Elk Grove trash pickup: cost and carts
Trash service in Elk Grove costs about $37 a month ($438 a year) for the usual option (64-gallon cart); by size, service runs $32 to $47 a month. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
Republic Services. Billed by: Monthly rate by cart size.
| Cart | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| 32-gallon cart | $31.51 | $378 |
| 64-gallon cart | $36.54 | $438 |
| 96-gallon cart | $46.66 | $560 |
Rates effective July 1, 2025; includes weekly trash, biweekly recycling and weekly organics. The city's notice proposed a 3% increase (64-gallon cart to $37.64) after a June 10, 2026 hearing, so current bills may be about 3% higher.
Changing your cart
Residential customer service: 916.635.2500.
How Elk Grove compares with nearby cities
Trash, a month
- West Sacramento · 13 mi$29
- Elk Grove$37
- Rancho Cordova · 14 mi$41
- Citrus Heights · 20 mi$43
- Galt · 11 mi$52
- Lodi · 21 mi$57
The standard cart in each city. Cities that pay for trash through property tax are not listed.
Ways to pay less
- Bulk item pickup. The Elk Grove rate includes bulk item pickup: 3 per year (up to 5 cubic yards). How: Bulk pickups are included in the Elk Grove rate; 3 per year, up to 5 cubic yards.
Checked October 28, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
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