Moraga trash pickup: cost and carts

Republic Services (RecycleSmart franchise). Billed by: Republic Services bills Moraga residents quarterly (March, June, September and December); the monthly rate is set by the size of the landfill cart and includes weekly recycling and organics collection.

CartA monthA year
20-gal landfill$46.29$555
32-gal landfill$53.46$642
64-gal landfill$106.91$1,283
96-gal landfill$160.33$1,924

The price is set by the size of your landfill (garbage) cart; weekly recycling and organics collection are included. 32 gallons is the standard cart.

Changing your cart

Republic Services handles all service requests (925-685-4711). If you do not regularly fill your landfill cart you can downsize, for example from the standard 32-gallon cart to a 20-gallon cart.

Ways to pay less

  • Free extra pickups and Reuse & Clean-up Days. The residential rate includes 4 on-call collections of yard trimmings and/or recyclables and 1 on-call landfill collection per rate year at no additional cost, plus two pre-scheduled Reuse and Clean-up Days a year. How: For questions about your recycling, organics, and landfill services, contact Republic Services at (925) 685-4711.

Pay or manage it

Sources

  1. RecycleSmart: RY12 2026 rate FAQs
  2. RecycleSmart: residential RY12 rates (effective March 1, 2026)

Checked October 22, 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.