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Manage Your Collection Services Online

The City’s Refuse Collection 101 page acts as a centralized resource for accessing the most frequently requested online services. Whether you're requesting a special collection, reporting a missed pickup or dumped item, or arranging a cart exchange, you'll find clear, streamlined options to guide you.  

Recycling Cart Exchange: To learn about estimated delivery times, the delivery process and how to prepare, click this link to read the Recycling Collection FAQs

What We Do

The City's Energy and Environmental Services (EES) Department helps residents, visitors, schools, and businesses reduce, reuse, and recycle right in Long Beach.

EES provides trash, recycling, and organics collection service to approximately 120,000 residential and commercial customers.

Useful Links

What Can I Recycle?  
Refuse Collection 101
 
Organics
(Green Cart) Collection
 
Request a Special Collection

Events


Latest News

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The City of Long Beach invites residents to take part in a residential recycling tour on June 17, 2026, and September 14, 2026 from 9:30 to 10:30 and 11:00 a.m. to noon. 
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The Department of Energy and Environmental Services invites Long Beach residents to participate in upcoming shred events offering no-cost, secure disposal of sensitive documents.
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Celebrate Waste & Recycling Workers Week!

Waste & Recycling Workers Week

Join us the week of June 17, and all year long, to celebrate the hard‑working waste and recycling workers who keep our community clean, safe, and sustainable. Learn more about Waste & Recycling Workers Week.