Commercial Collection

Commercial Recycling Guidelines

MarBorg offers commercial collection services for businesses of every size. Whether you need cans, carts, bins, roll-off containers, or compactors, we'll customize a collection program that fits your operation.

Container Options

We offer a variety of container sizes to meet your needs:

  • 32-Gallon Cans – Available for backyard service

  • 35-, 64-, and 96-Gallon Carts

  • 1.5-, 2-, 3-, and 4-Cubic Yard Bins

  • Roll-Off Containers & Compactors – Ideal for businesses generating large volumes of waste

We'll help determine the right combination of container sizes, number of containers, and collection frequency based on your business's needs.

Collection service is available one to six days per week, on a schedule that works for your business.

Preparing for Collection

On your scheduled collection day, please ensure our drivers have full access to your containers. Gates and enclosures should be unlocked, and in some cases, you may need to move your container to an accessible pickup location.

Please contact our office if you have questions regarding service at your specific property.

Container Security

Bar-and-lock mechanisms are available for commercial bins to help prevent unauthorized use. Please request this option when ordering your container.

Container Colors

Commercial containers are color-coded by material type:

  • Beige: Trash

  • Green: Green Waste

  • Blue: Recycling

Food Scraps Composting

Businesses may also be eligible to participate in MarBorg's Food Scraps Composting Program.

For more information or to establish service, please call (805) 963-1852.

Commercial Trash Containers

Available bin sizes include:

  • 1.5-Cubic Yard Trash Container

  • 2-Cubic Yard Trash Container

  • 3-Cubic Yard Trash Container

  • 4-Cubic Yard Trash Container

AB 341 – Mandatory Commercial Recycling

California's AB 341 (Assembly Bill 341) took effect on July 1, 2012, establishing mandatory commercial recycling requirements for qualifying businesses and multifamily residential properties.

Businesses (including public entities) and multifamily residential dwellings with five or more units are required to arrange for recycling services. Depending on your location and the amount of waste generated, additional recycling requirements may also apply.

If your business is not currently recycling, MarBorg can help you establish a program that diverts recyclable material from the landfill while potentially reducing your monthly disposal costs.

Purpose of the Law

AB 341 was created to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by diverting commercial solid waste from landfills while expanding recycling opportunities and supporting California's recycling infrastructure.

Commercial Recycling Requirements

Businesses that generate four cubic yards or more of commercial solid waste per week, along with multifamily residential properties containing five or more units, must arrange for recycling services.

Businesses may comply by using one or a combination of the following methods:

  • Self-haul recyclable materials.

  • Subscribe to recycling collection through a licensed hauler.

  • Arrange for pickup of recyclable materials.

  • Subscribe to a recycling service that includes mixed-waste processing with diversion results comparable to source separation.

Commercial property owners and multifamily housing owners may also require tenants to separate recyclable materials to assist with compliance.

AB 1826 – Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling

California adopted AB 1826 (Assembly Bill 1826) in 2014, creating mandatory commercial organics recycling requirements that began taking effect in 2016.

For purposes of the law, organic waste includes:

  • Food waste

  • Green waste

  • Landscape and pruning waste

  • Nonhazardous wood waste

  • Food-soiled paper mixed with food waste

As of January 1, 2019, businesses (including public entities) and multifamily residential properties with five or more units that generate four cubic yards or more of solid waste per week are required to recycle their organic waste.

For assistance understanding these requirements or establishing organics recycling service, please contact MarBorg at (805) 963-1852.

Purpose of the Law

AB 1826 was phased in over time, beginning with California's largest organic waste generators, with the long-term goal of keeping compostable materials out of landfills.

When organic waste decomposes in a landfill, it releases methane—a greenhouse gas significantly more potent than carbon dioxide. Diverting food scraps, green waste, and other organic materials helps reduce these emissions.

Implementation Timeline

  • April 1, 2016: Businesses generating eight cubic yards or more of organic waste per week were required to recycle organic waste.

  • January 1, 2017: Businesses generating four cubic yards or more of organic waste per week were required to recycle organic waste.

  • January 1, 2019: Businesses generating four cubic yards or more of solid waste per week were required to recycle organic waste.