We pay for yard waste removal and they hardly ever pick up the cans. They have missed the yard waste bins on several occasions. Then we call them and they still won't pick up the yard waste. Horrible service and very frustrating to deal with. Do better! read more

Update: After another missed scheduled pickup, I now have a case number. Was supposed to get a response before 5pm 6/2/26. NOTHING! NO explanation! Nothing! I want my money back! read more

I don't know how this company has 1.5 stars -- truly the most unreliable, unprofessional service I have ever encountered. They make talking to comcast seem like a coffee date with your bff. I've been a customer for a little over 2 months since moving to the area and I am on a first-name basis with half of their customer service team for how many times I have had to call for missed pick-ups, misinformation, being charged for services/things I don't have (and then having to call back 10x times for the same reasons when they're not handled the first time) -- the list goes on and on. I'm getting ready to rally the troops to see if we can get Recology over here -- what a waste of time, money and energy being forced to use republic. Per the comment below: I am already in contact with your team and can assure you, although customer service attempts to be helpful, ultimately nothing happens unless the issues are escalated to management -- and even then I have encountered many many issues. read more

You guys didn't pick up my recycling bin on Tuesday, not a big deal. I called and scheduled another pickup for today, a Thursday. You no-showed and you didn't call or email saying you weren't coming/were delayed. I tried to resolve this through your customer service bot, but that was an absolute waste of time. There is nothing I can do about your poor service since I can't cancel garbage service, so I'll just complain on Yelp hoping it makes me feel better. read more

another day, another can not picked up. i don't know why this keeps happening but at least monthly one of my cans gets missed. every time i call too they don't do a thing. i'm so tired of paying for this lousy service. read more

Republic Services - Recycling Center Near Me - Pacheco, California

Customers beware. If you are set up on auto-pay, stay on top of it. I have had the same account on auto-pay for almost 8 years. Last AUGUST 2025, my auto-pay was removed. I now owe this company $670.00. I received no emails and my service continues. I am not disputing the fact that I owe this money. What I have a problem with, is their lack of attempt to call, email, or suspend service. Melissa that I talked to said: "they will continue to pick up garbage and then they will put a lien on your home. I asked Melissa if it would not have been easier to send an email, send a letter (sooner) or suspend my service to collect your $140? Instead one year later a letter comes with an amount due of $670. Months and months. No communication except emails stating services will be late by a few hours. NOTHING about my account being severely past due or that my auto payment was removed. Oh, and she sees no record that my account was setup on auto pay. I suggested she look back at my payment history. read more

I live in Pleasant Hill, CA. They supposedly offer 2 free bulk pickups a year, which I never used for the 25 years I've lived there. But I'm moving, and tried to schedule one. First one was not picked up because I didn't know it had to be left in the street, and I left it next to the street. OK, so I called and rescheduled for a week later. This time, they simply did not come. I called the next day, and waited on hold for an hour or so to get it noted as a missed pickup, and schedule a pickup for that day if possible, or the next day. Well, it was not done at all. It looks like it was entered as bulk pickup, but the stupid software forces you to choose either trash, recycled, or yard waste that was missed, so that might be the problem. So, now I have to call again, as there is no place online to enter a missed bulk pickup. Their voicemail sucks, and the first time I called before, I was disconnected instead of transferred, and had to wait on hold another 45 minutes. This is just unacceptable, and I plan to complain to the city, although what can they do - there is no competition. Aren't monopolies wonderful! read more

Terrible customer service. They are feckless. They cancelled my service because they never sent me bill. I payed up the bill plus a predatory reinstatement fee. Fast forward a few weeks my pickup stops happening. I call them and the agent that took my payment NEVER reinstated my account. They then tell me they can't pick up my trash because it takes a few DAYS for their system to push it through. They refused to divert a garbage truck to pick the trash I already payed them to pick up. This is just one incident, there are more. read more

I tried calling and emailing 2 days ahead of time to reschedule a bulk pickup. I had an email that a representative said to use that to let them know that there was an emergency. I finally got in touch with a representative who said it wasn't in the system that I called. I sent them a screen shot of the email I sent and they said that email is no longer being used. I let them know that was the email that was given to me and they said there was nothing they could do. I understand they are not open in the weekend but still tried to contact them ahead of time to make it work. I'm really frustrated that they couldn't help. read more

Below is what I posted earlier. I had called 3 days in a row with no response, and when I finally found an email to complain to, I got a response to post my complaint in Yelp. Well, that seemed to work, as I finally got service and a call from Republic Services to follow up. So I changed my review from 1 to 3. I'm happy they finally responded, but it should not have taken 3 days, nor the situation I posted on below. Republic Services did not pick up my black landfill barrel on Tuesday. I called Tuesday afternoon and they said it would be picked up by 6pm. It was not. I called Wednesday, and they said it was on schedule to be picked up Wednesday by 6pm. It was not picked up. I called on Thursday and they said it was on schedule to be picked up by 6pm on Thursday. It was not picked up. I don't know if they just blow off their customers with repeated lies, or they simply have no idea of what's going on in their service area. I don't know if there is any other service we are able to use, as it seems they have a monopoly, and I'm not sure complaints really help any considering the very low reviews this company has for their lack of service. read more

Once again missed my green waste last Thursday. I called that day & was told they would be by the next day. They never showed up as usual. They just give you lip service & never showed up as up. They keep raising their rates, but the quality of their service is atrocious. How do we get rid of this company? They likely have contracts with the county or cities. To whom do we complain? It's just unacceptable service. read more

if you live in certain cities, you are FORCED to use their services only if you need a dumpster. The process is unclear, but you are rushed to agree and pay before you get the contract. Final bill goes from $585.00 to $1333.00.. Very unfair system, since they have a monopoly here. Will not use again read more

4 weeks later I want to provide an update. Customer service connected with me over the phone. The results have been very positive and there has been no issues since. Matter of fact they contacted me several times to make sure I was getting serviced, had the missed pick-up completed, and then let me know to connect with them if there are any more issues. I appreciate the professionalism and the accountability to make things right. Thank you! read more

Every week it's the same old thing, but now it's getting worse. The driver who picks up the recycle (brown) bin should be fired. He picks up the bin and while still moving, dumps it in the truck and then slams it down. Today he carried it 30 feet down the street and dropped it on its side with lid open. what's the hurry? Dint they get paid by the hour? The one who picks up the blue bin is more professional. I tried calling but you can never reach anyone in authority. read more

I wrote a pretty scathing review, which I stood by for a while- but I've got to admit things have improved. I received a call from their new manager of ops, who was pretty straightforward about what was happening over there. We had about another month of sporadic missed pick ups, but things improved gradually. A couple years later, I really have no complaints at all. read more

If I could give no stars I really would! I ordered a new green can, after one of their trucks dropped mine in the back of the truck and cracked and broke it. I didn't think it would be such a big deal to replace a green can. I was promised a replacement 5 weeks ago. They have come up with a new excuse for not replacing my can every time I call. Week 6 and still no replacement can and no smaller size replacement can until my size comes in. No customer service manager will call me back. They refuse to make an exception and rush my replacement can as soon as they come in even if it's not my pick up day. Unacceptable! **Update** My brand new can came in. Thank you Republic Services. read more

Due to having surgery, I was unable to get my trash cans out on time. I called to see if a one time pickup up off schedule could be accomplished. A pick up was possible but it was an additional $45 and the recycle can could not rescheduled. I have had missed pick ups, drivers that refused to service the cans, and other issues where my trash was not picked up. I did not receive a refund for that week and was inconvenienced with a late or rescheduled pick up. Further, the drivers are rude and are entitled. It's one of the reasons I leave no gifts or tips for the drivers because they never go "above and beyond" for the customer unless they're compensated for it. They NEVER get out of the truck and to do something outside of pulling a lever. They're either incapable of it or they refuse to do because there is no personal gain in it. I was told the additional charge was "company policy" and could and would not be waived. Policy is not law. It can be waived if the person on the company end chooses to do so. I have been a customer for years but I'm in a monopoly. I don't have a competitor I can switch to so the company doesn't "give a shit" about my satisfaction with their services. Granted, the missed pick up was due to my error on this occasion. But given all the missed pick ups over the years I have endured waiting for, at times, days beyond the scheduled pick up. Unfortunately, customer service is nonexistent at Republic Services, it's more like a Customer Monopoly. read more

Missed my trash can on pickup day, and missed two additional pickups I scheduled because of the original missed pickup. No real solution was offered, just a whole bunch of shoulder shrugging and obfuscating. The biggest problem is there's no competition. No other company to offer your business to. read more

They won't pick up our business green waste for a week now!!! It's full of restaurant food. I have called three time and the incompetent person on the phone says the pickup was marked complete. I have called every day since this post and still they will not pick up the green waste!!! read more

At least once or every other week one of my bins doesn't get picked up Putting in a notification for missed pick up online doesn't work What exactly am I paying for ? I wish our city would find another company to contract with read more

Thank you as it seems the issue of glass being left in the street has been remedied. Unfortunately, it took negative reviewsand complaint to the city to get attention. The person that is responsible for customer service in my area was dismissive, and rude even hanging up on me. Glass litters our street every week after pickup. These are large shards and pose a significant risk to tires and pets. Please fix your truck! read more

I Googled Republic Services.it said they observed the 4th of July, and my garbage would be picked up on Sat. 5th. I didn't put my garbage out. RS' web said they would be on a regular schedule. I called and the costumer rep. was willing to credit 1/2 of the $40 to resend to the driver. The supervisor sent a truck out and got it free of charge. They gave me great customer service for something that was not their fault read more

Dumped trash in the middle of our court and when I called they said they would report it, but unless it is considered a safety issue they don't clean it up! My neighbor did their job! read more

Republic Services - Recycling Center Near Me - Pacheco, California

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We had garbage illegally dumped in the street near our office and apparently Republic Services is supposed to come pick it up. (According to Contra Costa County Public Works) A garbage truck came on the second day. The guy got out of his truck and took photos. My boss talked to him and he told my boss, "I'm not picking this up. Its hazardous material. There could be fentanyl in there." I called the county to follow up and told her what happened. She said they would resubmit it to them the next week. Hey, I have a small observation. The two piles of garbage have been being ransacked by local vagrants and homeless for 8 days. The refuse is spreading into the street now and onto other properties. There's no fentanyl in it. Otherwise there would be dead bodies all over our sidewalks and street. No wonder our cities are being taken over by homelessness. Its caused by complacency by government agencies and also their contracted support. Come pick this up. This is what our trash fees and taxes pay for. This is another example of how this company operates. By the way we cleaned the mess up ourselves from the public street. Should we send the bill to Republic Services? read more

Again same issue of 2 more failed pickups. The staff seem to forget my can routinely! I've gone to extreme lengths to make the can visible by pushing it into the middle of the street. I move all the cars night before so the visual field is clear. They just don't bother to get out the truck & look. I have to call so much for complaints that it's a full time job. Please don't let your city hire these fools. I'm advocating my city take new bids from other servicers! I feel cheated & overcharged cuz this issue has been chronic for over a decade. Poor quality read more

I just talked to a customer service specialist about our green waste not being picked up regularly at my apartment, they sometimes go as long as a month without picking it up. While talking to the customer service specialist they were super rude, said that they have no record of my apartment and are going to make a note to not pick up any of our garbage, recycling or compost. My apartment is being managed by a management company, whom have records that it's been being paid every month so there is simply no excuse for this. I watched as the green waste truck picked up everyone's green waste on the Main Street, but didn't come through the court I live on. Maybe it's their system, maybe it's not. The way they spoke to me was super impolite. I'd give them 0 stars if I could. read more

Another week of my containers not being left at garage.. SPECIAL SERVICE PICKUP!! Get your act together, drivers... your supervisor is aware. read more

One month now our recycle bin not picked up. 3 calls to Republic Service with no action. Service cancellation is next. Cheaper to take garbage to dump than deal with a bunch of morons. read more

Missed my pick up on my green can on Wednesday.Called 11 times for 2 days.Each time I called they said they were in route. Where are they coming from Boston ? Good thing they don't have competition otherwise they would be out of business. read more

Called because my container's lock was broken, Republic replaced the lock and the container. I was never given the new combo for the lock and they swapped out the container for a much smaller container (half the size). I have called 4 times already and escalated my call to their management team. It's been a week now with no solution. Trash is now on top of my container and it's now very unsanitary. But yet I am still being charged to pay for their services. Too bad that they are the only trash pickup service in city of San Fernando....very bad service and very disorganized. read more

Republic Services - Recycling Center Near Me - Pacheco, California

I am very disappointed in your service! For some reason or another, my large pick up and bill items and trash have not been removed from my PREVIOUS Address! I have been dealing with this for 2 weeks and NO ONE can seem to just have the drivers go get my stuff!! I have a case number and no one has called me back pertaining to my situation. Also my old landlord is charging me money everyday that the trash sits in front of his house! This is ridiculous at this point! I just need someone to pick up my trash that has been scheduled over the past 2 weeks!! read more

Ever since Covid their service has been horrible in Danville. We reside in the Woodbine development and our son lives in Magee Ranch it's a rare occurrence when all three containers are picked up on the scheduled day. Hopefully, the PUC will see this post and not grant them another rate increase. Our pick up day is Tuesday, it is now 12:30 on Thursday and the recycling containers remain! read more

Republic Services - Recycling Center Near Me - Pacheco, California

The only positive thing about this business is that they come once a week and pick up waste. Other than that have never had a good experience. Customer service SUCKS. My lid to the waste bin broke. I called and they said next pick up to leave the bin with the lid out after pick up. did as instructed and can was waiting for me when I got home from work empty and lidless. I thought okay maybe they are coming tomorrow. So I patiently waited till the next day. Got home from work can was still the same. Called and they said that since they had picked up already they would replace it next pick up. So waited till Monday and guess what? Yeah ur right , they didn't replace. So I called again on Tuesday and this time the lady said they were out of bins. Like really? Your main job is to provide waste pick ups services and provide bins to put such waste in. How could you be out???? Anyways this time she said it be 3-4 weeks. So yeah you guessed it. I went a few weeks with a lidless bin. Recently found out there was a lean on the title to my house took almost a month to get ahold of someone that could help me. This was after 1) a visit to the actual location 2) phone calls 3) email (finally worked) A coupe of weeks ago I reached out to them about a big bin to do some clean up. This is what I got back from them. Thank you for your responses. I have put together a quote for you for a 20 cubic yard container. Please review the attached proposal. I will highlight the cost below. Break down of rates: 20 Yard Delivery Fee: $ 76.34 Haul charge: $ 467.31 ??????Tonnage: $ 69.23 Rental: $ 41.46 per day with 3 days rental no charge Prepayment Required: $ 543.65 Next steps After the quote is reviewed, I will send you over a document to e-sign agreeing to pricing. We then will take the prepayment and schedule the dumpster for delivery. Please let me know if you have any questions, I look forward to hearing from you soon. Please note that this proposal is valid for 30 days and may be subject to change. ?? Thank you for choosing Republic Services. Just in general they know we need the service they provide and feel they take advantage of it because they don't really have to go out of their way to keep our business. Wish there was some sort of competition that I can possibly read more

This is RIDICULOUS. This is my third missed pickup in the short span of three months. Which means, they have missed 25% of my pickups. This is so painfully annoying especially when I am forced to use their services. I wish I could switch to another garbage collection service but sadly Republic Services is the only INCOMPETENT company servicing my area. One time, they also threw my recycle bin across the road and I had to cross to roll it back into the house. Photo for reference. WHAT THE HELL. STAY AWAY IF YOU CAN. read more

Republic Services - Recycling Center Near Me - Pacheco, California

We don't get service when we are supposed to. Recycle has been out since Tuesday when they were supposed to come.

Too many issues over the years. Periods of time when you don't know what day different bins will be picked up, so they sit out for days. Contents regularly spilled requiring manual clean up. Two weeks ago compost driver went off on the mailman for getting in his way. Honked repeatedly and aggressively and drove off with our green bin. Have been calling every day for two weeks, promised green bin would be returned on Thurs, Fri and so on. No follow through. Still calling daily. Pay for weekly garden service that can't be used, all food scraps going in garbage. Other options needed. read more

This company is a joke. Just like many other things in this state. It is sad to see so many things ruining a beautiful state! They are happy to take double payments from multiple people from the same address. Many people move in the middle of a month but they will still charge you and then require another person to have an account set up so they get paid for absolutely nothing OR they get double payment. Terrible customer service honestly just a way to scam people living in California for more money!!!! Would not recommend! read more

Customer service is generally friendly, so one star. Republic Services is a waste hauling company. That is the service they are supposed to provide in exchange for a fee. Yet, the amount of missed pick ups I've had is staggering. I lived in SF for 15 years and Sunset Scavenger is significantly more reliable than Republic. I currently have a compost bin on my curb that hasn't been picked up in two weeks (despite repeated calls and app requests). What's nuts, and this isn't the first time, the compost truck picked up every bin on my block except mine. Surprises me a company that specializes in a single service product struggles at providing that very service. read more

At least 3-4 times per month they don't pick up trash or recycling and you need to leave your cans out. The only thing that always gets picked up is green waste. They are HORRIBLE. read more

My husband is a driver for the company and the problem with the service is not with the drivers but with lack of proper maintenance with their trucks. Example, cylinder, hydraulics to lift the garbage bins, mechanical issues causing trucks to break down and the company purchasing cheap/low quality replacement parts making many trucks to be out of service for a year leaving them abandoned in the yard. In turn, HR Melissa and her supporting managers idea to resolve the issue is to terminate the drivers and to blame them as fault for their angry customers. read more