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Residents
Curbside Collection Carts are for residential properties with up to four units per parcel such as single-family, rowhomes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes. Customers have individual trash carts, a split-cart for recycling, and a compost cart (formerly yard trimmings). Small multi-family complexes of 5-8 units may choose between carts or multi-family service below. Residents with curbside cart service can find information about the following:
- General Collection Information - Curbside Carts
- Bulky Item Pickup and Dump Vouchers
- Extra Recycling, Yard Trimmings, and Garbage Services
Multi-Family Collection Bins are for apartments and condo buildings with 9 or more units per parcel. (Small multi-family complexes of 5-8 units may choose between individual curbside cart service or multi-family service.) These customers are provided with shared trash dumpsters/bins and shared carts or bins for paper recycling, container recycling, and compost. Residents with multi-family service can find information about their services on this page.
Businesses, schools and other commercial customers can find information about the following services:
- Trash, Recycling & Compost Services
- Mandatory Recycling and Composting Laws
- Zero Waste Services
- Food Facilities Information (restaurants, cafes, etc.)
- Clean Up Programs and Dumpster Rental
- Small Business Hazardous Waste Disposal
Collection Schedules and Holidays
Look up your collection schedule, including collection schedule changes for major holidays, and find information about disposal of holiday trees and extra holiday trash or recycling.
Non-Collection
Find information about missed collections, and what to do if you receive a non-collection or contamination notice from Recology.
What Goes Where
Use the What Goes Where guide and searchable tools to figure out whether items belong in the recycling, trash or compost. Watch out for the Dirty Dozen, items that seem recyclable but aren’t, and actually contaminate the recycling process.