Free Tire Recycling Program
Through a grant Salinas Valley Recycles receives funding from CalRecycle for local governments to hold date-specific events for public to recycle their waste tires at convenient locations.
Curbside Recycling and Collection Services
Regular recycling and trash collection services will be picked up on time and managed in a safe way for the residents and environment by Republic Services.
Free Bulk Item Pickup
For residential customers, Republic Services will collect 2 large items or 10 32-gallon trash bags or the equivalent of up to 2-cubic yards one time per year.
For more information about what is acceptable for bulk trash pickup, how to prepare the items and how to schedule a pickup visit: Bulky Item Pick-Up
Additional Resources:
What Goes into the Recycling Blue Cart
Recycling can vary by area. To determine what can be recycled in your area, please visit: Recycling Basics
Please put items into the recycling cart loose, not bagged or bundled. All containers must be empty. Rinse out excess liquid or food residue. Flatten all cardboard boxes. Pizza boxes are ok if they are free of grease and/or food.
Residents can also donate their recyclables and/or redeem their beverage containers for money at a certified recycling center. Find a Recycling Center in Salinas.
What Goes in the Organics Green Cart
Food scraps, yard or garden clippings and trimmings, like grass, leaves, flowers, weeds, or branches may go into the organics cart. Please do not put plastic bags, water bottles, animal feces, garden hoses, or any other materials in the organics cart, because this material is used to make high-quality compost and wood chips.
For more information about Organic Waste visit: Organics - SB 1383
What Goes in the Trash Dark Grey Cart
Items not listed below or for the recycling or yard waste carts may go into the trash cart (to landfill).
The following items cannot go into any of the curbside carts.
Compost Resources
Learn how to turn your kitchen scraps and yard trimmings into a nutrient-rich soil amendment.
Keep Safe! Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
Keep Families & the Community Safe!
Many household products contain chemicals that can harm your family and our water and soil when not disposed of properly. Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) are products with labels that state Toxic, Flammable, Poison, Danger, Warning, or Caution and other items that contain toxic chemicals such as used batteries, paint, or fluorescent bulbs.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) CANNOT go in the trash or recycling bins, but they are accepted for free from residential customers at the HHW Collection Facility in Salinas:
Safely Handling Hazardous Waste
Large Load & Bulky Item Options
Do you need to dispose of a large load or bulky item? Large loads may include yard / landscape waste and small quantities of home construction debris. Bulky items are those too large for the curbside bins such as home furnishings, TVs, mattresses and box springs, carpet, and appliances.
While large loads and bulky items are not collected through regular curbside or apartment recycling programs, they can still be recycled or even donated for reuse.
To dispose of bulky items, you have several options:
- Free Pick-up (single family homes only): Contact Republic Services of Salinas for acceptable items and other requirements, such as how and when to set on curb. One bulk waste collection per year is included as part of your curbside collection service. Additional bulky item pick-up services incur a fee.
Call: (831) 775-3840
Bulk Waste Residential/Business
To schedule a bulky pickup visit: Schedule a Bulky Pickup
- Annual Cleanup Events: The City of Salinas offers residents free, annual cleanup and recycling events when you may drop off items at a location near your home. For specific dates, times, and locations, watch for announcements in the newspaper or mail or view the Upcoming Recycling Events calendar.
- Self-Haul: You can drop off bulky items at any of the Salinas Valley Recycles facilities. Fees may apply depending on the item; Please check the fee schedule to see what items may require a disposal fee.
- Debris Boxes: Republic Services of Salinas offers dumpster and container rentals for the collection and disposal of large quantities of bulk items. Rent a debris box to collect materials for a cleanup project or remodel construction.
Call: (831) 775-3840
- Donate or Sell: If any items are in good, reusable condition, please consider a donation to a local reuse business or charitable organization. Why pay to dispose of something when someone else might be willing to pay you for it? Visit the Reuse Guide to learn more.