San Francisco Refuse Rates (October 2025 - September 2026)

Monthly Base Charge for Service

Per Dwelling Unit

$19.75

Monthly Trash Volume Charge for Weekly Collection

For 16 gallons of cart service (default)

$8.25

For 32-gallons of cart service

$16.50

For 64-gallons of cart service

$33.00

For 96 gallons of cart service (current Customers only)

$49.50

Premium for each 32-gallons of cart service above 32 gallons/unit

$13.18

Monthly Recycling or Composting Volume Charge for Weekly Collection

For each 32-gallons of cart service (default for organics)

$8.25

For 64-gallons of cart service (default for recycling)

$16.50

For 96-gallons of cart service (recycling only)

$24.75

Distance, Elevation, Access and Special Service Charges

No extra charge for Collection that is less than twenty-five (25) feet from the curb. Distance charge per cart for Collection within each twenty-five- (25) -foot increment thereafter.

$14.11

No extra charge for Collection that is less than four (4) feet elevation change from street level. Elevation charge per cart for Collection within each eight (8)-foot increment thereafter.

$15.31

Monthly charge for weekly access (per cart)

$8.87

Special pick-up or return trip pick-up is twenty-five percent

(25%) of the Customer's monthly subscribed Rate.

Monthly Base Charge for Service

Per Dwelling Unit

$6.57

Monthly Volume Charges for Weekly Collection

Collection volume is charged equally for trash, recycling and compost. A landfill diversion discount equal to the diversion volume percentage less 25% is then subtracted. Diversion volume percentage equals recycling and organics volume divided by total volume. The diversion discount applies only to regularly scheduled subscribed-for collection services. It does not apply to any other fees or charges, including premium services (such as distance, elevation and access charges), on-call services, contamination or overage fees, or ancillary fees.

For 32-gallons of cart service

$31.65

For 64-gallons of cart service

$63.29

For 96-gallons of cart service

$94.94

1-cubic yard cart

$199.74

Distance, Elevation, Access and Special Service Charges

No extra charge for Collection less than fifty (50) feet from curb. Distance charge is twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) times volume charge (before Diversion discount) for weekly Collection within each fifty- (50) foot increment thereafter. Distance is from curb to farthest container.

No extra charge for Collection less than four (4) feet elevation change from street level. Elevation charge is twenty-five percent (25%) times volume charge (before Diversion discount) for weekly Collection from elevation changes within each eight (8)-foot increment thereafter. Elevation is from street level to farthest container.

Weekly access charge per cart

$8.87

An extra charge of fifty percent (50%) times volume charge (before Diversion discount) applies for each trap door (collector must lift a cover and pull carts up to street level), clearing of a Disposal chute, rake-out (Disposal chute without a cart) or cart located on a ledge one foot or more above floor.

Special pick-up or return trip pick-up is 25% of the Customer's monthly subscribed Rate.

Households with income less than or equal to two hundred percent (200%) of the poverty level may qualify for 25% base and volume discounts. Nonprofit housing organizations may qualify for 10% discounts.

Distance, elevation and access charges are waived for Customers with a permanent disability that pay for individual service and certify they are physically unable to place carts at the curb and no able-bodied persons live in their building. Customer must place carts in a location as accessible as possible for Collection.

Residential one- (1) to five- (5) unit and six (6) unit and larger apartment Rates apply to single and multi-family homes, flats, apartments, condominiums, tenancies in common, in-law units, lofts, live/work spaces (unless clearly Commercial), single room occupancy hotels (with an apartment license), and low income housing. Buildings with more than 600 rooms (not counting kitchens and bathrooms), buildings with weekly service greater than or equal to (3) yards or compacted service, mixed use buildings without dedicated Residential carts, and all other buildings are charged Commercial rates. Customer must provide accurate unit and room counts, subject to verification by Recology.

City law mandates everyone must have adequate Solid Waste service, pay for service on time, and properly separate Recyclable Materials, Organic Materials, and Solid Waste. Minimum weekly service per unit is sixteen (16) gallons for Solid Waste, sixteen (16) gallons for Recyclable Materials, and eight (8) gallons for Organic Materials, unless there is no contamination in any cart. Carts may be shared by dwelling units within one (1) building if Solid Waste service minimums are met. Apartment Rates are for shared carts only.

Recyclable Materials, Organic Materials, and Solid Waste carts should be at the same location. Carts shall be unobstructed and easily accessible so they can be used and serviced in a normal and safe manner, as determined by Recology.

Solid Waste is to be in standard carts. Loose material, overflowing (lid must be closed), overweight (more than two (2) pounds per gallon), or non-standard carts may be charged the next highest standard cart Rate. Cardboard must be placed in a Recyclable Materials cart, cardboard box, or paper bags not exceeding two (2) feet in any dimension or eight (8) cubic feet total. Customers with excess cardboard not in a cart on service Day may be charged a cardboard fee for every eight (8) cubic feet of excess cardboard.

Additional frequency charges are linear (weekly service charges are multiplied by the number of Collections per week). Sixteen- (16) and twenty- (20) gallon carts are not serviced more frequently than one (1) time per week. Customers must exceed minimums in order to subscribe to more than once-weekly service.

Saturday service is seventy-five percent (75%) more than the applicable Rate (including volume, distance, elevation, access, and other special service charges) for weekday service. Customers must subscribe to at least three (3) Days per week services in order to subscribe to Saturday Collection. Saturday service is not available to 1-5 unit residential buildings.

Sunday service is one hundred and seventy-five percent (175%) more than the applicable Rate (including volume, distance, elevation, access, and other special service charges) for weekday service. Customers must subscribe to daily service in order to subscribe to Sunday Collection. Sunday service is not available to 1-5 unit residential buildings.

Street level and curb is where Collection vehicles must park to service Customer's containers. Distance is measured from vehicle along service path to containers. Elevation is determined by adding all distances up and down along service path.

Volume, distance, elevation, access, and other charges are per location. Charges may be split among Customers at the same location at one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the otherwise applicable Rate. If two (2) or more Customers split service charges, they will be applied to each bill payer equally or as designated by the Customers, subject to approval by Recology.

An access charge will be applied for each container at a location when a key, padlock, combination lock, key pad, entry code, electronic door opener, transmitter, or other similar entry mechanism is required to enter or leave/secure premises. An access charge will be applied per container, for each occurrence of unlocking a container. An additional access charge will be applied for relocking each container serviced should a front-loader driver be required to get out of the vehicle again. An additional charge will not be applied for re-securing rear load or side load containers at the curb.

Customers with contaminated Recyclable Material, Organic Material, and/or Solid Waste containers above the applicable threshold for that container type may have their Diversion discount removed and a one hundred percent (100%) contamination charge assessed. If a bin containing Recyclable Materials or Organic Materials requires Disposal due to contamination, a fee equal to the “Extra Bag/Cart” for an equivalent volume of Solid Waste may be assessed. See the Contamination Charge and Removal of Diversion Discount policy and Section 4 Core Collections for more information.

It is the Customer's responsibility to monitor all services and charges and notify Recology of any possible discrepancies. Service credits will not exceed thirty (30) Days or one (1) billing cycle, whichever is greater, from the time of notification by the Customer. Recology performs periodic audits and will correct charges and recommend service changes.

Recology is responsible for normal wear of containers provided to Customers. Customers are responsible for damaged containers beyond normal wear, reporting missing carts, excessive missing containers, and may be responsible for replacement cost. Container cleaning service is available at an extra charge.

Twenty dollars ($20.00) will be charged to open a service account. Closing an account is only allowed for residency changes. Credit will be given for suspension of service (e.g., vacations) for one to three months. Customers must notify Recology of the suspension and restart dates before start of suspension. Base charges are not credited and an administrative charge of ten dollars ($10.00) is required to restart service after suspension.

Electronic bill payers receive a one dollar ($1.00) credit on each bill.

Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) will be charged for each check returned for insufficient funds.

Recology shall bill all one- (1) to five- (5) unit Residential Customers quarterly for services provided. Recology shall bill one- (1) to five- (5) unit Residential Customers not earlier than one (1) month nor later than two (2) months into each quarterly billing cycle. Quarterly one- (1) to five- (5) unit Residential Customer invoices shall be due fifteen (15) calendar Days after the bill date.

Monthly six- (6) unit and larger Residential Apartment Customer invoices shall be issued in the month following the billing period and shall be due fifteen (15) calendar Days after the invoice date.

Tipping fee per ton delivered to Recology San Francisco facilities

$261.95