City Effective Date Comments
1-can or
32-35 gal
cart service
2-cans or 64-
65 gal cart
service
3-cans or 95-
96 gal cart
service
Mobile
Home
1-can or
32-35 gal
cart service
3-cubic yard
bin 1x/wk
(includes bin
rental)
Debris Box
30-cubic
yard bin
rental and
dump
Cupertino (Recology) 2/1/2025 44.30 85.26 126.21 44.30 332.89 1,268.80 Senior Low-Income rate: $20.13 (24-gallon) & $22.77 (32-gallon).
Debris Box: 5 tons allowed; $130.44 per additional ton. Daily rental after 7 days is $33.35 per day.
Extra bag tag is $11.91.
Fremont (Republic Services) 1/1/2024 46.84 51.02 73.42 N/A 283.62 Varies* 20-gallon residential cart is $45.93. 3-cubic yard rate is the commercial rate. Multi-family rate is $286.53. *Hauler has no published rate, by quote only - varies by location.
Extra bag tag is $9.98.
Milpitas 1/1/2025 45.43 53.43 61.38 45.43 342.37 1,202.94 19-gallon residential cart is $41.80. 3-cubic yard rate is the commercial rate. Multi-family rate is $246.13.
Debris Box charge of $114.06 per additional ton.
Senior rate discounted 50% for the two smallest cart sizes.
Excess Garbage Tag is $4.50/ea.
Mountain View (Proposed) 7/1/2025 50.05 100.10 150.15 N/A 425.00 2,130.65 24-gallon residential cart = $37.55.
Debris Box charge includes 4-ton base and 7 day rental.
Debris Box rental $21.65/day or $658.55/mo after 7 days.
Excess Garbage Tag is $6.00/ea.
Palo Alto 7/1/2024 50.07 100.15 150.22 N/A 504.40 1,137.17 20-gallon cart rate is $27.81. Cart cannot be combined with other cart service.
30-cubic yard includes $132.30 delivery charge.
San Jose (Proposed) 7/1/2025 55.05 110.10 165.15 55.05 319.11 Varies* Optional yard waste cart is $7.33. *Debris Boxes available from multiple providers, rate varies by classification and location.
Extra bag is $6.25/ea.
Santa Clara (Proposed) 7/1/2024 60.30 85.13 109.84 N/A 466.70 1,060.68 20-gallon cart rate is $52.28.
Debris Box assumes 4 ton base ($59.82 per ton).
All rates include charges for the cleanup campaign, yard trimmings, and recycling. Extra garbage bag tag $7.91/ea.
Sunnyvale (Proposed) 7/1/2025 41.98 48.39 55.99 31.5 535.83 1,309.80 Split carts have two compartments; one side for garbage and the other side for food scraps.
Small=27gal garbage; Medium=43gal garbage; Large=64gal garbage.
Extra garbage tag is $6.00/ea.
Solid Waste Collection Rate Survey
Monthly Rates
Attachment 8