Solid Waste Management Division

Labor Day Holiday:

There will be no changes to trash, recycling, or green waste services for residential or commercial customers. Please see our Holiday Page for more information.

Trash, Recycling, and Green Waste Services for Residents, Businesses, and Industry

The City of Fresno offers customers convenient and cost efficient, trash, recycling, and green waste collection services. In this section, you’ll also find out how to recycle used motor oil and what to do with household hazardous waste and old tires. Like all California cities, the City of Fresno is working to meet State Mandate AB939 that calls for a 50% reduction in the waste sent to the landfill. Please help keep our City clean and green by making recycling a priority at home, at work and at play.

Find out more about these and other services by exploring the different areas of the Division’s Website. If you are unable to find an answer to your question from the below links, please call the Solid Waste Management Division at 621-1452 or click here for additional contact numbers.

Mission Statement
Our organization’s statement of purpose and reason for existence.

We, the employees of the Solid Waste Management Division, to ensure the preservation of our community's environment, collect and manage Green Waste, Recyclables, and Refuse in a professional, safe and efficient manner through teamwork, education and high quality service.

Recycling
Information about recycling at home, at work, and at play. Includes information on household recycling, how to recycle your used motor oil, oil filters, and numerous other items normally deemed hazardous.

Residential Services
What goes in your blue, green, and gray carts, service days, service costs, container in view, and recycling and green waste contamination.

Container in View
Requirements for blue, green, and gray cart storage on non-service days.

Multi-Family/Commercial Services
Services available, bin costs, recycling information, and recycling awards.

Construction & Demolition
Requirements for recycling construction and demolition waste.

Education Programs
Invite education staff to come to your classroom, business, apartment complex, or community group and teach about recycling.

Kid's Pages
Fun and Games for kids of all ages plus information everyone should know about recycling.

Additional Services
Alley Customer Services, assistance for customers with disabilities or medical conditions, Christmas tree recycling, holiday service schedule, household hazardous waste (HHW), on-call (temporary) bin service, used motor oil and oil filter recycling.

At Your Service
Contributions from the community, Environmental awards and employee recognition.

Service Costs
Information on the costs for service to Residential, Commercial, and Multi-Family customers.

Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to some of the questions we hear most.