Residential Curbside Cleanup Service

Mill Valley Refuse Service provides a limited number of free curbside cleanups with regular residential garbage service when scheduled in advance of your pickup day.

Procedures and Limitations

  • Cleanups must be scheduled in advance. 
  • Limit per each cleanup is three (3) cubic yards (three cubic yards equals twenty-one 32-gallon trash bags).
  • All articles for disposal must be at the street no later than 6:00 a.m. on your normal collection day.
  • Place all trash and rubbish in disposable boxes, containers, or plastic bags. No containers or garbage carts will be returned.
  • Items can be bundled together with strong cord but must not be over five (5) feet long.
  • There is a 60-pound weight limit on all items.
  • We cannot take the following items: cement, rocks, dirt, ashes, auto parts, household hazardous wastes, E-wastes (televisions, computers, etc.), tires, appliances, furniture, mattresses, construction material or yard waste (unless specifically allowed in your jurisdiction — see below).

Number of Free Cleanups Per Year

The number of free cleanups our residents are entitled to depends on the jurisdiction in which you live. See below.

2 per year

  • Almonte
  • Alto
  • Belvedere
  • Mill Valley
  • Strawberry
  • Unincorporated County

4 per year

  • Corte Madera: cleanups may be trash only, one cleanup per year may be yard waste only.*
  • Homestead: cleanups may be trash only OR yard waste only.* 
  • Tiburon: cleanups must be trash only; no yard waste cleanups allowed.

*Branches must be tied in bundles less than 5′ in length and light enough for one person to lift; loose material may be bagged in compostable paper bags only.

Scheduling Your On-Call Curbside Cleanup

Just call our office at least 24 hours in advance of your regular garbage pickup day to schedule one of your personal curbside cleanups.