Portola Valley bulk trash pickup
2 free on-call/year (≥48 hours): 2 bulky OR 3 cans yard trimmings.
Source: Not yet confirmed
At a glance
| Brush | Green yard only; oil/batteries/CFLs next to blue. |
|---|---|
| Limits | On-call 2 bulky or 3 yard cans. |
| Not allowed | Food not in green; household hazardous waste/batteries not in carts. |
| Curbside | Ready by 8:00 a.m.; ≤150 lb/cart (GreenWaste Portola Valley residential). Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Ready by 8:00 a.m.; ≤150 lb/cart (GreenWaste Portola Valley residential).
Where
Curbside or on-premises (fee); lids closed.
Limits
On-call 2 bulky or 3 yard cans.
Not allowed
Food not in green; household hazardous waste/batteries not in carts.
Bags
Extra recycle clear bags; yard paper bags.
Not yet confirmed: Fees and fines.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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Full details for Portola Valley: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Town — GreenWaste Recovery (650-568-9900). Weekly gray mixed compostables + blue recycle + green yard (if applicable). Food scraps in gray; green = yard only (SB 1383 MRF sort).
- Recycling
- Up to two blue 96-gal free; up to three green 96-gal free (full-access curb).
- Bulk pickup
- 2 free on-call/year (≥48 hours): 2 bulky OR 3 cans yard trimmings. Extra bulky for fee. Two mixed-compostables vouchers/year (≤96-gal).
- Curbside: when
- Ready by 8:00 a.m.; ≤150 lb/cart (GreenWaste Portola Valley residential).
- Curbside: where
- Curbside or on-premises (fee); lids closed.
- Curbside: limits
- On-call 2 bulky or 3 yard cans.
- Curbside: brush
- Green yard only; oil/batteries/CFLs next to blue.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Food not in green; household hazardous waste/batteries not in carts.
- Curbside: bags
- Extra recycle clear bags; yard paper bags.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Not yet confirmed
- Holidays
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
- Thanksgiving 2026 (2026-11-26): shift not yet confirmed
- Christmas 2026 (2026-12-25): shift not yet confirmed
No service New Year’s, Thanksgiving, Christmas; on/after → +1 day. Trees Dec 26–Jan 25; ≤5 ft; flocked → gray.
- Hauler
- GreenWaste Recovery
- Contacts
- Contact the city — 650-568-9900.
- Find your day
- GreenWaste Portola Valley (Town franchise)
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: Not yet confirmed
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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