County of Sacramento - Waste Management & Recycling - Neighborhood Cleanup By Appointment

You no longer need to wait for our collection crews to be in your neighborhood. Now, Sacramento County will provide once-per-year pick-up of your bulky waste by appointment. Simply call the County at (916) 875-5555 to schedule a pick-up. The same collection set-out instructions apply (see below).

Place materials out for collection no more than 24 hours before pick up.
Place your pile in front of your home, at edge of street.
Don't place pile next to garbage containers or parked vehicles and must not block traffic.
Piles without appointments $50 extra.
Extra material allowed at a cost of $25 per 5 cubic yards.
One appointment allowed per year.

Amount

Five (5) cubic yards of material, which is a pile about 8'x4'x4', is the maximum that will be accepted. This is also about the size of a pickup truck bed filled even to the top of the cab. Extra material will be picked up for a charge or $25 per 5 cubic yards.

Where

Illustration of setout as described Materials must be placed out for collection as follows:

In front of your residence and on the same side of the street.
At the edge of the street without blocking vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
Do not place materials next to the garbage containers or parked vehicles, in open drainage ditches, or against fences.

NOTE: Please do not place reusable containers with rubbish unless you want to dispose of them.

Acceptable & Unacceptable Materials

Acceptable Materials

Unacceptable Materials

Appliances
E-waste (including TVs and computer monitors)
Furniture / Mattresses
PVC Pipes
Not to exceed four inches in diameter and five feet in length
Lumber
Not to exceed four inches in diameter and five feet in length
Lawn, tree and shrub trimmings
Please use your green waste container as much as possible for leaves, grass, weeds and prunings. Tree/shrub trimmings for the Neighborhood Cleanup program shall not exceed FOUR inches in diameter and FIVE feet in length. Lawn clippings and leaves should be placed in plastic bags.
Household Batteries
Tires (no rims)

NO Commercial Waste
NO Dirt, Rocks, and Bricks
NO Combustible Materials
NO Concrete
NO Household Garbage
NO Steel Pipes
NO Car/Truck Batteries
Hazardous waste such as paint, motor oil, gasoline, antifreeze, other automotive fluids and pool and garden chemicals are not accepted by this program. Hazardous waste can be dropped off at the North Area Recovery Station.
Heavy Materials such as auto bodies, engines, transmissions and other large vehicle parts, i.e. car doors, bumpers and camper shells.

Additional Materials

For information on disposing of large volumes of materials call the Sacramento County Landfill/Transfer station 24-hour recording at 916-363-5330.

Questions?

If you have questions about the Neighborhood Cleanup program, please contact the Sacramento County Utilities Billing or by calling 916-875-5555 between 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM Monday - Friday. TDD (for the hearing impaired) 916-875-7105 or long distance 1-800-932-8990.

Illegal Dumping - SEE IT. REPORT IT. STOP IT.

Illegal dumping is a crime. Help keep our community clean. The County offers a reward up to $250 for all tips that result in the arrest/citation of any person dumping in the County public right-of-way. Please call 875-5656 or visit our website at: www.illegaldumping.saccounty.net