The City of Modesto contracts with Gilton Solid Waste Management and Bertolotti Disposal Service for all garbage and recycling collection services.   Each company has an exclusive service area as deemed by Modesto City Council, thus your garbage company is determined by which street you live on.  Click here to see the service area map.  

Gilton Solid Waste uses a "one-pass" truck system, meaning the same truck picks up the garbage can and the yard waste can.  The truck is divided internally to keep the materials separate, note two doors on the backside below.  Bertolotti Disposal Service uses one truck for the garbage can and one for the yard waste can.

                                                
             Gilton One-Pass Truck        Back View        Bertolotti Disposal Truck

Please call the appropriate company to make appointments for the Bulky Item Program, Used Oil Program, Tire Amnesty Program, or the CRT Program or for general questions about your garbage service.  

Garbage collection hours are from 6AM to 6PM in residential areas.

Garbage companies take only 4 holidays per year: New Years Day, 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day
and Christmas Day.  These holidays may cause your garbage service to be delayed by one day
during the appropriate week.  

 Garbage/Blue Bags, Yard Waste/Green Cans, Food Waste, Used Oil, HHW, Waste Tires, Buy Back Centers, Bulky Item, CRT's, Business Recycling, School Programs, Community & Special Events