Curbside Services in Salinas

What can go into my recycling, yard waste and garbage cart?

Your hauler is

Roll your carts to the curb by 6:00 am on your regular collection day.

Single-family homes in Salinas have weekly collection services of:

  • Grey recycling cart
  • Green yard/green waste cart
  • Brown garbage cart

Services Provided By Your Hauler At No Additional Charge

Call 1-831-775-3840

Customers are entitled to one free bulk pickup per year. To ensure bulk items can be safely removed with our grapple truck, they must be placed on the street, against the curb and away from carts, trees, parked cars, overhead wires and other obstructions.

Acceptable items include: chairs, mattresses, couches, furniture, appliances, water heaters, e-waste, etc.

Non-acceptable items include: loose, boxed or bagged trash, carpet, construction material, wood, paint, batteries, chemicals or hazardous waste.

What can go into my recycling, yard waste and garbage cart?

Grey Recycling Cart

Paper & Cardboard, Metals, Plastics
  • Put items into the recycling cart loose, not bagged, or bundled.
  • Containers must be empty.
  • Rinse out excess food residue.
  • Flatten containers if possible.
  • Shredded paper must be placed in a clear plastic bag

January 3 – January 24, 2022

Cut trees into 4 ft sections and put in yard waste
or leave at the curb.

Green Waste / Yard Waste Cart:

If it grows, it goes!
  • Food Scraps – as of January 1, 2022
  • Leaves
  • Grass clippings
  • Plant or flower trimmings
  • Small pieces of clean wood
  • Tree limbs and branches (up to 4 in diameter)
  • Weeds
  • Clean wood only (No paint, no pressure-treated, etc.)

 

  NO trash, dirt, rocks, plastic bags, or flower pots!

Holiday Tree Recycling

Brown Garbage Cart

Items not listed for the recycling or yard waste carts have to go into your trash cart.
  • Animal waste & kitty litter (put in a bag and tie off)
  • Ceramics & china (e.g. broken dishes)
  • Chips bags and candy wrappers
  • Diapers & wipes
  • Disposable gloves
  • Drinking glasses (e.g. chipped or cracked)
  • Expanded Polystyrene
  • Foam (i.e. Styrofoam™)
  • Food or grease soiled paper & cardboard (e.g. fast-food wrappers and to-go cups)
  • Food scraps
  • Garden hoses
  • Incandescent light bulbs
  • Juice pouches or boxes and straws
  • Napkins & tissue paper
  • Paper towels
  • Pressure-treated or painted wood
  • Toothpaste tubes and toothbrushes
  • Window and mirror glass

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