The City of Long Beach is moving forward with the next stage of its organic waste collection program, a citywide effort to reduce landfill waste and align with state climate goals. Beginning this month, households with Monday trash pickup will receive green trash bins for food scraps and yard waste.
Since the program first launched in October 2024, nearly 8,000 households have participated, successfully diverting over 900 tons of organic material from landfills. 聽The City will continue the rollout through October 2025, gradually giving green bins to all homes served by Long Beach Refuse. Neighborhoods with Tuesday and Wednesday trash pickup areas will get their green bins in August, followed by neighborhoods with Thursday and Friday trash pickups in October.
Routine checks by City workers will help ensure materials are sorted correctly and identify any contamination issues. To better match each household鈥檚 needs, the City has established a process to adjust cart sizes.