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The City of Modesto offers its residential garbage can customers a convenient way to dispose of
food and organic waste via the Yard Waste
Program. Each
household can separate their food and organic waste from their other household garbage and
place it in their green waste container for
composting.
 
Garbage Companies, Garbage/Blue
Bags, Yard Waste/Green Cans, Composting,
Used
Oil, HHW, Waste Tires, Buy
Back Centers, Bulky Item, CRT's,
Business Recycling, School
Programs, Community &
Special Events
Click here to view our
Recycling
Guide and learn about all of Modesto's garbage and recycling
programs in one stop!
Click here for a list of items....
| Acceptable
Food & Organic Waste |
Unacceptable
Items |
| Table Scraps |
NO Household Garbage |
| Vegetable and Fruit Peelings |
NO Liquids |
| Meat, Bones, and Fish |
NO Food Containers or Packaging |
| Egg Shells |
NO Foil |
| Solid Dairy Products |
NO Plastics |
| Coffee Grounds |
NO Kitty Litter |
| Breads and Toast |
NO Animal Feces |
| Paper Waste (Napkins, towels, plates, coffee
filters, tea bags, etc.) |
NO Recyclables |
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FOOD WASTE MAY BE WRAPPED IN PAPER BAGS OR NEWSPAPER
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UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS MUST BE PLACED IN THE BLACK
GARBAGE CAN
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DO NOT BLOCK SIDEWALKS, FIRE HYDRANTS, GARBAGE CANS,
ETC.
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DUMPSTER CUSTOMERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM
For the convenience of a free counter top bucket, please contact your garbage
company.
For more information on the Food Waste Compost Program,
contact the
Solid Waste Management Office.
Tenth Street Place
1010 Tenth Street, Suite 4100
Modesto, CA 95354
209/577-5494
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P.O. Box 642, Modesto, CA 95353