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Hazardous waste disposal
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How to set out your carts

Beyond the Curb - Helpful Hints

1) Collection is the same day as garbage service.
2) Be sure all materials fit inside the cart with the lid closed.
3) No garbage or inorganic materials (plastics, glass, metal, paper).


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Residential Services – GREEN YARD WASTE Container

How to Use the Yardwaste Cart - weekly service

Please put these items in the green yard waste cart:

EXTRA YARD WASTE - See more billing info

Extra yard waste is not collected in any container
other that a Monterey City Disposal Service
supplied yard waste cart. Additional yard waste
carts can be obtained from Monterey City Disposal
Service for an additional $4.90 monthly charge. We cannot pick up yardwaste in bags as bags are
considered a contaminant. Contaminated yard waste will be picked up as trash and you will be billed $9.44, or it will be left on the curb.

OK for Yard Waste Recycling

  • brush
  • flower cuttings
  • flowers
  • garden trimmings
  • grass trimmings
  • house plants
  • lawn clippings
  • leaves
  • plant and shrub trimmings
  • prunings
  • tree limbs up to 3 inches in diameter
    should be cut to 3-foot lengths
  • wood chips

DO NOT INCLUDE:

  • rocks and concrete
  • sod and dirt
  • building materials
  • large tree trunks and stumps greater than 4 inches in
    diameter or more than 3 feet in length
  • palm fronds
  • cactus
  • ice plants
  • cat and dog waste or litter