Homes, Condos, Apartments & Businesses

The City of San Diego is proud to introduce weekly Organic Waste Recycling collection services to homes serviced by the City’s Environmental Services Department.

Kitchen pails are being delivered to all City-serviced residences, and green bins are being delivered to City-serviced residences that have not previously been provided with a green bin. Delivery of new organic waste recycling containers began in January 2023 and will continue through mid-2023. Deliveries are scheduled based on your current trash collection day. Green bins will be placed on the street, next to the curb, in front of your residence. Click here to see when you will receive your green bin.

The distribution of new green bins for organic waste recycling will be rolled out by route. If you have received a new green bin, you will have the option to exchange the container for a smaller or larger container size or to request an additional bin (requests will be reviewed for eligibility). Available green bin options are 35-gallon, 65-gallon and 95-gallon. All bin requests can be made on the Get It Done app at sandiego.gov/get-it-done or by calling 858-694-7000. 

Once you begin recycling your organic waste, you will place your green bin on the street, next to the curb, in front of your residence along with your trash (black) and recycling (blue) bins on your collection day.

The City of San Diego is conducting free informational presentations for City-serviced residents about the new Organic Waste Recycling program. Register here to learn more!