Solid Waste (Recycling, Compost, and Garbage)

The City of Half Moon Bay has a 10-year Franchise Agreement with Republic Services, Inc. to provide recycling, compost and garbage collection services. Click the carts below to see what's accepted in your curbside program and explore the supplemental services to learn how to properly get rid of special items, like paints, cleaners, electronics, batteries, and more!

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Recycling

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Compost

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Other Services

  1. On-Call Bulky Waste Pick-Ups

Residential Customers

Residential customers are eligible for two, bulky goods pick-ups per calendar year. Please consider donating items that can be reused before disposing them.

Accepted items include:

  • Garbage - Up to three cubic yards (or the equivalent of 18, 32-gallon-sized garbage bags) of bagged, boxed or bundled garbage, clothing, yard trimmings and other items.
  • Bulky Item - Up to two large items not exceeding 200 pounds each or 3 feet by 6 feet, including appliances, mattresses or electronics. Tree trunks or branches must not exceed 2 feet in diameter and 4 feet in length.

To schedule your pick-up, call Republic Services at 650-592-2411.

Multi-Family Dwellings/Apartment Complexes

Multi-Family Dwellings (MFD) are eligible for two, bulky good pick-ups per calendar year. Events must be arranged by property management for the entire complex and have a maximum capacity of 0.5 cubic yards of bulky waste per unit (e.g. MFDs with 6 units can get a total of 3 cubic yards collected twice per year). 

Eligible waste includes bagged, boxed or bundled garbage, clothing, yard trimmings and other items. Please consider donating items that can be reused before disposing them.

To schedule a pick-up event, call Republic Services at 650-592-2411.

  1. Curbside Motor Oil/Oil Filter Recycling
  1. Electronic Waste Recycling
  1. Curbside Battery Recycling
  1. Secure Paper Shredding
  1. Compost Giveaways

Supplemental Information

Solid Waste Laws

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Household Hazardous Waste

HHW

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Solid Waste Complaint Form

  1. Solid Waste Complaint Form

    The City of Half Moon Bay would like to hear from you about solid waste issues you may be experiencing in your neighborhood or elsewhere in the City. Please fill out the form below to let us know what’s going on!

  2. Please provide an address, an intersection, street names, neighborhood, or other information to describe where the issue is taking place

  3. Please provide a description of the solid waste issue you are experiencing or have observed, along with your ideas for how it might be addressed.

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