Trash and Recycling Containers

The City's Sanitation Division provides trash, recycling, and green waste containers to residential and commercial customers in Claremont. City-provided containers are the ONLY containers that will be collected. 

Trash containers come in 35, 60, and 96-gallon sizes. Residential customers may request smaller or larger size containers depending on their household need.

The cost of your container and monthly service will depend on the container size and if your container is collected curbside or offsite. The City offers valet service for elderly and disabled customers that need assistance moving their containers. Discounts for income qualified customers are also available.

Container Placement

The City picks up all containers on your designated collection day. You can find your collection day on the Citywide schedule. Please make arrangements to have your containers curbside by 6:00 am on your collection day. Containers should be placed in the street with wheels facing the curb. and at least two (2) feet apart from each other. Do not place containers on the sidewalk.

Containers may be placed on the street the night before and must be removed from the street no more than 12 hours after collection.

Please do not park within 10-15 feet of the container and do not park in cul-de-sacs on collection day. This allows our collections trucks to pick up the containers and navigate tight turns. 

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Containers Tips & Regulations

• When moving the containers, it is best to steady it by placing your foot behind the container's wheel before tipping and rolling. It is generally easier to pull the container uphill and push (guide) the container downhill.

• Containers are to be removed from the curbside within twelve (12) hours after being emptied. Prompt removal discourages container theft. Residents should store automated containers out of view from the street.

• For infrequent situations when you have extra trash or recycling material to be collected, contact Community Services at 909-399-5431. If the container is overloaded on a consistent basis, you may request an additional trash container for an additional fee or an additional recycling or green waste container.

• The collection containers are the property of the City of Claremont and have a projected life of ten (10) years. It is the responsibility of the resident to prevent theft, damage, and undue wear to the containers and to keep them clean.

• The City will not collect earth, rocks, mortar, concrete, plaster, or building materials in the containers. Please contact Community Services to rent a bin or roll-off for disposal of these materials.

• Do not put hot ashes, hot cinders, smoldering coals, or burning materials in the containers.

• A replacement fee will be charged for damaged containers.

• The City will not collect containers containing Household Hazardous Waste, such as paint and used motor oil. Please call the office at 909-399-5431 for information on free disposal of these items.

Extra Trash Containers

In order to keep refuse collection fees as low as possible, residents are encouraged to use the recycling and green waste programs to reduce the amount of trash landfilled. These conservation practices will help eliminate unnecessary waste, conserve critical landfill space, and recover valuable materials and energy resources. If, over time, you have extra trash that cannot be managed within the trash container you selected, please contact the Community Services Department. A larger trash container can be provided on a temporary or permanent basis for an additional fee. Trash containers are available in 35, 64, and 90-gallon sizes.