Unincorporated Los Altos Hills On-Call Collection Program

Unincorporated Los Altos Hills On-Call Collection Program Households can select two days per year for one of the following combinations of these services:

  • Two garbage disposal days.
  • Two yard waste and wood recycling days.
  • One garbage disposal day and one yard waste and wood recycling day.

To arrange for an on-call pickup call (650) 961-8040 or use our online contact form.

Advance notice of 48 hours is requested. Garbage, yard waste and wood disposal days are scheduled on normal collection days. Unused On-Call disposal or recycling days are not transferrable to the next year.

On-Call Garbage Pick-Up
Recycling Guy Garbage Items Accepted
  • Household Garbage
  • Painted wood no more than 6-feet long and stacked neatly. (Railroad ties are hazardous and cannot be picked up.)
  • Small amounts of dirt, rock, concrete, asphalt, brick and tile are accepted if boxed and weighs no more than 50 pounds per container (up to 250 pounds total).

Program Requirements
  • All items must fit within an 8-foot long, 4-foot wide and 4-foot high area and be placed curbside or roadside by 6:00 A.M.
  • No individual item may be longer than 6 feet.
  • Please place disposal items in bags, boxes or bundles.
  • Each item must be less than 50 pounds each and be manageable by one person.

Items We Cannot Accept

On-Call Yard & Wood Waste Pick-Up
Gardening Tools Yard & Wood Waste Items Accepted
Program Requirements
  • All items must fit within an 8-foot long, 4-foot wide and 4-foot high area and be placed curbside or roadside by 6:00 A.M.
  • Branches can be up to 6 inches in diameter and 6-feet long.
  • Please bundle or box branches and trimmings for collection. Each bundle or box may not exceed 50 pounds.
  • Lumber may be up to 6-feet long and must be stacked neatly (For the safety of our drivers, please remove all nails).
  • Wood scraps must be boxed or bundled.

Items We Cannot Accept
  • No ice plant, cactus, poison oak, palm fronds, or bug, moth or ant-infested material.
  • No painted trees.
  • Since wood will be composted, we cannot accept painted, varnished, stained or treated wood (like railroad ties).
  • Please, no plastic bags. Plastic will contaminate the entire load.