Goleta trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly.
At a glance
| Trash | MarBorg Industries city franchise — weekly brown cart; food scraps stay in brown trash (SB organics); carts by 6:00 a.m. Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofgoleta.org |
|---|---|
| Curbside | 6:00 a.m. collection day (city + MarBorg Goleta residential page). Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Recycling | Biweekly blue cart; schedule via MarBorg lookup; loose recyclables; no plastic bags. Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofgoleta.org |
| Bulk | MarBorg bulky appointment; multi-family 5 bulky items/year via MarBorg per city page; free bulky events in MarBorg customer guide (Goleta addresses). Bulk page Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Hauler | MarBorg Industries (City of Goleta franchise). |
| Contacts | MarBorg **805-963-1852**; city Environmental Services email on city page. Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofgoleta.org |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
6:00 a.m. collection day (city + MarBorg Goleta residential page).
Where
Curbside wheeled carts 35/65/95-gal options.
Limits
Green waste weekly in green cart only — yard trimmings not in brown/blue.
Not allowed
Household hazardous waste to MarBorg ABOP sites / county household hazardous waste center per MarBorg guide.
Bags
Bagged trash in brown cart; recyclables loose in blue.
Not yet confirmed: Fees and fines.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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Holidays
MarBorg weekday holiday +1 day rest of week; email reminder to customers per MarBorg site.
Verified 2026-10-15 · marborg.com
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Full details for Goleta: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- MarBorg Industries city franchise — weekly brown cart; food scraps stay in brown trash (SB organics); carts by 6:00 a.m. 805-963-1852.
- Recycling
- Biweekly blue cart; schedule via MarBorg lookup; loose recyclables; no plastic bags.
- Bulk pickup
- MarBorg bulky appointment; multi-family 5 bulky items/year via MarBorg per city page; free bulky events in MarBorg customer guide (Goleta addresses).
- Curbside: when
- 6:00 a.m. collection day (city + MarBorg Goleta residential page).
- Curbside: where
- Curbside wheeled carts 35/65/95-gal options.
- Curbside: limits
- Green waste weekly in green cart only — yard trimmings not in brown/blue.
- Curbside: brush
- Green cart yard waste only; food in brown per organics rules.
- Curbside: not allowed
- household hazardous waste to MarBorg ABOP sites / county household hazardous waste center per MarBorg guide.
- Curbside: bags
- Bagged trash in brown cart; recyclables loose in blue.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Not yet confirmed
- Holidays
MarBorg weekday holiday +1 day rest of week; email reminder to customers per MarBorg site.
- Hauler
- MarBorg Industries (City of Goleta franchise)
- Contacts
- MarBorg **805-963-1852**; city Environmental Services email on city page
- Find your day
- Not yet confirmed
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: cityofgoleta.org
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: marborg.com
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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