Refuse & Recycling Services

864 - Refuse, Recycling & Special Pick-up Schedule

The City of Santa Monica 's Solid Waste Management Division provides weekly refuse and recycling collection. All refuse must be placed in city-issued refuse containers and set out for collection by 7 a.m. on your pick-up day.

Items such as dirt, brick, block, and concrete should not be mixed in with your regular refuse. This is a special collection requiring a special truck other than the normal refuse collection truck. A fee-based service is available on Fridays for items excluded from routine collections, such as furniture, moving debris and old appliances. These are collected from city residents only. Refuse produced by a construction contractor will not be collected. Requests for special collections should be made by Tuesday of that week by calling (310) 458-2223. Please be sure to let us know what type of material you have when you call.

To obtain a collection schedule for your neighborhood or for more information about collection services, please call (310) 458-2223, Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. You may also leave a message after hours and on weekends; your call will be returned on the next business day.