As of Friday, August 1, the City of Arcata is ending no-cost green waste drop-offs for Recology Arcata customers at Morris Logging.
The no-cost green waste drop-off program has been successful at encouraging diversion of compostable green waste away from the landfill. However, due to significant cost increases to process green waste locally, the City has not been able to sustainably fund this no-cost program. A significant portion of the City’s solid waste franchise fee revenue has been funding Arcata residents’ free green waste drop-offs, reducing the amount of revenue available to fund essential compliance with state requirements and other zero waste programs.
Arcata residents will be able to continue to take green waste to Morris Logging (or to Humboldt Sanitation in McKinleyville or Humboldt Waste Management Authority in Eureka) and pay for its composting. The City also encourages Arcata residents to take advantage of the low cost, optional curbside green waste collection through Recology Arcata. More information for this program is available at recology.com/recology-arcata/your-carts/.
The City of Arcata, along with other local jurisdictions throughout Humboldt County, continues to advance compliance with SB 1383, the California state law focused on reducing organic waste into landfills. The City anticipates rolling out mandatory curbside organics collection in late 2026 which will provide another outlet for green waste composting as well as food waste. For further information about SB 1383, please visit cityofarcata.org/sb1383.
For further information about composting and green waste resources, please visit cityofarcata.org/294/Composting-Green-Waste-Resources or contact the Environmental Services Department at (707) 822-8184.