Trash & Recycling in Rocklin, CA (2026)
6 verified trash & recycling rules for Rocklin, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Recology Auburn Placer is the exclusive franchise hauler for residential garbage, recycling and green waste in Rocklin under Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 13.08 (Solid Waste and Refuse Collection). Customers receive two carts — one gray for trash/recyclables (sorted at the MRF under SB 1383) and one green for yard/organic waste. Carts must be at curbside by 5:00 a.m. on your collection day, and Recology operates as usual on every holiday except Christmas Day and New Year's Day (service is delayed one day for the rest of that week).
Rocklin Garbage and Recycling Pickup Rules
Some RestrictionsBin Placement Rules
Rocklin requires that refuse and recycling carts be set at the curb by 5:00 a.m. on your scheduled collection day. Between pickups, carts and any junk, trash or debris must be screened from public view per Rocklin Municipal Code §8.04.020(A) and (D). Carts placed in the street/right-of-way for extended periods, or stored in front yards visible from the street, can be cited by Code Enforcement.
Cart Placement, Storage and Set-Out Rules
Some RestrictionsBulk Item Disposal
Rocklin does not run a routine curbside bulky-item pickup; instead, residents rent temporary dumpsters from Recology Auburn Placer (530-885-3735) or use the City's annual Clean Up Day drop-off events for furniture, mattresses, e-waste and household junk. Hazardous waste, appliances, car batteries and used motor oil go to the Western Placer Waste Management Authority (WPWMA) facility at 3195 Athens Avenue, Lincoln — contact (916) 645-5230 ext. 4.
Bulk Items, Dumpsters and Annual Clean-Up Day
Few RestrictionsRecycling Requirements
Rocklin uses a single gray-cart, single-stream system: residents put trash and recyclables together, and the Western Placer Waste Management Authority Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Lincoln sorts out cans, bottles, glass, PETE plastic, cardboard and newspaper. California SB 1383 (Public Resources Code §42652 et seq.) requires organic waste diversion; in Rocklin compliance is achieved system-wide at the MRF and through the separate green-waste cart, so 'no behavior changes' are required of households per the City's SB 1383 page.
Single-Stream Recycling and SB 1383 Organics
Some RestrictionsIllegal Dumping
Illegal dumping in Rocklin is enforced under both the Rocklin Municipal Code (RMC §8.04.020(A)/(D) on junk, trash and debris) and California Penal Code §374.3. PC §374.3(e) imposes mandatory fines of $250–$1,000 for a first infraction, $500–$1,500 for a second, and $750–$3,000 for a third; commercial-quantity dumping under §374.3(h)(1) is a misdemeanor with up to six months in county jail and fines up to $10,000. Report dumping to Rocklin Public Works at (916) 625-5500 or, after hours/weekends, Police Dispatch at (916) 625-5400.
Illegal Dumping Penalties and Reporting
Heavy RestrictionsYard Waste Collection
Rocklin residents receive a separate green cart from Recology Auburn Placer for yard waste — grass clippings, leaves, prunings and similar plant material. Putting green waste in the gray trash cart is allowed because the MRF sorts it, but the green cart is the preferred route under California SB 1383 (PRC §42652 et seq.). Christmas trees are collected free at two parks December 26 through January 4, and accumulating yard debris on a property in public view violates RMC §8.04.020(D) (Dead Vegetation).
Green Waste, Yard Debris and Christmas Tree Disposal
Some RestrictionsLooking for Placer County county-wide rules?
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Rocklin city rules.
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