Holiday schedule
We observe the following holidays:
New Year's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Please note if your service falls on one of these days your service will be delayed by one day. If the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, there will be no delay of service.
Service map
SB 1383 Organic Waste Resources
SB 1383 requires all organic waste to be diverted from landfills. Visit
Republic Services offers weekly organic collection to help you comply with this new state law.
Acceptable & Unacceptable Organic Waste
What is SB 1383?
California's Food Donation Law
SB 1383 Guide
Waiver Request Form
What Tier Are You?
Newsletters
Commercial/Multi-Family
How can we help?
Additional resources
Scroll down to see our FAQs for guidance on household hazardous waste, bulk items, medical waste, and more.
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Recycling & organics guidelines
English/Hmong/Spanish
Recycling Simplified tips
Sharps disposal
Learn more about the
Kid's corner
Trash day maze
Help the truck driver navigate his route to pick up the neighborhood’s trash and recycling. Download
Electronics word search
Our electronics are tangled. Can you help find which electronics are recyclable? Download
Outdoors bingo
Take a walk around your neighborhood with this Bingo sheet. Find four in a row! Download
FAQs
Collection Guidelines & Reporting an Issue
Residents
- Face carts toward the street with wheels against the curb or gutter the night before or by 6:00 on your scheduled service day.
- Allow at least two feet between carts and 5 feet between carts and other objects
- Make sure lids are securely shut--materials should not extend beyond the container rim.
- There are several ways to handle extra waste. You may schedule a Bulk Item Pick-Up, or if you regularly have extra waste, consider upsizing your landfill cart.
- If containers are not set out on collection day, customers have the option to wait until the next week for pickup or to request a return trip pick-up
- Return trip service is subject to an additional charge.
- Carts not placed out for collection are not eligible for credit.
- Do not place hot ashes, dirt, rock, concrete, or hazardous items in your carts.
Apartments & Businesses
Containers must be easily accessible – if containers are blocked (ex. by parked cars), we will not be able to service the container and you may need to pay an additional charge if you request a return trip pick-up.Extra Waste
Containers filled above the rim, refilled or compacted containers, or additional waste beyond the service subscription level, are considered “extra” waste and are subject to an additional charge. Please call customer service at 559-275-1551 to adjust your service level.
Republic Services provides temporary vacation holds at no cost to residents for up to 4 weeks annually.
Contact Republic Services by completing the Customer Support form at the bottom of this page, or call 559-275-1551.Recycling Questions
PAPER (clean and unsoiled)
• Paperback books
• Boxes, packages (please flatten)
• Carbonless paper
• Cardboard (must fit in cart)
• Catalogs
• Colored & construction paper
• Computer paper
• Copy paper
• Coupons
• Detergent boxes
• Egg cartons (paper only – no Styrofoam)
• Envelopes with metal clasps
• Envelopes (plastic windows OK)
• Gift Wrap (non-metallic)
• Junk mail
• Magazines
• Manila folders
• Newspapers and inserts
• Office paper
• Paper bags
• Paper packaging with remnant tape
• Paperboard boxes (cereal & shoe boxes)
• Paper towel and toilet paper tubes
• Post-its
• Shredded paper (placed in a paper bag)
• Telephone books
METAL (empty, clean, and dry)
• Aluminum cans
• Aluminum foil (clean)
• Aluminum pie plates
• Cookie sheets
• CRV beverage cans
• Food cans (clean)
• Pet food cans
• Steel cans
• Scrap metal (pots & pans, cupcake pans, utensils/silverware, metal water bottles, and small (5 gal or smaller) metal buckets).
GLASS (empty, clean, and dry)
• Rinsed; all colors; lids, caps
• Bottles
• CRV beverage containers
• Jars
PLASTIC (empty, clean, and dry)
• Containers only; empty; rinsed
• Rigid plastics
• Bleach bottles
• Buckets without handles
• CRV beverage containers (soda, water, juice)
• Detergent bottles
• Food containers (no Styrofoam)
• Household cleaning containers (empty)
• Lids and caps
• Milk jugs
• Prescription bottles (empty)
• Salad dressing bottles (rinsed)
• Shampoo and conditioning bottles
• Tub containers
Non-recyclables contaminate recycling loads, and need to be removed during the sorting process. Some items may also contaminate clean recyclable items (ex. pasta sauce jar with sauce still in it, can soak into clean office paper which is then no longer recyclable either).
If our drivers notice a lot of contamination in your recycle cart or bin, we may not be able to service it as recycling and may tag it to have it serviced as trash (in which case you may be charged).
Yard trimmings
• Flower trimmings
• Tree trimmings (twigs/branches must be 4 ft or less in length, and less than 6 inches in diameter)
• Leaves, grass, brush, and weeds
• Untreated and unpainted wood
Food Scraps (raw or cooked):
• Fruits
• Vegetables
• Dairy Products
• Breads, grains, pastas
• Meat & Seafood (including bones)
• Prepared or processed foods (chips, sandwiches, etc – remove packaging)
Unacceptable Materials for Green Organics Cart:
• Dog poop or pet waste from any animal
• Diapers
• Food soiled paper such as napkins and paper towels, uncoated paper items (plates, cups, bowls), and pizza boxes
• Glass, Metal, Plastic
• Hot ashes or briquettes
• Large amounts of soil or sod
• Plastic bags, or plastic of ANY kind
• Rocks, concrete, dirt, sand
• Wood that has been treated, coated or painted
• Particle board
The ONLY “compostable plastic” item we accept is BPI-Certified compostable bags.
- An even better alternative to line your food scrap pail would be to use a paper bag, newspaper, or paper towels.
- The compost facility is not able to accept other “compostable plastic” items (such as corn-based utensils, Green Strip cups, etc.) even if they are BPI-Certified, because these items do not break down fast enough or completely.
- Compostable plastics are also not recyclable. These items need to be thrown in the landfill.
Special & Household Hazardous Waste
Pursuant to the California Waste Management Act of 1989 (Public Resources Code §§ 40000 et seq.), the City of Fresno is required to prepare, adopt and implement source reduction and recycling plans to reach landfill diversion goals. Debris from construction, demolition, and renovation of buildings represents a particularly suitable portion of the volume of waste presently coming from the City of Fresno for recycling and reuse.
Prior to starting a Covered Project, an applicant, except when using an Authorized C&D Debris Collector, shall submit a complete Waste Management Plan to the Compliance Official. An applicant that chooses to utilize an Authorized C&D Debris Collector to haul, process and dispose of all C&D debris from a project shall be exempt from the Waste Management Plan requirements of Section 6.3.1.06 and the reporting requirements of Section 6.3.1.07 (CMC).
Find locations throughout the County of Fresno and the 15 cities for locations to drop off your HHW. Please remember to call the locations to make sure that the material is accepted prior to drop off.
Paints and paint-related products contain hazardous chemicals and should never be poured down the drain or thrown in the garbage.
Disposal Options:
- Visit
PaintCare Inc. for a list of disposal locations and more information.
Republic offers simple and convenient
Medicine and prescription drugs are hazardous and must not go in the trash, or be flushed or poured down the drain.
Syringes/needles should be placed in a hard, opaque plastic bottle or metal puncture-resistant container (no larger than 1 gallon) with a screw-on cap. When full, tape the cap or lid onto the container with duct tape.
Write the word “Sharps on the outside of the container. Ask the supplier where were purchased if they will take back the sharps or drop them off at the locations below:
No.
Republic Services does not collect or accept hazardous waste or medical waste.
Find locations throughout the County of Fresno and the 15 cities for locations to drop off your HHW. Please remember to call the locations to make sure that the material is accepted prior to drop off.
Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs) or Fluorescent Tubes contain mercury, which is a hazardous chemical. It is illegal to place these, compact fluorescent lamps/bulbs, tubes, or high intensity light bulbs into a landfill.
How to dispose of light bulbs depends on which type of light bulb(s) you have. Some light bulbs contain hazardous substances such as mercury, lead and arsenic, which are harmful to human health and the environment, even in small quantities. Light bulbs containing these substances should never be placed in any carts, bins or dumpsters.
Multi-Family Recycling Information
Recycling conserves natural resources, like trees and water, saves energy. Composting food scraps helps return valuable nutrients to the soil and reduces the amount of organic material ending up in landfills. Both are important in helping Union City meet county and state-mandated goals for reducing waste disposed in local landfills.
Cardboard should be flattened before being placed in the recycling cart/bin.
Business Recycling & Organic Bins
- Paper (white, colored, fax, gloss)
- Envelopes, file folders
- Newspapers, magazines, phone books
- Cardboard (flattened)
- Glass bottles & jars
- Aluminum & tin cans
- Plastic food & beverage containers*
- Triple-rinsed plastic chemical bottles*
- Carbon paper & treated papers
- Transparencies & photographs
- Food waste & food soiled papers
- Wood
- Glass (except bottles)
- Metals (except aluminum & tin cans)
- Landscape waste
- Carpet
- Bathroom waste
- Hazardous & medical waste
Note:
- Add 10 inches to width measurement to include side pocket dimensions.
- Add 7 inches to height measurement for wheeled containers.
- Height dimensions listed are the measurements at the container's highest point.
- The actual loading level/height may be lower.
1 cubic yard
Size: 72" X 29" X 24"
Wheels: Yes
2 cubic yards
Size: 72" X 44" X 35"
Wheels: Yes
3 cubic yards
Size: 72" X 53" X 42"
Wheels: Yes
4 cubic yards
Size: 72" X 58" X 51"
Wheels: Yes
6 cubic yards
Size: 72" X 71" X 66"
Wheels: No
Composting for Business
Close nature's loop by composting your food scraps. Rather than going to the landfill, food scraps can be processed into compost, which enriches soil naturally.
Benefits of Composting:
- Potential to reduce disposal costs
- Improve your image as an environmental leader
- Reduce waste going to a landfill
- Prevent greenhouse gas emissions
Compostable materials:
- Food Scraps: fruits, vegetables, meat, seafood, dairy, eggs, breads, pastas, tea bags, coffee grounds
- Yard Trimmings and Wood: All plant anf floral material, wood produce crates, wood scraps, sawdust
Unacceptable materials:
- Plastics (all types)
- Styrofoam
- Glass
- Food-soiled Paper: paper cups, napkins, waxed cardboard
- Metals
- Grease trappings or tallow
- Liquids
State Law Requires More Businesses to Compost, January 2019
Under State of California laws AB 341 and AB 1826, certain businesses and institutions are required to recycle and compost. As of January 1, 2019, the State requires more sites to have organics collection service; businesses and multi-family properties that generate 2 or more cubic yards of recycling and organics combined per week must have organics collection service.
Materials that must be composted include food waste, green waste, landscape and pruning waste, non-hazardous wood waste, and food-soiled paper.
AB 341 has required recycling at many businesses since July 1, 2012. Materials that must be recycled include bottles, cans, paper, and cardboard.
Additionally, the City of Fresno municipal code, SEC. 6-206 - MANDATORY SERVICE, requires ALL business to have recycling service.
For more information about the State’s mandatory commercial recycling and composting laws, visit
California's Mandatory Commercial Recycling and Organics Waste Recycling Law
Dumpsters
- Debris boxes, from 6 to 40 yards, are available for household remodeling, landscape projects, site clean-up, construction & demolition, and other projects.
- Rates for roll-offs vary depending upon box size and filled weight.
- Contact Republic Services by completing the Customer Support form at the bottom of this page, or call 559-275-1551 for information or to place an order.
The following materials cannot be collected in roll-off containers:
- Asbestos
- Batteries
- Food waste
- Household hazardous waste
- Liquids
- Paint
- Oils
- Medical waste
- Tires
- Televisions
- Monitors and white goods (appliances) containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
In June of 2005, the Fresno City Council adopted an ordinance to make recycling mandatory and encourage the diversion of recyclable material from landfill disposal in order to comply with AB 939.
The recycling of construction and demolition (C&D) materials is required for any City-issued building, relocation, or demolition permit that generates at least 8 cubic yards of material by volume.
Permit holders are required to hire a private collector or solid waste hauler except when there is private collection by any person or company that transports waste and/or recyclables through use of its own transportation, such as a truck and/or trailer, without compensation for such transportation. (FMC Section 9-408(c)(1)).
Exemptions may be requested in writing to the Solid Waste Management Division at least 14 days prior to application for a City building permit but will only be given for sites that will generate less than 8 cubic yards of waste.
All C&D waste must be hauled to a City-approved facility. A list of approved disposal facilities can be found in the PDF below.
