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Fontana trash service is handled through Burrtec
Fontana contracts with Burrtec for trash and recycling service, while city utility and sewer questions may use different public works contacts.
Fontana trash and recycling service uses Burrtec as the city’s contracted hauler. That is the place to look for routine trash, recycling, and residential service questions.
The useful detail is that not every household issue belongs to the same office. Trash and recycling go through the hauler path. Sewer maintenance, certain utility questions, and public works issues may use city contacts instead. If the issue is a missed trash pickup, a cart question, or a service change, start with the trash and recycling page. If the issue is a sewer problem or public right-of-way problem, use the public works or utilities contact.
Fontana is spread across older neighborhoods, newer subdivisions, industrial areas, and foothill edges. Have the full service address ready; the nearest cross street may not be enough. That helps separate a hauler issue from a city maintenance issue.
Where to see it
Fontana Trash and Recycling Services page.
Official sources
Official pages
Reviewed July 4, 2026
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