El Monte bulk trash pickup
Single-family & PUDs: up to 20 free bulky items/year; schedule VVS ≥24 hours ahead for trash day.
Verified 2026-10-15 · elmonteca.gov
At a glance
| Brush | Green organics cart for yard + food. |
|---|---|
| Limits | 20 free bulky items/year (single-family/PUD); cart extras per FAQ rate table. |
| Not allowed | Early bulky set-out (code); household hazardous waste not in carts. |
| Curbside | Bulky night before trash day only; check regular cart a.m. With VVS (typical VVS 6 a.m. — cite VVS if published for El Monte). Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · elmonteca.gov |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Bulky night before trash day only; check regular cart a.m. With VVS (typical VVS 6 a.m. — cite VVS if published for El Monte).
Where
Curbside.
Limits
20 free bulky items/year (single-family/PUD); cart extras per FAQ rate table.
Not allowed
Early bulky set-out (code); household hazardous waste not in carts.
Bags
Food scraps bagged in kitchen pail program then to green.
Verified 2026-10-15 · elmonteca.gov
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Full details for El Monte: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Valley Vista Services 800-442-6454 (17445 E Railroad St, City of Industry). Single-family: brown trash + blue recycle + green organics carts. FAQ rates (verify current): basic ~$35.47/mo billed quarterly; senior/low-income discounts listed. Extra brown trash fee; extra blue free; extra green: first extra free then fee.
- Recycling
- Blue cart. Green: lawn/garden + food scraps + food-soiled paper (pizza boxes, paper plates) — kitchen pails/compostable bags program (city Residential Trash).
- Bulk pickup
- Single-family & PUDs: up to 20 free bulky items/year; schedule VVS ≥24 hours ahead for trash day. Municipal Code: set out only night before trash day (not other times).
- Curbside: when
- Bulky night before trash day only; check regular cart a.m. With VVS (typical VVS 6 a.m. — cite VVS if published for El Monte).
- Curbside: where
- Curbside.
- Curbside: limits
- 20 free bulky items/year (single-family/PUD); cart extras per FAQ rate table.
- Curbside: brush
- Green organics cart for yard + food.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Early bulky set-out (code); household hazardous waste not in carts.
- Curbside: bags
- Food scraps bagged in kitchen pail program then to green.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Code violation for off-schedule bulky; $ not on FAQ excerpt.
- Holidays
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
- Memorial Day 2026 (2026-05-25): shift not yet confirmed
- Independence Day 2026 (2026-07-04): shift not yet confirmed
- Labor Day 2026 (2026-09-07): shift not yet confirmed
- Thanksgiving 2026 (2026-11-26): shift not yet confirmed
- Christmas 2026 (2026-12-25): shift not yet confirmed
2026 holidays with delay when collection day falls on holiday: Jan 1, May 25, Jul 4, Sep 7, Nov 26, Dec 25 (city table).
- Hauler
- Valley Vista Services
- Contacts
- VVS 800-442-6454
- Find your day
- City Residential Trash Collection + FAQ rates/bulky
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: elmonteca.gov
Bulk: elmonteca.gov
Holidays: elmonteca.gov
Curbside: elmonteca.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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