Trash & Recycling in Lodi, CA (2026)
6 verified trash & recycling rules for Lodi, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Lodi residents must subscribe to weekly garbage and organics service through Waste Management (the city's exclusive franchised hauler since 1988), with recycling on alternating weeks; carts must be at the curb by 5 a.m. on collection day for the 6 a.m. route start.
Mandatory WM Curbside Collection Schedule and Cart Set-Out Rules
Some RestrictionsCal. Pub. Resources Code § 42652.5 (SB 1383, Short-Lived Climate Pollutants)
This bill would require the state board, the Public Utilities Commission, and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to undertake various actions related to reducing short-lived climate pollutants in the state. The bill would require state agencies to consider and, as appropriate, adopt policies and incentives to significantly increase the sustainable production and ...
Bin Placement Rules
Between collection days, Lodi cart-storage rules require all carts to be stored on the side of the home behind the side-yard fence — never visible from the street, in the driveway, front yard, porch, sidewalk, or roadway.
Cart Storage and Curbside Placement Standards
Some RestrictionsBulk Item Disposal
Lodi residents receive two free/low-cost bulky disposal opportunities each spring: an annual April Curbside Cleanup (up to three 64-gallon carts of extra refuse, free) and Dollar Dump Days at the WM transfer station (up to 2 cubic yards for $1 per load by mailed voucher).
Annual Curbside Cleanup and Dollar Dump Days for Bulky Items
Few RestrictionsRecycling Requirements
Every Lodi residence receives a blue-lidded recycling cart serviced every other week by WM; accepted materials include cans, glass, plastics #1-#7, cardboard, and paper, with contamination triggering cart upsizing under California AB 341 and SB 1383 commercial mandates.
Mandatory Curbside Recycling Cart and Accepted Materials
Some RestrictionsCal. Pub. Resources Code § 42652.5 (SB 1383 - CalRecycle Organic Waste)
Landfilled food and other organic waste rotting in landfills emits methane climate pollution contributing to California’s hotter summers, more frequent droughts, and more wildfires. 3 MILLION CARS worth of climate pollution will be cut by reaching SB 1383’s recycling and food rescue targets SB 1383 Progress Program News...
Illegal Dumping
Dumping waste, furniture, appliances, or yard debris on Lodi streets, alleys, vacant lots, or someone else's cart violates Lodi Municipal Code Title 8 and California Penal Code §374.3, which carries mandatory fines starting at $250 for a first offense and rising to $3,000 (or jail) for repeat or commercial-quantity dumping.
Illegal Dumping Prohibited — Local Code Plus California Penal Code §374.3
Heavy RestrictionsYard Waste Collection
Since 2022 Lodi's green-lidded organics cart must contain both yard waste and food scraps (banana peels, vegetable trimmings, meat, bones, food-soiled paper) under California SB 1383; food waste in the black trash cart is prohibited and triggers WM camera-monitored contamination upsizing.
Green Cart Organics — Mandatory Food and Yard Waste Diversion under SB 1383
Heavy RestrictionsLooking for San Joaquin County county-wide rules?
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Lodi city rules.
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