Single Stream Recycling Schedule
Single stream carts are emptied every two weeks, year round, but collection days vary. Pick-up dates are listed here for your convenience. We want all of your paper, junk mail, newspaper, catalogs, magazines, paper bags, cardboard, #1 - #7 plastic bottles and containers, plastic bags, glass jars and bottles, metal cans, aluminum foil, etc. Please remove lids and add them to the cart. We cannot accept Styrofoam.
Ferndale
January through March 2012
January 13 and 27
February 10 and 24
March 9 and 23
(pick up is every other Friday)
Fortuna
January through March 2012
January 2 through 5
January 16 through 19
January 16 through February 2
February 13 through 16
February 27 through March 1
March 12 through 15
March 26 through 29
(carts are picked up
on your trash day, every other week)
Rio Dell
January through March 2012
January 12 and 26
February 9 and 23
March 8 and 22
(pick up is every
other Thursday)
Scotia
January through March 2012
January 10 and 24
February 7 and 21
March 6 and 22
(pick up is every
other Tuesday)
Unincorporated Areas (North and West of Fortuna)
January through March 2012
January 13 and 27
February 10 and 24
March 9 and 23
(pick up is every
other Friday)
Unincorporated Areas (East of Fortuna)
January through March 2012
January 6 and 20
February 3 and 17
March 2, 16 and 30
(pick up is every
other Friday)
Recycling Questions?
If you have recycling questions, answers are available from Eel River Disposal at 725-5156, humboldtrecycling.org or the Humboldt County Waster Reduction & Recycling Guide in your AT&T telephone book. You can also call your City's recycling coordinator at 786-4224 (Ferndale), 725-7600 (Fortuna), or 764-3532 (Rio Dell) for single stream collection dates and more.