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El Cajon trash service is an EDCO account
El Cajon uses EDCO for residential trash, recycling, organics, new service, bulky-item pickup, and cleanup events.
El Cajon residents use EDCO for trash, recycling, and organics service. The city has an exclusive agreement with EDCO. That makes EDCO the account path for service setup, schedules, cart questions, and bulky items.
Single-family homes use three carts: trash, recycling, and organic waste. The city page explains the basic sorting. Trash is for material that cannot be reused, donated, recycled, or composted. Recycling covers common paper, cardboard, cans, bottles, rigid plastics, glass, metals, and similar materials. The green cart is for food waste, food-soiled paper, and yard waste.
Bulky items need a scheduled pickup. EDCO lists four bulky-item pickups per year, up to six items per collection. Household hazardous waste and construction material have separate rules. EDCO also lists free bulky-item drop-off cleanup events twice a year.
Use the city page for the local program and EDCO for the account details. That keeps cart sorting, pickup timing, and large-item cleanup from getting mixed together.
Where to see it
El Cajon residential solid waste pages and EDCO's City of El Cajon service pages.
Official sources
Official pages
Reviewed July 6, 2026
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