Join Us on the Ride To New City Trash Collection Services!
Your feedback helps us shape the future of San Diego's new trash services with every pickup.
Check if the New Trash Fee Applies to You
- Homeowner of a single-family home with four or fewer units
- Homeowner transitioning to City service
- Homeowner transitioning off of City service
Residential Trash Service is Changing for Eligible Homes
Explore what’s new and why.
How Can I Track My Service? Create Your Trash Portal Account
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What Should I Expect for my New City Containers?
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Do I Qualify for Financial Assistance? Check Your Eligibility
ExploreMeasure B and Cost of Service Study Overview
Measure B, passed by voters in 2022, amended San Diego’s 1919 People’s Ordinance, which had governed City-managed trash collection for over a century. In response, the City launched a public engagement process and operational review to assess current services, explore improvements, and evaluate costs. This informed the development of a proposed fee schedule, supported by a multi-year cost-of-service study.
Background on Measure B & The Cost-of-Service Study
Fee Rollout Timeline
What to expect and when.
- June 9, 2025 - City Council adopts Solid Waste Management Fees
- June 24, 2025 - City Council authorizes collection of fee on County tax roll
- July 14, 2025 - City Council approves contract to purchase new containers
- July 15, 2025 - Residential Waste Collection Services Portal Go-Live
- September 30, 2025 - End of Open Enrollment Period
- October 6, 2025 - Begin delivery of new containers and collection of old containers for recycling
- Through Summer 2026 - Complete roll-out of new containers
What's in the new program?
Starting July 2025
- Weekly trash and organics collection
- Biweekly recycling collection (until July 2027)
- Container repairs, replacement and delivery at no additional cost
- New Customer portal for selecting or updating service (mailer with login info sent to property owners in July and September 2025)
- Fee based on container size and quantity of containers. upon delivery of new containers
- Coming soon: Financial Assistance Program
Starting July 2027
- Weekly recycling
- Curbside bulky item pick-up program