Redwood Waste Solutions - C&S Waste Solutions

Proudly serving Fort Bragg and Mendocino County since 2022.

To start service, please call 707-234-6400

Since 2022, we have proudly serviced the City of Fort Bragg and unincorporated areas of Mendocino County. These unincorporated areas include: Ukiah, Redwood Valley, Hopland, Potter Valley, Yorkville, Mendocino, Albion, Caspar, Comptche, and Little River.

Residential Services

We offer curbside garbage, recycling and organics waste collection within the City of Fort Bragg and certain unincorporated areas of Mendocino County. To start service, please call 888-718-4888 or 707-234-6400 or visit one of our local offices, open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Customers are billed monthly.

Fort Bragg Office:
- 325A East Redwood Avenue, Fort Bragg, CA, 95437
Ukiah Office:
- 3515 Taylor Drive, Ukiah, CA, 95482

Garbage Collection

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 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 gray cart? Use our handy RWS Landfill Guide

Recycling Collection

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, Styrofoam, food, liquids, garbage

All recyclables are placed loosely in the same cart. Please do not bag your recyclables. 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 blue cart? Use our handy RWS Recycling Guide

Mixed Organic Waste Collection

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, metal, hazardous waste, any bags (except paper)

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 RWS 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 one of our local offices, open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Fort Bragg Office:
- 325A East Redwood Avenue, Fort Bragg, CA, 95437
Ukiah Office:
- 3515 Taylor Drive, Ukiah, CA, 95482

If you would like to compost at home or self-haul your organic waste, an Alternative Compliance form is required by Mendocino County. Click here to download it. For additional self hauler information, click here.

If you believe you qualify for a waiver, please review the waiver forms below.

For more information about SB 1383, please visit CalRecycle’s webpage about Statewide Mandatory Organic Waste Collection.

Walk-in Service

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 is charged for this service. Please call 707-234-6400 to make arrangements.

Holidays observed (service resumes next day)

New Years Day
Memorial Day
Fourth of July
Labor Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas Day

During these weeks, if your regular collection days falls on or after the holiday, collection is delayed one day.

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. Holidays that fall on weekends will not disrupt collection services.

Download our holiday collection schedule here.

Commercial & Multifamily Services

We offer onsite garbage, recycling and organics waste collection within the City of Fort Bragg and certain unincorporated areas of Mendocino County. Commercial customers are billed monthly. To start service, please call 888-718-4888 or 707-234-6400 or visit one of our local offices, open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Fort Bragg Office:
- 325A East Redwood Avenue, Fort Bragg, CA, 95437
Ukiah Office:
- 3515 Taylor Drive, Ukiah, CA, 95482

Garbage Collection

Bin: Gray
Sizes: 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, and 6 cubic yard bins (6 yard bins are available to Inland customers only at this time)
Frequency: Daily or Weekly
Material: Non-recyclable items accepted by the landfill
Billing: Monthly

Curious about what goes in the garbage bin? Use our handy RWS Landfill Guide
Multifamily Landfill Guide
Commercial Landfill Guide

Recycling Collection

Bin: Blue
Size: 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, and 6 cubic yard bins (6 yard bins are available to Inland customers only at this time. 96 gallon cart available upon Redwood Waste Solutions approval.)
Frequency: Daily 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 the blue bin? Use our handy RWS Recycling Guide
Multifamily Recycling Guide
Commercial Recycling Guide

California Recycling Mandate

California Assembly Bill (AB) 341 establishes recycling goals for California. 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 recycling service.

Depending on how much waste your commercial business generates, recycling is mandatory. At Redwood Waste Solutions, we are committed to ensuring your compliance with AB 341. Please contact us at 707-234-6400 for a free onsite waste assessment or to schedule service.

Mixed Organic Waste Collection

Bin: Grey with green label
Size: 96 gallon carts, or 1, 1.5, 2, 3, or 4 cubic yard bins (96 gallon cart is included with collection service at no additional cost)
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, metal, hazardous waste, any bags (except paper)

Curious about what goes in the organics bin? Use our handy RWS Organic Waste Guide
Multifamily Organics Guide
Commercial Organics Guide

AB 1826

Businesses and multi-family complexes that produce two (2) cubic yards or more of solid waste every week are required to participate in an organics recycling program. Under this law, businesses and multi-family complexes must recycle or compost yard waste and landscape materials generated on-site. To comply, subscribe to weekly organics collection service, self-haul to a composting facility, or compost on site. At Redwood Waste Solutions, we are committed to ensuring your compliance with AB 1826. Please review our flier about California’s recycling and organics laws here.

If your business or multi-family complex qualifies for an exemption, please review the information below.

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. To comply, subscribe to weekly organics collection service, self-haul to a composting facility, or compost on site. 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.

Alternative Compliance

If you plan to compost on-site or self-haul, an Alternative Compliance form is required. Click here to download it. For additional self-hauling information, please review the fliers below.

Waivers

If you believe you qualify for a waiver, please review the waiver forms below.

For more information, please visit CalRecycle’s webpage about Statewide Mandatory Organic Waste Collection.

California Organics Mandate

California Senate Bill (SB) 1383 requires all multifamily complexes and businesses to separate food waste, food-soiled paper, and green waste from garbage. They must also provide organic waste collection containers, educate residents, employees, contractors, tenants, and customers about properly separating food waste and food-soiled paper, and inspect the garbage, recycling, and organic waste containers to make sure materials are properly separated. This can be accomplished by subscribing to organic waste collection service, self-hauling organic waste to a composting or processing facility, or composting on site.

At Redwood Waste Solutions, we are committed to ensuring your compliance with SB 1383. Please contact us at 707-234-6400 for a free onsite waste assessment or to schedule service.

Commercial Edible Food Generators

Under SB 1383, businesses are required to participate in food recovery programs if they are wholesale food vendors, food service providers, grocery stores of 10,000 sq. ft. or more, supermarkets, or food distributors. Food recovery programs enable businesses with excess edible food to donate it to organizations that use the excess food to feed people.

We are available to provide your business with resources necessary to establish a local food recovery program. Contact us at 707-234-6400 or click here to download our flier for more information.

Edible Food Recovery Mandate

In order to reduce food waste and feed people in need, SB 1383 requires edible food be diverted from landfilling. By 2025, California aims to recover 20% of edible food through food recovery programs. Food recovery programs enable businesses with excess edible food to donate it to organizations that use the excess food to feed people.

Under SB 1383, food generators are required to establish written agreements and/or contracts with food recovery organizations to donate the maximum amount of edible food possible. Additionally, food generators are required to keep records of food donations and submit written reports to Mendocino County annually via the Annual Food Recovery Report for Edible Food Generators form.

Business that are required to participate in a food recovery program now (Tier 1):

Wholesale food vendor;
Food service provider;
Grocery store of 10,000 sq ft or more ;
Supermarket; or
Food Distributor

Business that will be required to participate in a food recovery program starting January 1, 2024 (Tier 2):

Hotel with an onsite food facility and 200+ rooms;
Restaurant Facility with 5,000 sq ft or more or 250+ seats;
Health facility with an on-site food facility and 100+ beds;
State Agency Cafeteria with 5,000 sq ft or more or 250+ seats;
Local Education Agency with an on-site food facility; or
Host of Large Venues and Events

Holidays observed (no service on these days)

New Years Day
Memorial Day
Fourth of July
Labor Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas Day

Waste Assessments

At Redwood Waste Solutions, 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

Debris Boxes & Roll Off Bins

For those temporary special projects or large jobs, Redwood Waste Solutions provides the right bin at the right price for the right material.

3 or 4 cubic yard debris boxes available (small household cleanups)
10, 20, 30 and 40 cubic yard roll-off bins available for remodel, construction, landscape tear-out, and large clean ups
When renting roll-off boxes, customers are required to fill out a release form. Download Bin Agreement here.

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.

Household Hazardous Waste and HAZ-MOBILE

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.

Mobile CRV Buy Back Recycling Program

Redeem Your CRV Eligible Recyclables. Our mobile buy back recycling unit is coming to a location near you. This mobile program is part of a special pilot project in which only 10 organizations have the opportunity to participate. Currently, you will only see the mobile unit along the Mendocino Coast, but we are looking to expand locations in the near future! You can bring your California Redemption Value recyclables to us and get your cash refund. Click here for more information.

Education & Outreach

Redwood Waste Solutions is committed to educating residents and providing value tips regarding garbage, recycling and composting.

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Want to become more waste wise?

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.

Want to educate and empower the next generation?

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.