The City of Santa Monica’s Solid Waste Management Division provides refuse and recycling services to residential customers. Container sizes available for refuse collection to single-family homes and multi-family residences are: 68, 95, and 300-gallon containers. The fees vary according to the frequency of service and the number and size of containers that are being serviced. The standard single-family residential service level for refuse is once weekly.

Multi-family apartments and condominiums are provided with 300 gallon containers or bin service. Service is usually collected in the alley, or in some circumstances bins are brought to the alley from underground bin areas to be serviced in the alley or street.

CUSTOMER SERVICE
To obtain the collection schedule for your neighborhood or to request an extra container, call the Solid Waste Management Division at (310) 458-2223, Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on alternate Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You may leave a message after hours and on weekends, and your call will be returned on the next business day.

REFUSE BIN/CONTAINER APPLICATION FOR MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
Please use the convenient bin application provided for multi-family service. Download a PDF, and e-mail it to the address listed on the form. Or make a DOC copy, and fax the completed form to (310) 264-7750.

Bin Application

HOLIDAY PICK-UP INFORMATION
All refuse collection will be one day later than the regular schedule. Monday routes will be collected on Tuesday, Tuesday routes will be collected on Wednesday, etc. Check your route using OPIS.

Holiday Schedule
Solid Waste observes the following holidays and there is no refuse, recycling or yard/green waste collection:

New Year’s Day (January 1), Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (the third Monday in January), Presidents’ Day (the third Monday in February), Memorial Day (the last Monday in May), Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day (the first Monday in September), Thanksgiving Day (the fourth Thursday in November), and Christmas Day (December 25).