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)
On Call
Debris Box
30-cubic
yard bin
rental and
dump
Cupertino (Recology) 2/1/2026 46.24 89.00 131.75 33.35 347.50 1,324.50 Senior Low-Income rate: $21.01 (24-gallon) & $23.77 (32-gallon).
Debris Box: 5 tons allowed; $136.17 per additional ton. Daily rental after 7 days is $34.81 per day.
Extra bag tag is $12.43.
Fremont (Republic Services) 1/1/2026 48.84 53.15 76.36 48.84 296.72 Varies* 20-gallon residential cart is $47.89. 3-cubic yard rate is the commercial & multi-family rate. *Hauler has no published rate, by quote only - varies by location.
Extra bag tag is $10.36 plus postage.
Milpitas 1/1/2026 47.60 55.99 64.31 47.60 358.74 1,260.44 19-gallon residential cart is $43.79. 3-cubic yard rate is the commercial rate. Multi-family rate is $257.89.
Debris Box charge of $119.51 per additional ton.
Senior rate discounted 50% for the two smallest cart sizes.
Excess Garbage Tag is $5.50/ea.
Mountain View (Proposed) 7/1/2026 53.30 106.60 159.90 N/A 501.35 2,854.50 24-gallon residential cart = $40.00.
Palo Alto (Proposed) 7/1/2026 51.57 103.15 154.72 N/A 519.52 1,171.27 20-gallon cart rate is $28.64. Cart cannot be combined with other cart service.
30-cubic yard includes $136.26 delivery charge.
San Jose (Proposed) 7/1/2026 58.32 116.65 174.97 58.32 328.65 Varies* Optional yard waste cart is $7.76. *Debris Boxes available from multiple providers, rate varies by classification and location.
Extra bag is $7.00/ea.
Santa Clara 7/1/2025 60.30 85.13 109.84 N/A 466.70 1,163.96 20-gallon cart rate is $45.66.
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.
No proposed rates for 2026.
Sunnyvale (Proposed) 7/1/2026 43.24 49.84 57.67 32.45 551.90 1,349.10 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