Trash & Recycling

Commercial and Multi-Family Housing Rates

On September 15, 2020, the City Council approved a commercial and residential rate structure for Solid Waste through June 30, 2025. On July 1, 2021, commercial refuse rates will be adjusted by CPI plus an additional 2 percent.

The following service rates are charged by all three City of Riverside authorized haulers. Rates are effective on January 1, 2021.

2021 Monthly Refuse Bin Service Rates

		Pickups Per Week
Line	Container Size	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	40-gallon manual can	$18.36	$36.736	$55.09	$72.73	$90.60	$108.96
2	Any size automated cart	$18.55	$37.10	$55.64	$72.95	$91.50	$110.05
3	1-yard bin	$58.12	$101.39	$145.91	$195.37	$233.70	$276.98
4	2-yard bin	$87.79	$162.04	$228.69	$305.99	$369.46	$433.99
5	3-yard bin	$123.65	$220.19	$311.65	$394.62	$492.48	$586.09
6	4-yard bin	$157.79	$285.77	$409.51	$527.94	$657.00	$778.59
7	6-yard bin	$210.60	$359.50	$544.58	$715.83	$893.45	$1,079.59

2021 Monthly Compactor Service Rates

		Pickups Per Week
Line	Container Size	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	1-yard bin	$110.18	$189.76	$270.56	$362.38	$429.72	$510.52
2	2-yard bin	$160.38	$328.10	$402.78	$598.67	$640.29	$741.91
3	3-yard bin	$222.82	$378.30	$523.99	$645.19	$804.34	$952.48
4	4-yard bin	$279.13	$487.26	$683.14	$865.56	$1,073.68	$1,261.00

2021 Monthly Recycling Bin Service Rates

		Pickups Per Week*
Line	Container Size	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Assumed density
1	95-gallon cart	$53.32	$102.63	$153.95	$205.26	$256.58	$307.90	$359.21	45 lbs/yard
2	1-yard bin	$84.83	$156.22	$228.25	$301.82	$373.03	$444.19	$516.87	40 lbs/yard
3	1.5-yard bin	$91.28	$169.10	$247.56	$327.55	$405.19	$482.76	$561.87	40 lbs/yard
4	2-yard bin	$102.95	$188.90	$271.09	$356.38	$436.93	$517.37	$600.86	35 lbs/yard
5	3-yard bin	$112.55	$207.95	$299.58	$394.33	$484.31	$574.16	$667.1	35 lbs/yard
6	4-yard bin	$122.41	$227.49	$328.76	$433.18	$532.77	$632.25	$734.84	35 lbs/yard

2021 Monthly Organics Recycling Bin Service Rates

		Pickups Per Week*
Line	Container Size	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1	65-gallon cart	$81.75	$159.50	$239.25	$319.01	$398.76	$478.51	$558.26
2	95-gallon cart	$94.41	$184.81	$277.22	$369.63	$462.03	$554.44	$646.84
3	1-yard bin	$133.27	$256.53	$384.80	$513.07	$641.33	$769.60	$897.87
4	1.5-yard bin	$164.90	$319.80	$479.70	$639.60	$799.50	$959.40	$1,119.3
5	2-yard bin	$278.63	$536.50	$789.80	$1,046.87	$1,298.161	$1,549.31	$1,804.19

*Assumed density of 300 lbs/yard

2021 Rolloff Box and Temporary Bin Service Rates

Container Size	2021 Rates
Rolloff Box or Lowboy, Any Size	$162.15 - Per load plus actual tonnage charges. (a)
Temporary Bin - 3 cubic yards, one pickup	$120.69- Per bin, per pickup

(a) Tonnage charges will be based on the actual number of tons per load, multiplied by (disposal cost + tipping fee + additionally for refuse disposal + franchise fee + administrative fee 1).

FY 20/21 current refuse disposal is $52.81/ton, food waste disposal is $86.79/ton and green waste disposal is $51.60. These prices do not include city franchise or administrative fees and need to be added accordingly. 

2021 Extra Pickup Rates

Pickups Per Week	2021 Rates
Extra Pickups - 1.5 or 2 Yard Bin	$55.79
Extra Pickups - 3 Yard Bin	$59.18
Extra Pickups - 4 Yard Bin	$62.55
Extra Pickups - 6 Yard Bin	$67.60
Bin Cleaning- Each, after one free cleaning per year	$58.26
Rolloff Box Rental Rate - per day after 7 days with no pull	$16.90