Salem trash pickup: cost and carts

Six franchised haulers serve Salem: D&O Garbage & Recycling, Loren's Sanitation & Recycling Service, Pacific Sanitation, Republic Services, Suburban Garbage Services and Valley Recycling & Disposal. Billed by: The rates are the City of Salem adopted monthly rates for 1-1-2026; service comes from one of the six haulers listed on the City page.

CartA monthA year
20-gallon cart$33.70$404
35-gallon cart$37.85$454
65-gallon cart$49.40$593
95-gallon cart$56.40$677

City of Salem adopted monthly rates for 1-1-2026, Marion County side (most of Salem): weekly garbage and organics, recycling every other week. The Polk County part of Salem (West Salem) has lower rates.

Ways to pay less

  • Seniors and disabled heads of household: 20% off garbage. The City of Salem's adopted garbage rates list a 20% senior citizen / disabled head of household discount off any residential package. How: See the City of Salem adopted monthly garbage rates for the discount line.

Sources

  1. City of Salem adopted monthly garbage rates 2026 (Wayback copy)

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.