Residential Trash and Recycling
Consolidated Disposal Services (800) 299-4898
Every Bell property of four (4) units or less receives a set of carts which include a blue 64-gallon Recycling cart, a green 64-gallon Yard Waste cart, and a Black 96-gallon trash cart. Each Friday, waste and recyclables are collected by Consolidated Disposal Service, the City's contracted service provider. When residents sort their waste at home into these three carts, they increase the amount of recyclables. This minimizes the amount of solid waste sent to nearby landfills, and protects our environment for our future generations!
Bell residents may request additional green organics carts and blue carts at NO COST by calling CDS at (800) 299-4898. There is a fee for any additional Black trash carts.
If you need to speak to City staff in regard to trash issues please contact the Bell Community Center, Monday-Friday, 8:00a.m. - 6:00p.m.
Residential Trash Pick Holiday Dates - 2025
We observe the following holidays. After the holiday, service will be delayed for one day for the remainder of the week.
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Day
Service Requests
Download the Bell on the Go! App to report any trash related issues such as abandoned trash and Bulky Items.
Bulky Items
Bulky Item Pickup Fliers
Bulky Item Pick Up Dates - 2025
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 31, 2025
- Friday, February 28, 2025
- Friday, March 28, 2025
- Friday, April 25, 2025
- Friday, May 30, 2025
- Friday, June 27, 2025
- Friday, July 25, 2025
- Friday, August 29, 2025
- Friday, September 26, 2025
- Friday, October 31, 2025
- Friday, November 21, 2025
- Saturday, December 27, 2025
Educational Bulky-Item and Trash Videos
Holiday Christmas Tree Collection
Every year, the City of Bell promotes GREEN practices which include the collection and disposal of Holiday Christmas trees. This service ensures trees are recycled appropriately and minimize the amount of waste added to our landfills. Service is scheduled to begin the day after Christmas and will run for a four-week period at no additional costs to residents. For more information, contact Consolidated Disposal Service at (800) 299-4898.
Republic Services Newsletter
SB 1383 and Organics
Signed by Governor Brown in September of 2016, California’s Senate Bill (SB) 1383 aims to reduce statewide emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs). SLCPs, such as black carbon (soot), methane (CH4), and fluorinated gases, are estimated to constitute nearly half of the current total climate impacts. Unlike the long-term climate impacts of carbon dioxide (CO2), which can remain in the atmosphere for hundreds of years, SLCPs remain in the atmosphere for less than 20 years (hence the term “short-lived”). However, in that relatively shorter amount of time, SLCPs have significantly larger climate warming impacts than CO2. Therefore, in addition to addressing CO2 impacts, reducing SLCP emissions is seen as an effective and necessary strategy to rapidly address climate change. For Californians, the tangible impacts of climate change include air pollution, sea level rise and coastal erosion, extreme weather events resulting in droughts, and increased fire risks.
Other Recycling Programs
For more information about other recycling programs, please visit the website of Consolidated Disposal Service.