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Find out about solid waste collection services provided to residential customers in the City of Sacramento.
Please follow the below guidelines when placing your containers out for collection:
The City of Sacramento provides curbside collection of garbage, organic waste, and recycling for residential properties which include single family homes, mixed use properties, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and some larger multifamily dwellings. Commercial services are not provided by the City.
Household Junk Pickup is provided to residential properties only, from February to late October. Street sweeping is provided to both residential and commercial properties on public streets.
There is a yearly service guide booklet and dump coupon sent to customers in June/July. You can request a hard copy of the service guide or a version translated into Chinese, Hmong, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese from 311. Get a digital copy of our service guide at the links below.
Garbage and organic waste is collected weekly and recycling is collected every-other-week on either an A week or B week schedule. You can find your recycling week by checking the collection calendar.
Service Guide 2023-24: Recycling Week A
Service Guide 2023-24: Recycling Week B
Service Guide 2023-24: Recycling Week A (Chinese)
Service Guide 2023-24: Recycling Week B (Chinese)
Service Guide 2023-24: Recycling Week A (Hmong)
Service Guide 2023-24: Recycling Week B (Hmong)
Service Guide 2023-24: Recycling Week A (Russian)
Service Guide 2023-24: Recycling Week B (Russian)
Service Guide 2023-24: Recycling Week A (Spanish)
Service Guide 2023-24: Recycling Week B (Spanish)
Find your collection day and set up alerts. You can customize your alert, search how to dispose of an item, and more.
Choose the size and number of containers that are right for you.
The City charges less for smaller garbage cans, and has a reduced rate for extra recycle and organic waste containers. Call 3-1-1 or go to www.sac311.org to place an order.
Your current container size and rates are listed on your utility bill.
Service Type | Container Size | Monthly Rates |
---|---|---|
Garbage | 32-gallon (small) | $19.04 |
Garbage | 64-gallon (medium) | $25.07 |
Garbage | 96-gallon (large) | $30.51 |
Mixed Recycling (blue container) | 32, 64, or 96-gallon | $8.10 |
Organic Waste (green container) | 96-gallon | $19.18 |
Food Waste only* | 32-gallon | $13.43 |
*This rate and container is available only to those customers who were previously exempt from yard/green waste service.
Rates effective as of 1/1/24.
Report a problem - missed service, illegal dumping, container repair or replacement, request a service guide and/or dump coupon:
You can also call 3-1-1 (916-264-5011 outside Sacramento), use the free Sac311 app, email 311@cityofsacramento.org or go to www.sac311.org.
Just moved to a new home? Need to start garbage and recycle service? Call (916) 808-5454. You can get more information on rates and billing on the billing page.
Find City codes and regulations relating to solid waste collection
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