Ukiah Waste Solutions - C&S Waste Solutions

Proudly serving the City of Ukiah since 2007.

To start residential service, please call 707-463-6228.
To start multi-family or commercial service, please call 707-234-6400

Residential Services

We offer curbside garbage, recycling and organics waste collection within the incorporated city limits of Ukiah, CA. Residential customers are billed quarterly by the City of Ukiah.

To start service, residential customers must go to the City of Ukiah office located at 300 Seminary Avenue. The office is open 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. A valid picture I.D. and copy of your title or lease agreement is required. Once service has been started, customers should call Ukiah Waste Solutions at 707-234-6400 for service-related issues and questions.

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 5:00am on your collection day. Please position carts to open towards the street and keep them free of 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 UWS 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, polystyrene, food, liquids, garbage

All recyclables are placed in the same cart. Carts need to be placed at curb or road edge at least 3 feet apart by 5:00am on your collection day. Please position carts to open towards the street and keep them free of 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 UWS 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, hazardous waste, biodegradable and plastic bags

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 UWS 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 Ukiah 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 our local office at 3515 Taylor Drive, Ukiah, CA, 95482, open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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 for this service is charged. 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 day falls on or after the holiday (Monday – Friday), collection is delayed by one day. This applies to weekdays only, if a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, there will be no delay.

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.

Download our holiday collection schedule here.

Commercial & Multifamily Services

We offer onsite garbage, recycling and organics waste collection within the incorporated city limits of Ukiah, CA. Commercial customers are billed monthly. To start service, commercial customers should call 707-234-6400 or visit us at 3515 Taylor Drive in Ukiah.

Garbage Collection

Bin: Gray
Sizes: 2, 3, 4 or 6 cubic yard bins
Frequency: Daily, Bi-weekly or Weekly
Material: Non-recyclable items accepted by the landfill
Billing: Monthly

Curious about what goes in your trash bin? Use our handy UWS Landfill Guide.

Recycling Collection

Bin: Blue
Size: 2, 3, 4 or 6 cubic yard bins (96 gallon cart available with UWS approval)
Frequency: Daily, Bi-weekly 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 your blue cart? Use our handy UWS Commercial Recycling Guide.

California Recycling Mandate

California Assembly Bill (AB) 341 establishes a 75% recycling goal for California by the year 2020. 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 Ukiah 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: Green
Sizes: 96 gallon cart
Frequency: Daily, Bi-weekly or Weekly
Material: Food scraps, green waste, landscape and pruning waste, non-hazardous food waste and paper waste that has been soiled with food.

Curious about what goes in your green cart? Use our handy UWS Mixed Organic Waste Guide.

California Organics Mandate

California Assembly Bill (AB) 1826 requires most businesses – including multifamily dwellings to recycle their organic waste. 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 organics waste recycling service (effective 01/01/19).

Depending on how much waste your commercial business generates, organics waste recycling is mandatory. At Ukiah Waste Solutions, we are committed to ensuring your compliance with AB 1826. 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

Download our holiday collection schedule here.

Waste Assessments

At UWS, 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, UWS provides the right bin at the right price for the right material.

3 cubic yard debris boxes available (small household cleanups)
15, 20 and 30 cubic yard roll-off bins available for remodel, construction, landscape tear-out, and large clean ups
Discounts offered for debris boxes containing only ‘clean recyclables’ such as cardboard, glass and appropriate plastics
Discounts also offered for debris boxes containing segregated recyclables such as wood, green waste, metal, concrete, and asphalt
When renting roll-off boxes, customers are required to fill out a release form.

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.

Education & Outreach

UWS 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.