Single-Family Refuse Collection Services
The Solid Waste Management Division provides refuse
and recycling services to residential customers. Container sizes available for
refuse collection to single family homes and multi-family residences are 68 and
95 gallon containers. The fees vary according to the frequency of
service and the number and size of containers that are being serviced. The
standard single-family residential service level for refuse is once weekly.
To obtain the collection schedule for your neighborhood or to request an
extra container, call the Solid Waste Management Division at (310) 458-2223,
Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Fridays
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You may leave a message after hours and on weekends,
and your call will be returned on the next business day.
CART AND CITY BAG PUT-OUT
Carts and/or city-issued bags for excess refuse must be placed at curbside or
in the alley for collection no earlier than 4 p.m. on the day before your
scheduled collection and no later than 7 a.m. on the day of your collection.
Carts must be removed by 8 p.m. on the day of collection.
OVERFLOW
If you have excess trash (household waste that exceeds your 95-gallon
container), you may purchase five 40-gallon plastic bags from the Solid Waste
Division for $17.60. Place excess trash into the bag, securely fasten bag and
place next to trash container. Collection employees will identify city bags and
collect them on your regularly scheduled collection day.
HOLIDAY PICK-UP INFORMATION
All refuse collection will be one day later than the regular schedule. Monday
routes will be collected on Tuesday, Tuesday routes will be collected on
Wednesday, etc. Solid Waste observes the following holidays - no refuse,
recycling or yard/green waste collection on:
New Year’s Day (January 1)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (the third Monday
in January)
Presidents’ Day (the third Monday in February)
Memorial Day (the
last Monday in May)
Independence Day (July 4)
Labor Day (the first Monday in
September)
Thanksgiving Day (the fourth Thursday in November)
Christmas Day (December 25)
