| TYPE OF SERVICE |
Weekly residential service consists of trash, yard trimmings and recycling. |
| COLLECTION HOURS |
7:00 am to 6:00 pm
Place carts at curbside with the lid opening towards the street and side-by-side at least one foot apart. Clearance should be 3 feet in each direction away from parked cars or freestanding objects.
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| COLLECTION SERVICES & RATES
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| Service Level | Trash Cart
(blue) | Yard Trimmings
(green) | Recycle
(gray) | Standard Monthly Rate | Valet Service |
| Super Recycler | 32 gallon | 96 gallon | 96 gallon | $15.41 | $33.07 |
| Basic Service | 64 gallon | 96 gallon | 96 gallon | $23.11 | $40.77 |
| Basic Plus | 96 gallon | 96 gallon | 96 gallon | $28.24 | $45.90 |
Additional Carts:
Yard Trimmings & Recycling – no charge
Trash carts available for an additional monthly fee.
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| MOVE-IN COLLECTION SERVICE
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New residents to the community can call for a one (1)-time pickup of extra packaging materials such as cardboard boxes, styrofoam and newspaper. Must call within 3 months of service activation and appointment required. |
| MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMITS
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Refer to weight limits imprinted on the carts
To avoid having an overweight cart, or causing possible damage to the cart or truck, DO NOT place rocks, concrete, brick, dirt, hazardous waste or electronic waste in carts. All trash inside must fall out when the cart is serviced, and please DO NOT overfill or compact waste into the cart. To minimize excess trash blowing in your neighborhood, please place cart out for collection with the lid completely closed.
If the cart is overweight, the driver will attempt to service it and notify the resident by leaving a tag notice.
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| RESIDENT RESPONSIBLE FOR CART
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Each resident is responsible for the cleaning and security of the trash and recycling carts. If carts are damaged or destroyed, please contact Customer Service. As a courtesy to your neighbor, please promptly remove carts after service. |
| YARD TRIMMINGS (Green Cart)
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ACCEPTABLE
Grass clippings
Branches
Leaves
Garden trimmings
Horse Manure
Shrubs
Cut Flowers
House plants
Wood Chips
Dead plants
Weeds
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NON-ACCEPTABLE
Plastic Bags
Palm fronds
Yucca
Plastic Flower Pots
Animal waste
Soil/dirt
Rocks
Treated wood
Recyclables
Foodwaste
Trash |
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RECYCLING
(Gray Cart)
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Co-mingle recycling is easy! Place all recyclable items in your gray cart.
Recycling Tip – If it’s “Ooey, Gooey or Chewy” it’s probably not recyclable!
For a complete list of what can and cannot be placed in your recycling cart,
please click here.
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TRASH
(Blue Cart)
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All household non-hazardous, non-recycling materials can be placed in the blue cart. Remember to use your recycling carts first. |
| BULKY ITEM PICK-UP
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"Bulky Items" means solid waste that cannot typically be accommodated within a cart.
Residents can take advantage of two free events per year on the third (3rd) Saturday in April and the fourth (4th) Saturday in October. All Bulky items must be placed at curbside.
Appointments required - Contact Customer Service Center at (800) 675-1171 by noon the day before.
To give away gently used bulky items, visit: www.freecycle.org. "It's like e-Bay, but it's free".
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| HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
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Waste Management observes six (6) holidays that may affect trash and recycling services.
New Year's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
If the holiday falls on a weekday, services will be delayed by one day for that week only. Your regular schedule will resume the following week.
For example: If the holiday falls on Thursday then Thursday services will be provided on Friday and Friday services on Saturday, etc.
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| CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING
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Waste Management offers free collection and recycling of real Christmas trees beginning December 26, 2009 through January 8, 2010.
Please remove all tinsel, garland, ornaments, lights and stands. Cut your tree in half and place in your yard trimmings cart or place along side your cart.
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| PAINT & USED OIL ROUND-UP
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Calabasas residents can recycle paint and used oil the 2nd Saturday each month for free at:
Calabasas City Hall - 100 Civic Center Way from 10 am – 2 pm.
This event only accepts motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, latex paint and automobile batteries – 50 pound or 15-gallon limit.
No appointment necessary and no business waste accepted.
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| ELECTRONIC WASTE ROUND-UPS
| Recycle your electronic waste for free! Open to residents and businesses two times per month. Acceptable items include: TV’s, batteries, computers, laptops, keyboards, fax machines, cell phones, inkjet cartridges, digital cameras and copiers.
FIRST Saturday of Each Month
Albertsons Shopping Center
26521 Agoura Rd
Off 101 Fwy, Las Virgenes exit
10 am to 3 pm
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THIRD Saturday of Each Month
Vons (El Camino Shopping Center)
23381 Mulholland Dr
Off 101 Fwy, Mulholland/Valley Cr. Exit
10 am to 3 pm
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For information on how to insulate dry cell batteries, click here (PDF flyer).
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