They pay for the collection, processing and disposal of garbage (black cart), recycling (blue cart), and compost (green cart); street sweeping; household hazardous waste; annual clean-up day program; maintenance, monitoring and reporting for the closed Palo Alto Landfill; and zero waste programs.
Cart Size
Current Rates
20 gallon
$27.81
32 gallon
$50.07
64 gallon
$100.15
96 gallon
$150.22
Current Residential Rate Schedule (R-1)(PDF, 149KB) Current Commercial Rate Schedule (R-C)(PDF, 59KB)