Republic Services of LA County Garbage Disposal Districts
Republic Services provides high-quality solid waste, recycling, transfer, and disposal services to residential and commercial customers in Unincorporated LA County Garbage Disposal Districts. 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.
We are pleased to provide service to Athens, Firestone, and Walnut Park
LAGDD customer service
Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Republic Services LA GDD
12949 Telegraph RD
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Holiday schedule
We observe the following holidays:
New Year's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Please note if your service falls on one of these days your service will be delayed by one day.
Smart-eClub
- Reduce paper waste
- Receive up-to-date announcements
- Paperless & Electronic billing
- Services requests
Service guides, maps & useful links
Carts/Bins
Residential container size
- Black (Landfill): 32-gallon, 64-gallon, 96-gallon
- Blue (Recycle): 32-gallon, 64-gallon
- Green (Organics): 32-gallon, 64-gallon
Commercial/business dumpster size
- Blue (Landfill): 1-yard, 2-yards, 3-yards, 4-yards, 6-yards, 7-yards, 8-yards
- White (Recycle): 1-yard, 2-yards, 3-yards, 4-yards, 6-yards, 7-yards, 8-yards
- Green (Organics): 1-yard, 2-yards, 3-yards, 4-yards
1 cubic yard
Size: 72" X 29" X 24"
Wheels: Yes
2 cubic yard
Size: 72" X 44" X 35"
Wheels: Yes
3 cubic yard
Size: 72" X 53" X 42"
Wheels: Yes
4 cubic yard
Size: 72" X 58" X 51"
Wheels: Yes
6 cubic yard
Size: 72" X 71" X 66"
Wheels: Yes
7 cubic yard
Size: 72" X 76" X 72"
Wheels: Yes
Size: 72" X 91" X 72"
Wheels: Yes
Newsletters
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Athens
Winter 2025
Firestone
Winter 2025
Walnut Park
Winter 2025
How can we help?
For a specific request, please complete the customer support form at the bottom of this page.
Additional resources
Scroll down to see our FAQs for guidance on household hazardous waste, bulk items, medical waste, and more.
Empty. Clean. Dry.™
Acceptable/Unacceptable
What goes where?
Food waste
recycling tips
Mandatory recycling laws
AB 341, AB 1826, SB 1383
Closed loop organics
Educational recycling videos
Simple steps can make a huge difference. When it comes to recycling, everyone has a part to play.
Take a virtual field trip
Take your students on a virtual field trip of how a recycling center and a modern landfill works. These videos are designed to inform specific lessons in 3rd-5th grade, 6th-8th grade, and 9th-12th grade, but can also be used outside of those lessons to take your students on a journey through the process!
Recycling center video tour
3rd - 5th grade video is featured below
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 am 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. Please call customer service at 800-299-4898 to adjust your service level by adding additional carts or increasing your service frequency.
Once per year during five consecutive Saturdays in the Spring/Summer, Republic Services offers a Curbside Cleanup event to discard bulk items and excess waste (unlimited number of items). Construction & demolition debris is limited to two 70-pound bags, containers or bundles. Any C&D debris or other items not collected shall be tagged with a Non-collection Notice explaining the reason for non-collection. The following will NOT be collected:
- Freon containing appliances
Household hazardous waste (electronic items, motor oil, etc.)
Please have items out by 6:00 A.M. in street/gutter area.
Republic Services provides temporary vacation holds at no cost to residents for up to 4 weeks annually.
EmailA Garbage Disposal District (District) is an area within unincorporated Los Angeles County where trash, recycling, green waste collection, and other services are provided to residents by a private waste hauler who contracts with the County.
Un Distrito de Eliminación de Basura es un área dentro del condado no incorporado de Los Angeles donde la basura, el reciclaje, la recolección de desechos verdes y otros servicios son proporcionados a los residentes por un transportista privado de desechos que contrata con el Condado de Los Angeles.
All property owners in the District are enrolled for services and assessed a fee on their annual property tax bill. Please note that the District does not provide service fee reimbursements to property owners who choose to receive services from a different waste hauler.
Todos los propietarios del Distrito de Eliminación de Basura están inscritos para los servicios y se les aplica una tarifa en su factura anual del impuesto sobre la propiedad. Tenga en cuenta que el Distrito no proporciona reembolsos de cargos por servicio a los propietarios que optan por recibir servicios de un transportista de residuos diferente.
Consolidated Disposal Service, also known as Republic Services will continue to be your waste hauler. You will see both names on their equipment.
Consolidated Disposal Service/ Republic Services seguirá siendo su transportista de residuos. Verá ambos nombres en su equipo.
The new contract is scheduled to begin on August 1, 2020.
El nuevo contrato está programado para comenzar el 1 de agosto de 2020.
The service level and the amount charged are based on the land use codes assigned to the property by the Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor. For example, a single family is assessed one refuse unit at the rate of $16.00 per month (or $192 per year). The use codes are available on the Assessor's website at http://portal.assessor.lacounty.gov. You may also contact Public Works for assistance.
El nivel de servicio y la cantidad cobrada se basan en los códigos de uso de la tierra asignados a la propiedad por la Oficina del Asesor del Condado de Los Angeles. Por ejemplo, a una sola familia se le aplica una unidad de rechazo a la tarifa de $16.00 por mes (o $192 por año). Los códigos de uso están disponibles en el sitio web del Evaluador en http://portal.assessor.lacounty.gov. También puede ponerse en contacto con Obras Públicas para obtener ayuda.`
- Weekly automated trash, green-waste, and recyclables collection service.
- One 96-gallon trash cart, one 96-gallon green waste cart, and one 96-gallon recyclables cart per refuse unit or a dumpster of equivalent size. Smaller sized containers are available upon request.
- Graffiti removal from carts and dumpsters.
- Weekly cleanup of unlimited number of bulky items and electronic waste.
- Holiday tree curbside collection.
- Annual curbside clean-up event of bulky items and electronic waste.
- Roll-out of carts for qualifying elderly and/or disabled customers, upon request.
- Removal of illegally dumped materials found in alleys and public rights-of-way.
- Up to 4 containers for sharps/needle disposal per year, provided upon request, including free pick up or mail back service.
- Servicio semanal automatizado de recolección de basura, residuos verdes y reciclables
- Un carro de basura de 96 galones, un carro de desechos verdes de 96 galones y un carro reciclable de 96 galones por unidad de basura o un contenedor de tamaño equivalente. Los contenedores de menor tamaño están disponibles bajo petición
- Eliminación de graffiti de carros y contenedores
- Limpieza semanal de un número ilimitado de artículos voluminosos y residuos electrónicos
- Colección de aceras de árboles de vacaciones
- Evento anual de limpieza en la acera de artículos voluminosos y residuos electrónicos
- Despliegue de carritos para clientes ancianos y/o discapacitados que califiquen, previa solicitud
- Recolección y eliminación de materiales vertidos ilegalmente encontrados en callejones y derechos de paso
- Hasta 4 contenedores para la eliminación de objetos punzantes/agujas al año, proporcionados bajo petición, incluido el servicio gratuito de recogida o devolución de correo
Additional services, beyond those allotted to the property based on the land use code are available upon request by contacting Consolidated Disposal Service. These services will be billed by and payable directly to Consolidated Disposal Service.
Los servicios adicionales más allá de los asignados a la propiedad en función del código de uso de la tierra están disponibles a petición poniéndose en contacto con el Consolidated Disposal Service. Estos servicios serán facturados y pagaderos directamente al Consolidated Disposal Service.
Contact Consolidated Disposal Service at 800-299-4898 to set up service. There are situations where a business is leasing space and will not be entitled to services. Contact Public Works at (888) 253-2652, if you want to verify service levels.
Obras Públicas del Condado de Los Angeles.
No refunds are available for the charges collected on the property tax bill for the property owner’s choice of haulers or non-use of the allocated GDD services. Questions? If you have questions about your waste and recycling collection services, please contact our Customer Service Department at (800) 299-4898. For other concerns, including general environmental questions, contact Los Angeles County Public Works at (888) CLEAN-LA.
Comuníquese con Consolidated Disposal Service al 800-299-4898 para establecer el servicio. Hay situaciones en las que una empresa es un espacio de arrendamiento y no tendrá derecho a servicios. Comuníquese con Obras Públicas al (888) 253-2652 si desea verificar los niveles de servicio.
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:
- Compostable paper products
- Dog poop or pet waste from any animal
- Diapers
- Food packaging or plastic bags
- Glass, Metal, Plastic
- Hot ashes or briquettes
- Household garbage
- Large amounts of soil or sod
- Palm branches
- Plastic bags, or plastic of ANY kind
- Rocks, concrete, dirt, sand
- Wood that has been treated, coated or painted
- Particle board
Large household items and electronics such as furniture, refrigerators, mattresses, water heaters, televisions, computers and not more than 2 containers of construction and demolition debris generated on-site. Each container shall not exceed 70 pounds in weight.
Please contact Republic Services 24 hours in advance of pickup at 800-299-4898.
Twice per year (Spring & Fall), Republic Services will offer a free Mulch & Compost Giveaway event to residents in the LAGDD areas of Athens, Firestone, and Walnut Park. These events will be hosted on a first come first served basis - as quantities will be limited. Please bring your own containers or buckets. Bags are not provided.
This event highlights the success of the County’s yard waste collection program and allows us the opportunity to “close the recycling loop” by giving back to the community.
CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING TIPS
Trees will be collected curbside during the three weeks after December 25 on your regularly scheduled collection day.
Prepare Your Christmas Tree for Recycling by Following these Guidelines:
- Remove tree stand, ornaments, tinsel
- Do NOT place tree in a plastic bag
- Place tree at the curb by 7 a.m. on your trash collection day
- Place the tree alongside your containers, not in front of your containers
- Trees set out after this three-week period will be collected as Green Waste and must be limited to 4-foot lengths.
- Flocked trees are NOT recyclable and must be treated as trash.
- Please call Customer Service at 800-299-4898 to arrange for a special bulky item pickup for flocked trees.
Special & Household Hazardous Waste
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You can also place old electronics such as televisions, stereos, appliances, etc. at your curb and Republic will collect them as part of your weekly bulky-item collections on your designated service day.
Construction and demolition debris will be collected from your curbside as part of the weekly bulky-item collection service on your designated service day. However, you are limited to two 70-pound bags or bundles of the materials. If you have a larger amount to dispose of, please contact Republic Services to order a temporary bin for your project.
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).
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Common batteries such as AA, AAA, C cells, D cells and button cell batteries (e.g. hearing aid batteries) may contain a corrosive chemical that can cause burns.
California residents and businesses can now recycle leftover paint for free at local retail stores. For locations and program details, visit
Republic offers simple and convenient
You are entitled up to four sharps containers per contract year at no additional cost.
More information for proper
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Republic Services does not collect or accept hazardous waste or medical waste.
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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. Visit
Republic Services will collect up to 10 bulky items from your curbside each week on your normally scheduled service day. Although it is not required, please contact us up to 48-hours in advance to schedule your pick-up and ensure none of your items are missed. Bulky items are considered large household items and electronics such as furniture, refrigerators, mattresses, water heaters, televisions, computers and not more than 2 containers of construction and demolition debris generated on-site. Each container shall not exceed 70 pounds in weight.
Please contact Republic Services 48 hours in advance of pickup at 800-299-4898.
Should you need an additional pick-up in a given week outside of your normal service day, you may contact us for an additional on-call pick-up of bulky items or excess green waste.
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.
Commercial Businesses and Multi Family Units:
The County assigns refuse units to commercial and multi-family parcels based on the type of use (apartments, market/store, gas station, etc.).
Examples:
Three Refuse Units (gas station, theatre) = 6.5 total cubic yards of trash can be collected per month in a metal bin, which in this example means a 1.5 cubic yd. bin serviced once each week every month. Additional frequency and bin capacity is an extra charge to be negotiated with Consolidated Disposal Service (CDS). Five Refuse Units (hospital, bowling alley) = 11 total cubic yards of trash can be collected per month in a metal bin, which in this example means a 2.5 cubic yard bin serviced once each week every month. Additional frequency and bin capacity is an extra charge.
Alternatively, if you use plastic 96-gallon carts and not metal bins, you are entitled to three (3) 96- gallon trash carts without charge for 3 units, five carts for 5 units, etc., all serviced once per week. However, for additional carts there will be a one-time fee per cart, but no further charge for trash collection from these extra carts. You are not required to use CDS for your trash and recyclables service, but another service provider will charge you, and the County will still collect the minimum service fee on the tax bill. The County notified all GDD customers by letter on May 30, 2007 that it would no longer offer service charge refunds to property owners who receive services from a different hauler beginning on July 1, 2007. If CDS is not your trash/recyclables services provider, you could be paying additional unnecessary charges on your tax bill that will not be refunded to you.
If you have any questions regarding how your parcel is classified, what your refuse units and minimum service level are, or any other questions relating to your trash and recyclables services, as always please call our customer service department at (800) 299-4898.
Comercios y Viviendas Multi-familiares:
El condado asigna unidades de desecho para parcelas de comercios y viviendas multi-familiares de acuerdo al tipo de propiedad (apartamentos, mercados/ tiendas, gasolineras, etc.),
Por ejemplo:
Tres (3) unidades de desecho (gasolineras, teatros) = mensualmente podemos recoger hasta un total de 6.5 yardas cúbicas de basura de un depósito de metal, lo cual, para ilustración de este ejemplo, significa 1.5 yardas cúbicas una vez a la semana cada mes. Se ofrecen más servicios y depósitos de más capacidad por un cargo extra que puede negociarse directamente con Consolidated Disposal Service (CDS).
Cinco (5) unidades de desecho (hospitales, boleras) = mensualmente podemos recoger hasta un total de 11 yardas cúbicas de basura de un depósito de metal, lo cual, para ilustración de este ejemplo, significa 2.5 yardas cúbicas una vez a la semana cada mes. Se ofrecen más servicios y depósitos de más apacidad por un cargo extra.
Alternativamente, si cuenta con botes de plástico de 96 galones en lugar de los depósitos de metal, tiene derecho a que le recojan una vez a la semana la basura de tres (3) botes de basura de 96 galones sin cargo alguno por tres unidades, cinco botes por cinco unidades, etc. Sin embargo, por un pago por única vez por cada bote adicional pero no hay cargo alguno por la colecta de la basura de esos botes extras.
No es necesario que utilice los servicios de CDS para el desecho de su basura y los reciclables pero cualquier otro proveedor le cobrará por el servicio, y el condado también le cobrará la cuota mínima del servicio en su factura de impuestos. Con carta del 30 de mayo del 2007 el condado notificó a todos los clientes de GDD que a partir del 1ero. de julio del 2007 ya no estaría reembolsando las cuotas del servicio a los propietarios que recibieron el servicio de un proveedor diferente. Si CDS no es su proveedor del servicio de basura/reciclables, es probable que esté pagando innecesariamente cargos extras en su factura de impuestos, mismos que no le serán reembolsados. Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre la clasificación de su parcela, las unidades de desecho y el nivel mínimo de servicio, o cualquier pregunta en relación al servicio de la basura y los reciclables, por favor llame a nuestro Depto. de Servicio al Cliente al (800) 299-4898.
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
- Broken glass
- Metals (except aluminum & tin cans)
- Landscape waste
- Carpet
- Bathroom waste
- Hazardous & medical waste
Carts are also available in 32, 64, or 96-gallon options.
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
7 cubic yards
Size: 72" X 76" X 72"
Wheels: No
8 cubic yards
Size: 72" X 91" X 72"
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 and floral material, wood produce crates, wood scraps, sawdust (NO palms or cactus)
Unacceptable materials:
- Plastics (all types)
- Styrofoam
- Glass
- 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 4 or more cubic yards of solid waste 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.
For more information about the State’s mandatory commercial recycling and composting laws, visit
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
Acceptable Compostable Materials
Food Scraps: fruits, vegetables, meat, seafood, dairy, eggs, breads, pastas, tea bags, coffee grounds
Yard Trimmings and Wood: All plant and floral material, wood produce crates, wood scraps, sawdust (NO palms or cactus)
The following items are NOT compostable:
- Plastics (all types)
- Styrofoam
- Glass
- Metals
- Grease trappings or tallow
- Liquids
Organic Waste Collection Program
California municipalities and Republic Services are implementing a residential and commercial organic waste recycling program to comply with the State law. The materials will be processed into a compost product and used to improve the soil.
Organic waste includes:
- Food scraps include solid, semisolid, and liquid food, such as fruit, vegetables, cheese, meats, bones, poultry, seafood, bread, rice, and pasta.
- Food soiled paper that is an uncoated paper, soiled with liquid or solid food waste, and typically includes products such as napkins, paper towels, tissues, paper plates, paper cups, fast food wrappers, used pizza boxes, and other similar paper or compostable packaging.
- Green waste includes grass clippings, leaves, flowers, shrub prunings, weeds, and nonhazardous wood such as tree branches and untreated and non-pressure treated lumber.
Items not accepted:
- Concrete
- Dirt
- Dog poop, manure, or pet waste from any animal
- Diapers
- Fats, oils, and grease
- Food
- Garbage
- Glass, Metal, Plastic
- Hot ashes or briquettes
- Large amounts of soil or sod
- Lawn sod
- Plastic bags, or plastic of any kind
- Plastic pots
- Poison oak
- Recyclable materials
- Rocks
- Sand
Residential organics collection for food and green waste begin on January 1, 2022. It will be mandatory by state law to recycle organic waste.
- Residents will simply add their acceptable food waste and food-soiled paper to their existing green container.
- Residents will receive an in-home kitchen pail to store their food waste and help transport it outside to their green cart.
- Residents are supposed to keep their kitchen pails and use them as they wish. This is provided at no additional charge.
- Republic Services will add a bilingual graphic-based label to all 3 commodity-type carts indicating what items/materials are acceptable/unacceptable in each cart.
- Republic Services will also provide no charge cart washing beginning in 2022.
- Republic Services will collect the commingled organic material from the green cart.
- Residents will receive an in-home kitchen pail to store their food waste and help transport it outside to their green cart.
Commercial dumpster customers will have the option for either a source-separated food waste or a green waste container. These services also begin on Jan. 1, 2022.
Decomposing food scraps create methane in landfills which are responsible for 21% of California’s total methane emissions. State regulation (SB 1383, 2016) mandates the reduction of methane emissions from landfills and requires municipalities to implement programs to reduce the amount of organic material disposed of in landfills by 75% by 2025. The goal of these programs is to reduce the amount of organic materials sent to our landfills to minimize greenhouse gas emissions.
California's Mandatory Commercial Recycling and Organics Waste Recycling Law
SB 1383 is a statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants. Specifically, the law sets the following targets:
- Reduce statewide disposal of organic waste by 50% by January 1, 2020, and by 75% by January 1, 2025 (based on 2014 levels).
- Rescue at least 20% of currently disposed of edible food for human consumption by 2025.
CalRecycle is the state agency responsible for creating the regulatory standards for SB 1383. Effective January 1, 2022, CalRecycle’s regulations to meet statewide organics reduction and food recovery requirements take effect. Enforcement provisions, including penalties for non-compliance issued by the state, also take effect. Effective January 1, 2024, regulations may require local jurisdictions to impose penalties for non-compliance on regulated entities subject to their authority. Learn more about SB 1383
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.
- Email
Customer Service here , or call 800-299-4898 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)
Pursuant to the California Waste Management Act of 1989 (Public Resources Code §§ 40000 et seq.), the County 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 County 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).
