City of Delano – Residential

Residential Services

City of Delano residents are provided with weekly collection services for garbage, recycling, and organics.

Please place the garbage cart at the designated roadside location on your scheduled service day. Ensure that the contents are contained within the cart and that the lid is securely closed.

What Goes Where?

Please place in your gray container:

Polystyrene foam
Single-use plastic
PPE
Diapers and Pet Waste

Please do NOT place in your gray container:

Food
Hazardous or electronic waste
Recyclables
Medical Waste

Please place in your green container:

Food scraps
Food-soiled paper (uncoated)
Yard trimmings and green waste

Please do NOT place in your green container:

Carpets
Non-compostable paper
Textiles
Recyclables
Plastic
“Compostable plastics”
PPE or medical waste

Please place in your blue container:

Paper, cardboard
Metal
Glass

Please do NOT place in your blue container:

Food
Single-use plastic
Hazardous or electronic waste
PPE or medical waste

Composting and Recycling Laws

California has enacted several laws focused on waste reduction, resource conservation, and greenhouse gas emission mitigation. Four specific laws primarily impact commercial entities and multifamily dwellings with five or more units: AB 341 (Mandatory Commercial Recycling), AB 1826 (Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling), AB 827, and SB 1383 (Short-lived Climate Pollutants Reduction Strategy). Among these, only SB 1383 applies to single-family residences and multifamily dwellings with fewer than five units.

There are several key laws governing recycling and waste management in California. SB 1383 was designed to help the state achieve its diversion objectives and promote the responsible handling of resources by reducing landfill contributions.

In 2017, AB 1826 required that organic waste recycling extended to businesses that generate 4 cubic yards of organic waste which includes food scraps, yard trimmings and food soiled paper. Multi-family complexes are only required to recycle yard waste.

SB 1383

Residents can comply with SB 1383 by subscribing to and participating in compostables service.

For more information about SB 1383, visit California’s Short-Lived Climate Reduction Strategy page on California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) website.

Download our Flyers to Learn More

Recycling Done the Right Way Flyer

Recycling Program Flyer

Container Replacement Flyer

Please Do Not Overfill Bins Flyer

Program Flyer

Curbside Composting Flyer

Our World is Recyclable Flyer

Extra Curbside Services

Bulky Waste

STRR provides three on-call bulky waste pickups a year for a fee. Contact us to learn more.

“Bulky Waste” means discarded furniture (including but not limited to chairs, sofas, mattresses, and rugs); appliances (including but not limited to refrigerators, ranges, washers, dryers, water heaters, dishwashers, plumbing, small household appliances, and other similar items). Bulky Waste does not include construction and demolition waste, or large items such as car bodies, tires, Jacuzzi tubs or spas, or other items that cannot be handled by two persons. In addition, Bulky Waste does not include Electronic Waste.

E-Waste, Sharps, Hazardous Waste

For hazardous waste removal, sharps, and E-waste, please contact Kern County Public Works.

California law states that Electronic Waste (E-Waste) must be recycled. Many consumer electronics contain low levels of hazardous metals that can potentially contaminate soil and water. To comply with the State mandate and preserve natural resources, Kern County supports Electronic Waste Recycling Collection Events. There’s a productive future for used televisions and computer monitors, a future of reusing and recycling. Electronic Waste, banned from local landfills because of hazardous components, is a by-product of technology. Cathode ray tube (CRT) devices including TVs and computer monitors, LCD desktop monitors, laptop computers, and televisions contain hazardous materials and cannot be tossed into a landfill.

For E-waste, whose life has come to an end, the Department recommends a Community Recycling program. Non-working E-waste can be taken to Kern County’s Disposal Sites.

Christmas Tree Recycling Program

Kern County provides Christmas tree events.

Christmas tree drop-offs are offered to residents annually. The Kern County Christmas Tree Recycling Program ran from December 26, 2024, through January 6, 2025. The program encourages residents throughout the County to recycle their Christmas trees at various County and partnership locations and prevent trees from being illegally dumped or improperly recycled in the residential green waste container.

Locations included: City of Delano Corporate Yard: 725 S. Lexington Street (Daylight Hours), and McFarland-Delano Transfer Station: 11249 Stradley Avenue, 1 mile south of Delano (Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat: 8 AM-4 PM).

Contact Kern County Public Works for more information.

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Contact Us

661-725-0265
info@strrinc.com

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 970
Richgrove, CA 93261