Rancho Santa Margarita bulk trash pickup
City Residential Collection + franchise: 4 free/year ≤4 items or ≤20 bags green waste / pickup; extras = fee.
Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofrsm.org
At a glance
| Brush | Green/organics; excess green via bulky. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Bulky 4×/year ≤4 items or 20 green bags. |
| Not allowed | Outside-cart waste; construction debris/household hazardous waste in bulky. |
| Curbside | By 6:30 a.m.; remove within 12 hours. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofrsm.org |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
By 6:30 a.m.; remove within 12 hours.
Where
Curbside; handles toward home; 1 ft / 3 ft clear.
Limits
Bulky 4×/year ≤4 items or 20 green bags.
Not allowed
Outside-cart waste; construction debris/household hazardous waste in bulky.
Bags
Organics paper/compostable OK.
Not yet confirmed: Fees and fines.
Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofrsm.org
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Full details for Rancho Santa Margarita: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Franchise CR&R Incorporated (CR&R). Carts by 6:30 a.m.; remove within 12 hours; handles/wheels toward home; ~1 ft apart; ≥3 ft from obstructions; lids closed. CR&R Incorporated (CR&R) (877) 728-0446. Extra recycle + green free; extra trash / 3+ recycle/green = fee. 10% senior discount (65+ head of household).
- Recycling
- Recycle + green/organics (food scraps paper/compostable bag OK). Christmas trees ~2 weeks after holiday in/beside green cart; >6 ft cut in half.
- Bulk pickup
- City Residential Collection + franchise: 4 free/year ≤4 items or ≤20 bags green waste / pickup; extras = fee. ≥48 hours notice; regular collection day. Two-person crew; ≤8×4 ft / 150 lb typical. E-waste accepted (city alert archive). Not: C&D, auto parts, Freon chemicals without special handling.
- Curbside: when
- By 6:30 a.m.; remove within 12 hours.
- Curbside: where
- Curbside; handles toward home; 1 ft / 3 ft clear.
- Curbside: limits
- Bulky 4×/year ≤4 items or 20 green bags.
- Curbside: brush
- Green/organics; excess green via bulky.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Outside-cart waste; construction debris/household hazardous waste in bulky.
- Curbside: bags
- Organics paper/compostable OK.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Not yet confirmed
- 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
City brochure + CR&R Incorporated (CR&R): New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas — weekday → +1 day remainder of week.
- Hauler
- CR&R Incorporated (CR&R) Incorporated
- Contacts
- CR&R Incorporated (CR&R) (877) 728-0446
- Find your day
- City Residential Collection Services + CR&R Incorporated (CR&R) RSM
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: cityofrsm.org
Bulk: cityofrsm.org
Holidays: crrwasteservices.com
Curbside: cityofrsm.org - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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