Trash & Recycling
Report Salinas Spills/Dumping: Call 758-7233
State the location of the spill/dumping (street intersection/street address), the time, any information that can help the City find the source and alert the offender of the prohibition.
RECYCLE MORE & SAVE MONEY
Did you know recycling saves you money? At the same time, recycling keeps your environment healthy and safe.
Learn more by reading the information below and exploring this site, or call (831) 775-3007.
To Start, Stop, or Change Trash & Recycling Curbside Collection Services
To start, stop, or change your trash and recycling curbside collection service, please contact Republic Services of Salinas.
Visit Republic Services of Salinas
Residents call (831) 775-3840 | Businesses call (831) 751-5453
FREE Waste Assessments for Businesses / Agencies / Schools
Businesses, agencies, and schools can get FREE assistance on how to reduce trash costs and save money. Scheduling a free waste assessment will provide the information needed to save money. To schedule an obligation-free meeting, please contact Salinas Valley Recycles.
Visit Salinas Valley Recycles | Call (831) 775-3007
Learn How to Recycle More & Save Money
Residents
There is a less expensive, but also safe and proper way to dispose of everything, including recycling, yard waste, chemicals, electronics, motor oil, and bulky items.
Business / Commercial / Multifamily Complexes
Recycling is now mandatory, but also saves money for Salinas businesses and multifamily complexes. Schedule a free waste assessment.
Business / Commercial Trash & Recycling
Construction & Demolition
Divert materials from your next construction project and save money.
Schools
Schedule a free, entertaining assembly OR implement a program and services with free infrastructure, training, and resources.
Did You Know?
Did you know that when we recycle, what may have ended up in a landfill becomes something new? Watch this video to follow a plastic bottle on its journey to become a new park bench.
Did you know that 40% of all food in the U.S. is thrown away every year? Watch this video as a celebrity chef demonstrates that what we might consider throwing away could actually become a gourmet meal.
Neighborhood & Household Cleanups
Community Neighborhood & Household Cleanup Events
Free cleanup events take place throughout the year. Residents may clean out their homes and yards of household trash, yard waste, wood waste, metal appliances, clothing, furniture, mattresses/box springs, plastics, cardboard, and electronic waste and drop off at designated locations.
Salinas Neighborhood Services staff, in collaboration with City Councilmembers and Mayor Gunter, will be hosting Neighborhood & Household Cleanup events near you. Notification flyers are sent to residents by mail.
Community Cleanup Event Notices and Calendar
Illegal Dumping and Cleanup
Were you aware that illegal dumping is an ongoing problem in our city and county? It is unsightly, expensive to cleanup, and a hazard to human health and the environment.
Please report Salinas Spills / Dumping: Call 758-7233. State the location of the spill/dumping (street intersection/street address), the time, any information that can help the City find the source and alert the offender of the prohibition.
You may also report littering from motor vehicles at Keep Monterey County Clean.
Thank you for helping to keep Salinas clean and healthy!
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:
Trash & Recycling News
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Announcing FREE Neighborhood & Household Cleanup Events in YOUR Neighborhood
Beginning March 25, Salinas Neighborhood Services staff, in collaboration with City Councilmembers and Mayor Gunter, will be hosting Neighborhood & Household Cleanup events near you.
Do you have items too big to fit in your trash can? Want to clean out your garage or clean up your yard? Now is the time!
At the Neighborhood Cleanups, residents may drop off all kinds of unwanted items, including household trash (in bags), yard...
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Organic Waste Recycling for Agriculture, Grocers, Hospitals, Restaurants, Schools
Agriculture companies and local grocers, hospitals, restaurants, and schools are now required to separate for composting all organic waste, including food scraps, and outdated food.
Why Organics?There are many health and environmental issues that are created by landfill waste, and organic waste makes up about 30% of the material that is land-filled in the Salinas Valley every day.
Organic waste such as green materials and food materials are recyclable through composting and...
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Business Recycling is both Mandatory and Saves Money
Did you know that Recycling saves your business money?
While Recycling is now mandatory for Salinas businesses and multifamily complexes, it also costs less than disposing of recyclable materials into the trash.
RECYCLING is GOOD Business- Businesses SAVE MONEY by RECYCLING MORE.
- Recycling and yard waste are offered at half the cost or less of comparable trash services.
- Recycling conserves resources and extends the life of our local landfill. ...