Santa Maria trash pickup: cost and carts
Trash service in Santa Maria costs about $41 a month ($489 a year) for the usual option (65-gallon cart); by size, service runs $41 to $51 a month. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
City of Santa Maria Solid Waste Division. Billed by: City of Santa Maria (City utility billing).
| Cart | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| 65-gallon cart | $40.75 | $489 |
| 95-gallon cart | $51.13 | $614 |
How Santa Maria compares with nearby cities
Trash, a month
- Grover Beach · 16 mi$36
- Arroyo Grande · 15 mi$38
- Santa Maria$41
- Goleta · 48 mi$47
- San Luis Obispo · 26 mi$53
- Lompoc · 19 mi$56
The standard cart in each city. Cities that pay for trash through property tax are not listed.
Sources
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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