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City of Riverside
PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT
3900 Main Street
Riverside, CA
92522-3415

Phone: 951-826-5341
FAX: 951-826-5542
Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm

Email: PublicWorks
@riversideca.gov

Divisions:

Administration
  (951) 826-5341

Engineering
  (951) 826-5341

Code Compliance
  (951) 826-5633

Sewerage Systems
  (951) 351-6140

Solid Waste
  (951) 826-5311

Street Services
  (951) 826-5311

Traffic Engineering
  (951) 826-5366


Are you managing the waste in your home?

Place recyclables in the BLUE container.
  • Paper Items
  • Plastic Containers #1-2
  • Metals
  • Glass
Place Green Waste in Your GREEN Container.
  • Plants
  • Grass
  • Weeds
  • Leaves
  • Tree Limbs
Place Trash in Your BROWN Container.
  • Food Waste
  • Soiled Products
  • Kitty Litter
  • Diapers
  • Dishes
  • Drinking glasses

Please place needles used for medical purposes in a coffee can and cap before placing in your trash.

More than 30,000 tons of material placed in the brown container can be placed in the blue recycling container. Think twice, and put waste in its proper place.

2002 Waste Disposal
Container Material Tons Destination
Green Yard Waste 46,000 Compost
Blue Recyclables 22,000 Recycling
Brown Trash 77,000 Landfill

For a complete list of recyclable items call 826-5311.

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 On-Line Forms:

Report a code violation
Request a missed trash
pickup

 Useful Phone Numbers:

Trash Pick-up Problems:
951-351-6134

Repair existing sidewalk:
951-826-5311
Street paving:
951-826-5311
Street sweeping:
951-826-5311