Proudly serving Ukiah since 1998
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To start residential service, please call 707-463-6228
To start multi-family or commercial service, please call 707-234-6400
Residential Service
We offer curbside garbage, recycling and organics waste collection within the incorporated city limits of Ukiah, CA. Residential customers are billed quarterly by the City of Ukiah.
To start service, residential customers must go to the City of Ukiah office located at 300 Seminary Avenue. The office is open 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. A valid picture I.D. and copy of your title or lease agreement is required. Once service has been started, customers should call Ukiah Waste Solutions at 707-234-6400 for service-related issues and questions.
- Cart: Gray lid
- Sizes: 20, 32, 64 or 96 gallon carts
- Frequency: Weekly
- Material: Non-recyclable items accepted by the landfill
Carts need to be placed at curb or road edge at least 3 feet apart by 5:00 a.m. on your collection day. Please position carts to open towards the street and keep them free of neighboring or overhead obstacles. All material must fit inside cart and lid must close. Over-filled or contaminated carts may not be picked up and/or may result in extra charges.
Curious about what goes in your gray cart? Use our handy UWS Landfill Guide.
- Cart: Blue lid
- Size: 96 gallon cart
- Frequency: Weekly (same day as garbage service)
- Material: Newspaper, household paper, magazines, cardboard, food and beverage glass, metal cans, plastic food and beverage containers.
- Prohibited: Plastic bags, polystyrene, food, liquids, garbage
Do not bag recyclables. All recyclables are placed in the same cart. Carts need to be placed at curb or road edge at least 3 feet apart by 5:00 a.m. on your collection day. Please position carts to open towards the street and keep them free of neighboring or overhead obstacles. All material must fit inside cart and lid must close. Over-filled or contaminated carts may not be picked up and/or may result in extra charges.
Curious about what goes in your blue cart? Use our handy UWS Recycling Guide.
- Cart: Green lid
- Size: 96 gallon cart
- Frequency: Weekly (same day as garbage service)
- Material: Lawn clippings, leaves, plant material, branches under 4″ in diameter, small unpainted wood pieces, food scraps, soiled paper and pizza boxes
- Prohibited: Plastics, liquids, glass, hazardous waste, biodegradable and plastic bags
Please do not bag your organic waste. Carts need to be placed at curb or road edge at least 3 feet apart by 5:00 a.m. on your collection day. Please position carts to open towards the street and keep them free from neighboring or overhead obstacles. All material must fit inside cart and lid must close. Over-filled or contaminated carts may not be picked up and/or may result in extra charges.
Curious about what goes in your green cart? Use our handy UWS Mixed Organic Waste Guide
SB 1383
In an effort to reduce methane gas emissions, California’s new organics recycling law, SB 1383, necessitates recycling food waste, food soiled paper and yard waste as of January 2022. At Redwood Waste Solutions, we are committed to ensuring your compliance with SB 1383. Please review our flier about California’s recycling and organics laws here.
To start mixed organic waste collection service, please call 888-718-4888 or 707-234-6400 or visit our local office at 3515 Taylor Drive, Ukiah, CA, 95482, open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
For more information about SB 1383, please visit CalRecycle’s webpage about Statewide Mandatory Organic Waste Collection
Customers may choose to have route collectors walk-in their driveway or backyard instead of rolling carts to the curb or roadway edge. A fee for this service is charged. Please call 707-234-6400 to make arrangements.
Holidays
- New Years Day
- Memorial Day
- Fourth of July
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas Day
During these weeks, if your regular collection day falls on or after the holiday (Monday – Friday), collection is delayed by one day. This applies to weekdays only, if a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, there will be no delay.
For example, Thanksgiving falls on a Thursday. That week, Thursday customers will be collected on Friday, and Friday customers will be collected on Saturday. Normal collection resumes the following week.
Residential Pickup Service
Garbage Collection
- Cart: Gray lid
- Size: 20, 32, 64 or 96 gallon carts
- Frequency: Weekly
Recycling Collection
- Cart: Blue lid
- Size: 96 gallon cart
- Frequency: Weekly (same day as garbage service)
Organic Collection
- Cart: Green lid
- Size: 96 gallon cart
- Frequency: Weekly (same day as garbage service)
Commercial & Multifamily Services
We offer onsite garbage, recycling and organics waste collection within the incorporated city limits of Ukiah, CA. Commercial customers are billed monthly. To start service, commercial customers should call 707-234-6400 or visit us at 3515 Taylor Drive in Ukiah.
- Bin: Gray
- Sizes: 2, 3, 4 or 6 cubic yard bins
- Frequency: Daily, Bi-weekly or Weekly
- Material: Non-recyclable items accepted by the landfill
- Billing: Monthly
Download Ukiah Commercial Guide to see what goes in your gray cart
- Bin: Blue
- Size: 2, 3, 4 or 6 cubic yard bins (96 gallon cart available with UWS approval)
- Frequency: Daily, Bi-weekly or Weekly
- Material: Newspaper, household paper, magazines, stationery, catalogs, cardboard, food and beverage glass, metal cans, plastic food and beverage containers (no plastic wrap).
- Billing: Monthly
Curious about what goes in your blue cart? Use our handy UWS Commercial Recycling Guide.
*Review Commercial Recycling Mandate in California
- Bin: Green
- Sizes: 96 gallon cart
- Frequency: Daily, Bi-weekly or Weekly
- Material: Food scraps, green waste, landscape and pruning waste, non-hazardous food waste and paper waste that has been soiled with food.
Curious about what goes in your green cart? Use our handy UWS Mixed Organic Waste Guide.
*Review Commercial Organic Mandate in California
California Organics Mandate
California Assembly Bill (AB) 1826 requires most businesses – including multifamily dwellings to recycle their organic waste. What does this mean to your business or apartment complex? If you generate 4 or more cubic yards of solid waste per week, or have 5 or more units at a multifamily dwelling, you must have organics waste recycling service (effective 01/01/19).
Depending on how much waste your commercial business generates, organics waste recycling is mandatory. At Ukiah Waste Solutions, we are committed to ensuring your compliance with AB 1826. Please contact us at 707-234-6400 for a free onsite waste assessment or to schedule service.
Holidays
- New Years Day
- Memorial Day
- Fourth of July
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas Day
During these weeks, if your regular collection day falls on or after the holiday (Monday – Friday), collection is delayed by one day. This applies to weekdays only, if a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, there will be no delay.
For example, Thanksgiving falls on a Thursday. That week, Thursday customers will be collected on Friday, and Friday customers will be collected on Saturday. Normal collection resumes the following week.
Commercial Pickup Service
Garbage Collection
- Bin: Green body with gray lid
- Sizes: 2, 3, 4, and 6 cubic yard bins
- Frequency: Daily or Weekly
Recycling Collection
- Bin: Blue body with gray lid
- Size: 2, 3, 4, and 6 cubic yard bins
- Frequency: Daily or Weekly
Mixed Organic Collection
- Bin: Green or gray body with green lid
- Size: 96 gallon cart
- Frequency: Weekly (same day as garbage service)
Waste Assessments
At UWS, we are committed to being your local recycling resource. An on-site assessment of your waste stream can identify ways to capture more recycling which may result in a reduction of your garbage bill. Please call us at 707-234-6400 to schedule a free on-site visit.
Special Services
For those temporary special projects or large jobs, UWS provides the right bin at the right price for the right material.
- 3 cubic yard debris boxes available (small household cleanups)
- 15, 20 and 30 cubic yard roll off bins available for remodel, construction, landscape tear-out, and large clean ups
- Discounts offered for debris boxes containing only ‘clean recyclables’ such as cardboard, glass and appropriate plastics
- Discounts also offered for debris boxes containing segregated recyclables such as wood, green waste, metal, concrete, and asphalt
- When renting roll off boxes, customers are required to fill out a Release Form.
Weight restrictions are enforced and a signed agreement is required. Please call us at 707-234-6400 or complete a Request for Services form for more information.
Hazardous and electronic waste is strictly prohibited from being landfilled and must be handled separately from trash and recyclables. This includes all paints, thinners, pesticides, motor oil, fluorescent tubes and electronics such as televisions, monitors, and VCRs.
Household Hazardous Waste may be dropped off at accepting facilities in Mendocino County as well as taken to local Haz-Mobile events.
Visit our Household Hazardous Waste page for more information.
Education & Outreach
UWS is committed to educating residents and providing value tips regarding garbage, recycling and composting.
We are available to make presentations to civic organizations and group who would like to learn more about preserving our natural resources and leading edge solutions in managing solid waste. Call us at 707-234-6400 to schedule your presentation.
Teaching our children to reduce, reuse and recycle now protects our environment’s future. Free presentations are available to schools and groups ranging from kindergarten to 12th grade. Presentations last approximately 45 minutes, and focus on litter, the 3 R’s (reduce, reuse & recycle) and proper disposal of household hazardous waste. Students will learn how they can help make their community cleaner and more sustainable. Call us at 707-234-6400 to schedule your presentation.
Use our recycling guides to divert more material!
Contact Us
Office Location
7:00am – 4:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday
3515 Taylor Drive | Ukiah, CA | 95482