Residential Waste & Recycling Resource Guide

Corona residents are provided with three 96-gallon carts: one for trash, one for mixed recycling, and one for organicrecycling. Upon request, 35-gallon and 64-gallon carts are available. All trash, recyclables, and organic materials are collected on the same service day once per week. To view your service day, please click here.

To reduce contamination, please ensure the following items are placed in their respective carts:

If you have any questions about whatitems can be placed in each cart, email CoronaRecycles@CoronaCA.gov.

WM offers residential customers three separate special collection programs: Bulk Item Collection and Electronic Waste, Used Oil and Oil Filter, and Household Battery & Cell Phone (Universal Waste) Collections. For additional information on each program, please see below.  

Each program has its own guidelines and preparation requirements. The Bulk Item, Electronic Waste, and Universal Waste pickup program as well as the Used Oil and Oil Filter Collection program are required to be scheduled at least 48 hours before your service day. The Household Battery and Cell Phone pickup program is not required to be scheduled ahead of time.

You can schedule a pickup by visiting home.wm.com/corona, or by contacting WM directly. If the request is submitted late, pickup will occur on your next service day.

Bulk Item, Electronic Waste, and Universal Waste Pickup Program

Residents may schedule upto three (3) free special collections per year. The collections can include up to six (6) bulk items, five (5) electronic waste (e-waste) items, and 15 universal waste (u-waste) items per pickup. Additional pickups can be requested for a fee. To schedule pickup online, click here, or call WM at (800) 423-9986.

Accepted: Couches, mattresses/box springs (wrapped and taped), refrigerators, washers, dryers, and household electronics.

Not accepted: Carparts, construction debris, hazardous waste (paint, cleaners, chemicals, oversized/heavy items, and tires.

Used Oil and Oil Filter Collection Program

Residents may schedule a free collection of used motor oil on their service day. Each resident can dispose of two (2) gallons of used motor oil and the associated oil filter. The oil must be placed in a clearly marked, screw-top container, and the oil filter must be placed in a sealed plastic bag. To schedule a collection, call WM at (800) 423-9986.

Household Battery and Cellphone Pickup Program

Residents may place household batteries and unwanted cell phones on top of their recycling cart in a see-through plastic bag for collection on their service day. This pickup is not required to scheduled ahead of time with WM. 

Accepted: Household batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, 9V), rechargeable or specialty batteries (alkaline, nickel, silver, mercury), and cell phones.

Not accepted: Embedded batteries, electric vehicle batteries, e-bike or e-scooter batteries, and lithium automotive batteries

If you have any questions about whatitems can be placed in each cart, email CoronaRecycles@CoronaCA.gov.

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Countertop Kitchen Caddies

A kitchen caddy is an optional container that can be placed under your kitchen sink, on your countertop, or another convenient area for your household to use for the collection of food scraps. Once the container is full, place the contents in your organics cart for regular weekly collection.

To mitigate odors, place newspaper at the bottom of your caddy, utilize a paper bag, and store it in your freezer.

Kitchencaddies are available for Corona residents on a first-come, first-serve basis,and are limited to one (1) per household. To request a kitchen caddie, or ifyou have any questions about how to properly utilize it, email CoronaRecycles@CoronaCA.gov.

Easy Steps to Prevent Food Waste: Keeping excess food out of our landfills reduces the amount of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, in our environment. Use these four tips to reduce your food waste:

Step 1: Plan Ahead - Before you go to the store, make a list of the items you need.  

Step 2: Serve Smart - Portion control helps to reduce plate waste.  

Step 3: Keep your leftovers - Pack leftovers in small, shallow containers for easy meals later on.  

Step 4: Compost, don’t trash - If you do have food scraps, be sure to place them in your kitchen caddy. The day before your regularly scheduled pickup, empty your kitchen caddy into your organics cart for collection.  

Tote Bags

Utilizing tote bags when shopping is an effective way to not only save money, but to save room in your recycling cart from disposing paper bags. Tote bags are available for Corona residents on a first-come, first-serve basis, and are limited tothree (3) per household. To request your tote bags, email CoronaRecycles@CoronaCA.gov.

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Collection Information: What You Need to Know

Be sure to place your carts curbside by 6:00 a.m. on your regularly scheduled service day for collection. To avoid a missed pickup, ensure your carts remain curbside until 6:00 p.m. on your regularly scheduled service day, or until the cart has been serviced.

The maximum weight of a 96-gallon cart is 180 pounds, and the maximum weight of a 64-gallon cart is 100 pounds. To avoid your cart from being partially emptied, do not compact the materials inside. Compacting the materials inside your cart may restrict the automated collection system from completely emptying all the contents of the cart.  

Per §8.20.050(E) of the Corona Municipal Code, no receptable is to be placed curbside for more than 24 hours before or after the scheduled time of collection.

Your carts should be placed curbside with the wheels facing your home and at least three (3) feet from each other. Any obstructions, such as vehicles, mailboxes, or fire hydrants, should be at least seven (7) feet away from your carts.

How To Pay Your Bill

Since 2024, rather than placing a charge on residents' annual property tax bill, Waste Management assumed responsibility for directly billing single family homes for their waste and recycling services. Waste Management bills residential customers monthly. The charges apply whether your trash, recycling, or organics materials were collected on your regularly scheduled collection day.  

To pay your bill online, click here. If you’d rather pay your bill in person, you can view a list of locations by clicking here.

Rates

In accordance with the franchise agreement between the City of Corona and Waste Management, rates may be adjusted by an annual CPI increase effective July 1st.  

To view the current summary of rates effective July 1, 2025, click here.

Ancillary Fees

All materials must fit inside your carts with the lid fully closed to avoid overage charges. Overage charge notifications are provided by your preferred communication method with Waste Management. Written notice(s) are provided upto the first two (2) incidents, with the third and subsequent notices including a fee.

To avoid overage charges, please refer to the tips below:

• Make sure your container is the correct size for your needs. Waste Management offers Corona residents 35-gallom, 65-gallon, or 95-gallon carts.
• Ensure your materials are spread evenly in the cart, and that boxes are broken down.
• Sort your trash, recyclables, and organic materials correctly.
• Donating unwanted items that are in good condition.

Contamination occurs when materials that should be placed in a certain cart are observed inthe incorrect waste steam. An example of contamination would be aluminum cans being placed in the organics cart.

Contamination notifications are provided for the first and second instances it is observed in your cart(s). The third and subsequent notices include a fee.

For more information on SB 1383 contamination monitoring, click here.

If you have any questions regarding overage or contamination fees, call Waste Management at (800) 423-9986, or click here.

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SB1383 Compliant Cart Colors

In accordance with SB 1383, all trash, recycling, and organic materials must have the same color lid state-wide by 2036. The following colors apply for each waste stream:

Trash: Black lid

Recycle: Blue lid

Organics: Green lid

Between now and 2036, if you any of your carts are exchanged, WM will be delivering a cart with a compliant lid color.

If any of your existing carts are missing, damaged, or broken they can be replaced with an SB 1383 compliant cart. To request a replacement, please contact Waste Management at (800) 423-9986.

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