Recycling & Trash for Single Family Homes

COMPOSTING ORGANICS IS AS EASY AS 1 -2- 3!

As easy as 1-2-3: Separate, Collect, then Place Organics in the Organics Collection Cart to be collected and processed into compost. Please watch our residential food waste/organics video to learn more: 

Organic Materials that Belong in your Green Cart 

Food Scraps and Food Soiled Paper

• Veggies
• Meats, seafood
• Dairy products
• Breads, grains, pastas
• Fruits, vegetables
• Bones, shells
• Pizza boxes, waxed cartons
• Napkins, paper towels
• Paper based to-go containers

Yard Trimmings 

• Flower cuttings
• Garden trimmings
• Lawn clippings
• Leaves
• Prunings 
• Shubbery
• Tree twigs (4 feet or less in length & 6 inches in diameter) 
• Weeds
• Wood chips

How to Separate, Collect, Empty Organics in your Green Cart

Separate

While preparing meals or when cleaning the refrigerator, separate food scraps and always scrape any extra food from your plate into a kitchen pail.

Collect

Use a kitchen pail or any compostable paper container such as take-out boxes or paper bags to collect kitchen food scraps.

Include food-soiled paper such as coffee cups and filters, paper plates, napkins, paper towels, waxed/parchment paper, and paper take-out containers.

Freezing food scraps or wrapping them in newspaper can prevent leaks and odors.

Empty 

Empty food scraps, food-soiled paper and plant debris into the green organics cart.

By collecting food scraps, we’ll reduce waste and create compost for local farms and gardens.

What goes in the BLUE recycle cart?

Empty Glass, Plastics (1 - 5), Aluminum & Metal, Clean Paper & Cardboard

 Have more questions about "What Goes Where", ask Recycle Coach

What goes in the BLACK trash cart?

Non-Recyclable & Non-Hazardous Materials: broken plates, polystyrene, foam, plastic bags, diapers, pet poop, kitty litter, incandescent light bulbs, toothpaste tubes, broken pottery, disposable razors, disposable ice-packs.

Used Clothing: Donate gently worn items to a second-hand store or clothing drive. Tattered and stained clothes belong in the trash.

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

To Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste Properly:

• Keep products in original container and sealed
• Drop them off at a Household Hazardous Waste event or permanent collection center
• Paint recycling: most paint vendors in Culver City recycle old paint. Visit paint care for details and locations near you.

Drop Off Locations: 

• Collection events: LA County offers free “Too Toxic to Trash” events around the County.
• Permanent collection centers: open year round, residents can drop off their hazardous waste at one of the free collection centers. 

Common HHW Items: 

Additional HHW Information:  

Bulky items

Couches, mattresses, refrigerators, cabinets, large appliances

Schedule Your Pickup

Contact the Environmental Programs and Operations Divisions customer service at (310) 253-6400 to schedule your bulky item pickup.  Monday through Friday 7 am - 3 pm. 

• A customer service representative will review set-out guidelines with you
• Your appointment will be scheduled within two (2) weeks of your call

Instructions for Collection

Place items at the curb by 6 am and no earlier than 1 day before your scheduled pick up date. Loose, uncontained or otherwise improperly prepared items may be subject to an additional fee.

Public Non-Profit Partnership

Culver City’s Mattress Recycling Program, in coordination with Bye Bye Mattress through the Mattress Recycling Council, collects unwanted mattresses and box spring foundations, sorts and loads these items onto trailers by Culver City staff at the Transfer Station. After the items are loaded a dedicated mattress recycler collects materials from the City to be recycled.

How do I …

• schedule a bulky item pickup

• report a broken lid

• report a broken container

• report a collection issue

• start/stop service

• add another cart or additional service

Or you can call the Environmental Programs and Operations customer service office at (310) 253-6400, Monday – Friday 7:00 am - 3:00 pm.

Sign in online to Culver City Connect with any questions, comments, suggestions or concerns.

Residential Route Trash Collection Map

Additional Containers & Materials

Only the 64-gallon and 96-gallon collection carts supplied by the city will be emptied.  Please do not over-fill carts and do not place additional items on top of or alongside the container. 

Contact the Public Works Environmental Programs and Operations customer service office at (310) 253-6400, Monday – Friday 7:00 am - 3:00 pm to request additional containers. If you are calling after hours, leave a message with your name, phone number and address and the office will follow-up the next business day. Sign in online to Culver City Connect with any questions, comments, suggestions or concerns.