Folsom bulk trash pickup
Up to 3 free Bulky Waste Pickup appointments/year — schedule online/app; confirmation email required or pickup will not occur. High demand — book early.
Verified 2026-10-15 · folsom.ca.us
At a glance
| Brush | Yard + food in green organics cart (lid closed); follow green-bin program for bagged food scraps. Large brush via bulky appointment if needed. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Extra/larger carts and fee pickups Mon–Fri per solid-waste rates. Bulky ≤3 free appointments/year. |
| Not allowed | Household hazardous waste via door program (not gray cart); Styrofoam/film in recycling; bulky exclusions per Waste Wizard/scheduler. |
| Curbside | Not yet confirmed Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · codepublishing.com |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
Where
Street frontage: curb/edge of right-of-way, wheels in gutter, handle facing residence, ≥3 ft from autos/mailboxes/other carts; do not block pedestrians.
Limits
Extra/larger carts and fee pickups Mon–Fri per solid-waste rates. Bulky ≤3 free appointments/year.
Not allowed
Household hazardous waste via door program (not gray cart); Styrofoam/film in recycling; bulky exclusions per Waste Wizard/scheduler.
Bags
Trash in gray cart; recyclables loose in blue; organics per green program.
Brush
Yard + food in green organics cart (lid closed); follow green-bin program for bagged food scraps. Large brush via bulky appointment if needed.
Not yet confirmed: When.
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Find your day
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Full details for Folsom: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City of Folsom Waste & Recycling Division (Public Works). Color-coded carts: gray landfill/trash weekly; green organics (food + yard) weekly; blue recycling every other week. Day via Folsom Waste Collection app / waste-collection schedules & tools. Rates by garbage cart size; program typically includes first green/blue carts, unlimited household hazardous waste door pickup, and 3 bulky pickups/year. Contacts: 916-461-6730 / [email protected] or [email protected]; billing 916-461-6101.
- Recycling
- Blue cart biweekly — single-stream to Cal-Waste MRF; use app Waste Wizard for accept/not. Community drop bins (City Hall, parks, schools) for extra cardboard/paper/cans — loose only, no bags; no Styrofoam/plastic wrap. Organics in green cart weekly (SB 1383); food scraps may use compostable/clear bags per green-bin program page.
- Bulk pickup
- Up to 3 free Bulky Waste Pickup appointments/year — schedule online/app; confirmation email required or pickup will not occur. High demand — book early.
- Curbside: when
- Not yet confirmed
- Curbside: where
- Street frontage: curb/edge of right-of-way, wheels in gutter, handle facing residence, ≥3 ft from autos/mailboxes/other carts; do not block pedestrians. Alley-access homes: adjacent to alley property line on level surface. Private driveways: nearest public road right-of-way.
- Curbside: limits
- Extra/larger carts and fee pickups Mon–Fri per solid-waste rates. Bulky ≤3 free appointments/year.
- Curbside: brush
- Yard + food in green organics cart (lid closed); follow green-bin program for bagged food scraps. Large brush via bulky appointment if needed.
- Curbside: not allowed
- household hazardous waste via door program (not gray cart); Styrofoam/film in recycling; bulky exclusions per Waste Wizard/scheduler.
- Curbside: bags
- Trash in gray cart; recyclables loose in blue; organics per green program.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- FMC Ch 8.32 waste/recycling violations enforceable; specific set-out citation dollars not itemized on residential HTML. SB 1383 non-compliance may trigger state/city organics enforcement.
- Holidays
No change in service on holidays — containers emptied on the usual schedule (residential page + city holiday waste notices). Holidays included in set-out deadline under Folsom Municipal Code 8.32.100.
- Hauler
- City of Folsom Waste & Recycling Division
- Contacts
- 916-461-6730 / [email protected]; billing 916-461-6101
- Find your day
- Folsom Waste Collection app / web services
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: folsom.ca.us
Bulk: folsom.ca.us
Holidays: folsom.ca.us
Curbside: codepublishing.com - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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