Solid Waste and Recycling
Consolidated Disposal Services (800) 299-4898
Residential Services Overview
The City of Bell partners with Republic Services (Consolidated Disposal Service) to provide exclusive waste, recycling, and organics services for residential, multi-family and commercial accounts. They offer one-stop shopping for all of the City's waste removal needs, and help the city comply with State Laws, such as SB 1383.
California Senate 1383 (SB 1383) establishes methane emissions reduction targets in a statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants in various sectors of California’s economy. SB 1383 requires that all California cities, including Bell must implement programs and services that will reduce waste, increase recycling and organics collection services, reduce improper container use, and provide waste, recycling, and organics programming for residents and businesses.
Republic Services provides collection services at your curb to meet these laws and achieve the City’s sustainability and waste reduction goals, from curbside collection, to bulky item disposal services, to education on waste prevention, recycling, and organics, Republic’s services go far beyond just emptying the trash containers.
Container Sizes
- Trash (black): 96-, or 64-gallon carts
- Recycling (blue): 96-, or 64-gallon carts
- Organics (green): 96-, or 64-gallon carts
Please contact Republic Services' customer service department at 800-299-4898 to schedule a delivery or replacement.
What Goes Where?
Please visit Republic Services website for more information on how to properly sort your organics, recycling, and solid waste, and for additional educational resources.
Recycling: The Blue Cart
Recyclables include the following:
- Aluminum cans
- Clean Corrugated Cardboard and Boxes
- Detergent Containers
- Junk Mail o Magazines/Catalogs
- Mixed Papers
- Newspapers
- Phone Books
- Plastic Containers
- Steel/Tin Cans
Organics: The Green Cart
Organics include the following:
- Food Scraps (i.e.: Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Bones, Rice, Pasta, Bread, Cheese, Eggshells)
- Food Soiled Paper (i.e.: Compostable paper that has come into contact with food or liquid, paper plates, paper coffee cups, napkins, paper towels, pizza boxes, milk cartons)
- Garden/Yard Trimmings/Landscape Waste/Green Waste
- Small Wood Scraps
- Small Tree Limbs
- Wood Chips
Trash: The Black Cart
Trash includes household waste that cannot be recycled or composted. Please note, Household Hazardous Waste is prohibited. Please contact Republic Services for more information on how to properly handle household hazardous waste. Example of common household trash includes but is not limited to the following:
- Pet Waste
- Diapers or Sanitary Napkins
- Plastic Bags or Film Plastic
- Polstyrene (Foam Containers and Packaging) Broken Household goods (Plates, Broken Glass, etc).
Bulky Item Pick Up Dates - 2026
2026 Bulky Item Pick Up Schedule(PDF, 559KB)
Residential customers have up to twelve (12) free bulky item pickups per year, with up to five (5) items per pick up. Bulky items can only be placed curbside for pickup on the following dates:
- Friday, January 30, 2026
- Friday, February 27, 2026
- Friday, March 27, 2026
- Friday, April 24, 2026
- Friday, May 30, 2026
- Friday, June 26, 2026
- Friday, July 31, 2026
- Friday, August 28, 2026
- Friday, September 25, 2026
- Friday, October 30, 2026
- Saturday, November 28, 2026
- Saturday, December 26, 2026
Residential Trash Pick Holiday Dates - 2026
We observe the following holidays. After the holiday, service will be delayed for one day for the remainder of the week.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Day
Solid Waste Agreement(PDF, 7MB)
Other Recycling Programs
For more information about other recycling programs, please visit link below of Consolidated Disposal Service.