Curbside Collection Cart Services

Residents in the unincorporated areas of Sacramento County (*except multifamily apartment complexes served by commercial franchised haulers) receive the following as part of the standard level of service:

Garbage Cart and Organics Cart for weekly service, and
Recycling Cart for every other week service.

Residential curbside collection customer service and billing is provided by Consolidated Utilities Billing and Service.

Cart Service Instructions

To receive collection service:

Place carts at curb no later than 6 AM on your scheduled collection day (holidays included)

Place carts at least 6 feet from cars, mailboxes, basketball hoops, and other objects

Place carts at least 3 feet apart
Provide overhead clearance of 14.5 feet for carts. Do not place carts under basketball hoops, low tree limbs, utilities wires, etc.
Cart lids must be closed
Do not block sidewalks with carts
Do not overfill or compact materials in carts - material must fall freely
Do not place unacceptable materials in your carts
Return carts to your property after service

If carts have been tagged with a notice and have not been serviced or were not set out by 6AM on your collection day, a non-regular service day fee for return service my apply.

Request Cart Services

Set cart(s) out by 6 AM on your regular collection day/scheduled appointment day and leave cart(s) out until serviced (unless instructed otherwise).

Missed Service - carts, bulky waste, oil/filter (online form)

Or call 3-1-1 (if outside of unincorporated County, call 916-875-4311).
Additional fees may be added for return service of carts that were not set out prior to 6 AM on regular service day, or when a tag states a cart could not be serviced.

Add or Remove a Cart (online form)

Additional Garbage*/Organics/Recycling carts are available for an additional per month fee per cart. *Note: for additional Garbage carts, the first cart must be at the 90-gallon rate.
Cart Removal: specify cart(s) for removal, such as taping a note. Once scheduled, set out cart(s) for removal on your service day until removed.
A cart that is changed more than once per year will incur a fee.

Change Cart Size (online form)

Changing the size of your Garbage cart will change the monthly rate.
Changing the size of your Recycling or Organics carts will not change the monthly rate.
Cart Change: specify cart(s) to be chaned out, such as taping a note. Once scheduled, set out cart(s) for size change on your service day until replaced.

Broken or Missing Cart (online form)

Specify cart(s) that need repairs, such as taping a note on the broken cart(s). Once scheduled, set out broken cart(s) on your service day until fixed/replaced.
Carts may be replaced with a standardized cart color and label of the same size for State required compliance.

Overflow Cart Service

Requires prior authorization, call Customer Service at 916-875-5555, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Per refill fees apply specifically for Garbage, Organics and Recycling carts and additional fees for non-regular service day.

Go to Consolidated Utilities Billing and Service for additional residential curbside collection customer service options.

Service Rates

For Residential Curbside Collection Service, residents have a choice of cart sizes for each Garbage, Organics and Recycling cart. Carts that are included in the minimum per month Residential Curbside Collection Service rate:

Garbage Cart – Weekly Collection - minimum per month service rate is based on Garbage cart size

One 30-gallon cart per month rate: $33.56 (7/1/23), $35.18 (7/1/24), $36.63 (7/1/25)
One 60-gallon cart per month rate: $37.59 (7/1/23), $39.41 (7/1/24), $41.03 (7/1/25)
One 90-gallon cart per month rate: $45.67 (7/1/23), $47.88 (7/1/24), $49.85 (7/1/25)

Organics Cart – Weekly Collection

One cart, 30-, 60-, or 90-gallons included in the per month rate, which is based on Garbage cart size.

Recycling Cart – Bi-weekly Collection

One cart, 60- or 90-gallons included in the per month rate, which is based on Garbage cart size.

Non-Regular Service Day Fee

Review fees for return service/additional pickup on a non-regular service day.

Details at Residential Collection Rates & Fees.

For billing questions, go to Consolidated Utilities and Billing Services.

For Billing Service

For additional information, go to Consolidated Utilities Billing and Service or call 916-875-5555, complete an online customer service form, or email utilities@SacCounty.gov. Representatives are available Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm.

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