Trash & Recycling in Santa Clarita, CA (2026)
10 verified trash & recycling rules for Santa Clarita, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Burrtec provides exclusive residential trash and recycling collection per SCMC 15.44. Transition to Burrtec occurred July 1, 2023.
Santa Clarita Trash Pickup Schedules & Rules
Some RestrictionsCalifornia SB 1383, Public Resources Code Section 42652.5
42652.5. (a) The department, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall adopt regulations to achieve the organic waste reduction goals for 2020 and 2025 established in Section 39730.6 of the Health and Safety Code. The regulations shall comply with all of the following: (1) May require local jurisdictions to impose requirements on generators or other relevant entities within thei...
Bin Placement Rules
Santa Clarita bars putting trash, recycling and organics carts out early or leaving them in view. Municipal Code Section 15.44.220(A) says containers cannot go to the curb before 6 p.m. the night before collection and must come back in by 8 a.m. the next morning, and they cannot sit visible in a front or side yard outside that window.
Santa Clarita Trash Cart Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita, CA, Municipal Code § 15.44.220(A)(11)-(12) (Recycling and Organics Collection Program: Containers, Participation and Separation Required)
Place solid waste containers, such as residential containers, that are moved to a collection point to facilitate collection, no sooner than six p.m. on the day before the regularly scheduled collection day and remove them from any location adjacent to a street or right-of-way not later than eight a.m. on the day following the regularly scheduled collection day. ... Not place any container in an...
Bulk Item Disposal
Santa Clarita residents cannot set bulky items like furniture or appliances at the curb on a whim. Municipal Code Section 15.44.815 requires an arrangement with the City's franchised hauler before placing bulky goods at the curb or near a bin enclosure, and violators face code enforcement citations.
Santa Clarita Bulky Item Pickup Rules
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita, CA, Municipal Code § 15.44.815 (Placement of Bulky Goods)
To protect public health, safety, and well-being and to minimize interference with public rights-of-way, no person shall place bulky goods adjacent to a street or public right-of-way without first having made arrangements with a solid waste enterprise licensed or permitted by the City for the pickup of the bulky goods. No person shall place bulky goods in, on, or around a bin enclosure or insid...
Recycling Requirements
Santa Clarita requires every residence and business to keep separate garbage, recycling and organics containers supplied by the city's franchised hauler, sort materials by container color, and set them out only within the city's placement window. Municipal Code § 15.44.220 spells out the container, participation and separation duties that implement the state's SB 1383 organic-waste mandate for generators citywide.
Santa Clarita Curbside Recycling Requirements
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita, CA, Municipal Code § 15.44.220 (Recycling and Organics Collection Program—Containers, Participation and Separation Required)
Generators, including single-family, multifamily and commercial businesses, except those that get an exemption and meet self-hauler requirements set forth in this chapter or commercial businesses that obtain a waiver pursuant to requirements in this chapter, shall: 1. Maintain, for such residence or business, separate garbage, organics and recycling containers, supplied by the franchised collec...
Mandatory Organics Recycling
Santa Clarita requires every residence and business to keep organic waste, including food scraps, separated into a dedicated organics container under Municipal Code § 15.44.220(A), the local rule implementing California's SB 1383 mandate. Skipping the requirement without a City-approved de minimis or physical-space waiver triggers a noncompliance rate billed through the franchised hauler plus standard infraction penalties.
Santa Clarita Mandatory Organics Separation
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita Municipal Code § 15.44.220(A)
The person in charge of day-to-day operations at all residential premises and commercial premises is required to make arrangements for the collection of their garbage, recyclable materials and organic waste through services franchised by the City... A. Generators, including single-family, multifamily and commercial businesses... shall: ... 2. Participate in the collection services provided by t...
Illegal Dumping
Santa Clarita makes it unlawful to dump, spill, bury or abandon solid or liquid waste anywhere in the City outside an authorized container or permitted facility. Municipal Code Section 15.44.845 covers everything from tossed barrels to leaking drums, and violators face code enforcement citations and possible misdemeanor prosecution under the City's general penalty provisions.
Santa Clarita Illegal Dumping Penalties
Significant RestrictionsSanta Clarita, CA, Municipal Code § 15.44.845 (Unlawful Dumping Prohibited)
No person shall dump, deposit, release, spill, leak, pump, pour, emit, empty, discharge, inject, bury, or dispose into the environment (including by abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers and other closed receptacles of solid, hazardous, or liquid waste of any kind whatsoever) any solid or liquid waste upon any premises within the City, or to cause, suffer, or permit any solid or liqu...
Yard Waste Collection
Santa Clarita curbside green waste, leaves, grass clippings, brush, branches, and Christmas trees, can't exceed four feet in length or six inches in diameter before it's set out for pickup under Municipal Code § 15.44.220(A)(13). Residents must use the organics container or tie bundles no heavier than fifty pounds, and can't mix green waste with garbage or contaminate it with hazardous waste.
Santa Clarita Yard Waste Collection Rules
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita Municipal Code § 15.44.220(A)(13)
Green waste shall not exceed four (4) feet in length and six (6) inches in diameter before being placed adjacent to a street or public right-of-way for collection. Place green waste in organic waste containers designated for the collection of green waste, or tied securely in bundles not exceeding fifty (50) pounds, and shall not be contaminated with other forms of solid waste or with hazardous ...
Dumpster Rules
Santa Clarita Municipal Code Section 15.44.220(A)(12) bars placing any commercial bin, temporary bin or roll-off box in a public right-of-way without a City encroachment permit, and limits how long one can sit visibly on private property. The code's definition of "temporary bin" caps that visible placement at 30 consecutive days, or 60 days within any 90-day period.
Santa Clarita Dumpster and Roll-Off Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 15.44.220(A)(12) and Sec. 15.44.010 (Definitions - "Temporary Bin")
Not place any container in any front yard or side yard that is visible from a public street except during collection hours. No container may be placed in any public right-of-way unless an encroachment permit authorizing the placement has been issued by the City. A bin, construction and demolition material bin, temporary bin, or roll-off box may be placed on private property, visible to the publ...
Collection Schedule
Every single-family home and commercial property in Santa Clarita that generates garbage, organics, or recyclables must be signed up with a City-franchised solid waste hauler under Municipal Code § 15.44.215. If the City finds a property isn't subscribed, it sends written notice, and the responsible party has seventy-two hours to sign up or get an exemption before being in violation.
Santa Clarita Mandatory Trash Service Rule
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita Municipal Code § 15.44.215
In order to protect the public health, safety, and well-being and to prevent the spread of vectors, the person responsible for the day-to-day operation of each commercial premises and single-family residential premises in the City at which garbage, organic waste and recyclable materials are generated or accumulated shall make arrangements with a solid waste enterprise for the collection of thes...
Recycling Rules
Once recyclables go into a container supplied by Santa Clarita's franchised hauler, they legally belong to that hauler under Municipal Code § 15.44.250(A), citing Public Resources Code § 41950(c). Residents can still sell or donate their own recyclables before setting them out, but scavenging recyclables back out of a curbside container is a separate violation under § 15.44.823, protecting the franchise system's revenue stream.
Santa Clarita Recyclable Materials Ownership Rule
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita Municipal Code § 15.44.250
A. Upon placement of recyclable solid waste at a designated recycling collection location, or placement of recyclable solid waste or recyclable materials in a container provided by a solid waste enterprise or by an authorized recycling agent for collection of recyclable solid wastes, the recyclable materials and recyclable solid waste become the property of the solid waste enterprise or authori...
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