Residential Waste

Multi-family residential complexes should contact Monterey County Recycling Services to schedule a FREE waste assessment. Recycling Services staff will review what is currently going in your garbage, help you find ways to divert recyclable materials, and provide you with service level recommendations to ensure your business is equipped with the proper garbage, recycling and yard waste collection service. Service level adjustments may also lead to a reduction in disposal costs. Recycling Services may be reached at (831) 755-4505 or recycle@co.monterey.ca.us.

For more information on Multifamily service rates please contact Waste Management at 1(800) 321-8226 .

Multifamily Complexes of 5 or more units shall subscribe to organics collection services, yard waste service, or both to be complaint with SB 1383 regulations. 

• Multi-family complex shall place source-separated green container organic waste, including food scraps, in the green container; source-separated recyclable materials in the blue container; and trash/garbage waste in the black container.
• Multi-family dwellings shall not place materials designated for the black container into the green or blue container.
• Multi-family dwellings must supply and allow access to adequate number, size, and location of collection containers with sufficient labels for tenants.
• Annually provide information to tenants about organic waste recovery requirements and about proper sorting of source-separated green container organic waste and source-separated recyclable materials.
• Provide education information before or within fourteen (14) days of occupation of the premises to new tenants that describes requirements to keep source-separated green container organic waste and source-separated recyclable materials separate from trash (when applicable) and the location of containers and the rules governing their use at each property.

Pursuant to Assembly Bill 341 (Chesbro), Senate Bill 1383 (Lara), and Monterey County Code, Chapter 10.41; Chapter 10.45.

Multifamily owners and Property Management teams can contact Recycling Services and Waste Management representatives to help implement recycling and organics recycling diversion programs.

Services Included in Rate (check with provider to confirm):

• New, color-coded carts or freshly painted and refurbished bins for garbage, recyclables and yard waste collection
• Cart Service: Your choice of (1) 64g or (1) 96g recyclables cart
• Bin Service: Up to one-half of the customer's subscribed garbage capacity in recyclables capacity
• One (1) free on-call collection (see service description below) per calendar year
• Holiday tree collection
• Personalized customer outreach including periodic waste assessments and distribution of educational materials to help customers to recycle more and save money

* Cart collection service rates are monthly, based on one (1) time per week collection.
* Bin Collection service rates are monthly, based on indicated collection frequency.
* Non-compacted and compacted box collection service rates are weekly, based on the indicated frequency.