If your case requires emergency service, you should check the list of Emergency Phone Numbers for the correct number to call. At the same time customers sign up for water service, they are automatically signed up for sewer service. This is provided to city residents by the Millbrae Public Works Department. Billing for the service is provided as part of the bi-monthly Millbrae utilities bill. Garbage Service Trash pickup is performed once a week by South San Francisco Scavenger Company, the firm franchised by the City of Millbrae to collect and dispose of refuse.
Trash pickup is limited in quantity and there are some restrictions which do apply.
Containers consisting of cardboard barrels, steel drums, cardboard boxes, cans with no handles or covers, and those weighing over 50 pounds are NOT acceptable. Tree and yard trimmings must be tied in bundles not to exceed 3 feet in length and 18 inches in diameter. Garbage in plastic bags, any hazardous wastes, commercial and industrial solid wastes, and other items such as hot ashes, petroleum products, sod, metal, dirt, rocks, cement, building materials, construction and demolition wastes, liquids, batteries, tires, appliances, and furniture are not acceptable for collection. Complete information can be obtained at either the customer service window lobby at Millbrae City Hall. The City of Millbrae, in conjunction with South San Francisco Scavenger Company, offers city residents a curbside recycling program.