Recycle Fullerton Collection Program (Residential)

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Residential Collection (Republic Services)

Know Your Containers!
- Recyclable Collection – Green Container
- Non-Recyclable Trash Collection – Black Container
- Green Waste Collection – Brown Container
Learn How to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Preparing Your Trash for Recycling
Electronics Recycling & E-Waste Recycling
Universal Recycling - All universal waste items (e.g. batteries, compact fluorescent lamps, and mercury-containing thermostats) are banned from the trash as of February 9, 2006.
Tire Recycling - The Green Roads campaign is designed to increase the use of recycled tires in construction and road paving projects throughout California. The City of Fullerton is proud to be part of this program and uses Rubberized Asphalt Concrete (RAC), a road paving material made with group-up recycled tires with asphalt and conventional aggregate materials.
Used Oil Collection Program - Take your used oil to one of the State Certified Used Oil Collection Centers throughout the City for FREE during normal business hours. Don't forget to bring your used oil filters in for recycling, too. No I.D. or paperwork required to participate. To learn more, visit ocusedoil.com.
Recycling Collection Centers - Find the nearest Collection Center
Recycling Collection Bins
Bulk Trash Pickup and Junk Removal
Republic Services Holiday Schedule
City Recycling Contacts - Contact the City of Fullerton to inquire about recycling issues such as waste reduction or recycling program. Find the nearest eLocation to Recycle Your Plastic Bags

Household Hazardous Waste

Many common products that we use in our daily lives contain potentially hazardous ingredients and require special care when disposing of these products. It is illegal to dispose of hazardous waste in the garbage, down storm drains, or onto the ground. Chemicals in illegally or improperly disposed hazardous waste can be released into the environment and contaminate our air, water, and possibly the food we eat. And by throwing hazardous waste in the garbage, you can cause additional hazards to your garbage handler. Learn more about Hazardous Waste.

The Closest Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center to the City of Fullerton:

Anaheim Collection Center
1071 Blue Gum Street
Anaheim, CA 92806
Phone: (714) 834-4000
Hours: 9am to 3pm, Tuesday through Saturday (closed on major holidays and during rainy weather)
(Between the 91 Freeway & 57 Freeways at the corner of La Palma Avenue and Blue Gum Street)

Accepts products such as latex and oil base paint, antifreeze, batteries, computers, electronics, fertilizers, herbicides, hobby supplies, pesticides, used oil and more.

Other Locations in Orange County

Important Bills

SB 1383 Expanded Mandatory Organics Recycling

In 2016, former Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) which targets a reduction of short-lived climate pollutants, including methane. SB 1383 is the most significant waste reduction mandate to be adopted in California in the last 30 years. SB 1383 requires that California reduce organic waste (food waste, green waste, paper products, etc.) landfill disposal by 75% by 2025. The law also requires that 20% of currently disposed edible food be recovered for human consumption by 2025. The final regulations require multi-family, residential, and commercial units to meet these waste reduction goals by tossing organic waste into an organics bin, which is picked up by our waste hauler on your typical collection day. Products from recycled organic waste, as well as compost, are rich in nutrients and can be returned to the soil to reduce run-off, conserve water, and help plants grow. When we work towards SB 1383 goals, Fullerton residents are helping to create a brighter, greener future for California.

Why is SB 1383 important?

1 in 5 Californians are food insecure while California throws out more than 6 million tons of food waste each year. Mandated food recovery programs work to address this issue and ensure that Californians have access to food while keeping organic waste from entering landfill sites. When organic waste heads to the landfill instead of being used or composted, a chemical reaction happens while decomposing. This reaction produces methane gas, which is 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide, and a major contributor to accelerating climate change. By diverting organic waste from landfills, we can better control the levels of methane we produce and ensure organic waste can be recycled into high-quality, marketable recycled products, including compost, renewable natural gas, electricity, and mulch.

Lastly, landfilling organic waste is a significant source of local air quality pollutants. These pollutants can be associated with negative health implications. Reducing organic waste in local landfills will help improve air quality emissions. Together, we will help California meet these mandates by working to get organic waste recycling to all residents and businesses by January 1, 2024.

Below are additional resources regarding SB 1383:

What is SB 1383?

Acceptable and Unacceptable Organic Materials

Food Recovery Hierarch y

AB 1826 Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling Law

Recyclable organic waste accounts for about 40% of the material Californians dispose in landfills annually. In order for California to achieve its aggressive recycling and waste diversion goals it must recycle its organic waste. The Mandatory Organics Recycling Law (AB 1826) requires that businesses and other generators of 4 or more cubic yards of solid waste per week arrange for recycling services for the following types of organic waste: food waste, green waste, landscape and pruning waste, nonhazardous wood waste, and food-soiled paper waste that is mixed with food waste. Multifamily complexes must arrange for recycling services for the same material with the exception of food waste and food-soiled paper.

AB 341 Mandatory Commercial Recycling Law

The commercial sector generates nearly three fourths of the waste in California much of which is recyclable. The Mandatory Recycling Law (AB 341) is designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by diverting commercial solid waste to recycling and requires businesses, including public entities, generating four (4) cubic yards or more of commercial solid waste per week or a multifamily residential dwelling of five units or more shall arrange for recycling services starting July 1, 2012. Businesses can take one or any combination of the following to divert solid waste from disposal: self-haul, subscribe to a hauler(s), arrange for the pickup of recyclable materials, and/ or subscribe to a recycling service that may include mixed waste processing that yields diversion results comparable to source separation.

Please contact Republic Services (MG Disposal) to sign up for recycling or find out about your recycling options for compliance. For more information, visit the CalRecycle website for more information about the Mandatory Recycling Law.

Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling

California landfills are heavily impacted by over 4 million tons of C&D debris each year. By diverting C&D from landfills, it can help the City of Fullerton to achieve and maintain its diversion goals established by AB 939. Learn more about construction demolition debris recycling at CalRecycle.

Effective January 1, 2014, CALGreen mandates permitted new residential and non-residential building construction, demolition and certain additions and alteration projects to recycle and/or salvage for reuse a minimum 50 percent of the nonhazardous construction and demolition (C&D) debris generated during the project. Common C&D Materials include lumber, drywall, metals, masonry (brick concrete, etc.), carpet, plastic, pipe, rocks, dirt, paper, cardboard, or green waste related to land development.

For more info, visit CalRecycle's website on CALGreen FAQ.