Residential Garbage Program

Recology American Canyon Garbage Cart
  • Use your green cart for regular household garbage.
  • Green carts are available in thirty-two, sixty-four or ninety-six gallon sizes.
  • Your cart is provided free of charge and is maintained by Recology American Canyon.

Bulky Item Collection
Each residential customer has one free bulky item pick up per year. The bulky item pick up is equivalent to 2 cubic yards or the size of ten 33-gallon bags of garbage. Please contact us for more information or to schedule your pick up.
Acceptable Garbage Materials
Only put un-recyclable materials into your green container!
Glass
  • Ceramics, dishware, drinking glasses, Pyrex, porcelain, stemware
  • Light bulbs
  • Mirrors or window glass
Metal
  • Hangers
  • Scrap metal
Organic Material
  • Animal feces or manure
  • Food scraps
  • Lumber, dirt, rocks, plywood or particle board
Paper
  • Hardcover books or binders
  • Soiled papers, food wrappings, napkins, tissues or towels
Plastic
  • Plastic bags or wrap
  • PVC or other piping
  • Styrofoam/polystyrene containers and packing peanuts
  • Toys, trays, cups, garden hoses

Unacceptable Garbage Material
Please do not place the following materials into your green container!
Construction Debris
  • Concrete, rocks, dirt
Electronic / Universal Waste
  • Televisions, computers, cell phones, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, mercury switches
Green Waste
  • Grass, leaves, tree and bush cuttings
Hot Ashes or Coals

Household Hazardous Waste
  • Paints, solvents, motor oil, cleaners, corrosives, fuel tanks - propane tanks
Recyclable Glass, Metal, Paper and Plastic
  • All recyclable materials