Three types of refuse are collected:
green/yard waste --- green bin --- food scraps & organic material from the lawn/landscaping;
recycling --- gray bin with blue top --- paper, cardboard, aluminum, glass;
trash --- gray bin with gray top --- everything else.
All are collected curbside every Thursday morning. You need to bring the bins to the curb, & return them when empty.
Pismo Beach (near James Way at Oak Park Blvd): main office & package pickup
Arroyo Grande (Traffic Way in the Village of AG): ancillary, postal supplies
Air: San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)
Bus: San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority
Train (Amtrak):
Stations: Grover Beach, San Luis Obispo
Routes: Coast Starlight (Seattle <--> Los Angeles), Pacific Surfliner (SLO <--> San Diego)