Trash & Recycling in West Sacramento, CA (2026)

West Sacramento Municipal Code § 8.08.130(A)

Garbage, recyclables and organic waste shall be collected as directed by the city council, but no less frequently than once each week from containers serviced by automated front- or side-loader equipment. B. For all other service types, including self-haul, garbage, recyclables and organic waste must be collected or hauled frequently enough to prevent a public nuisance. (Ord. 21-21 § 2)

West Sacramento Municipal Code § 8.08.140

All containers for garbage, recyclables and organic waste from residential units shall be placed at the curb for collection before six a.m. on collection days, but not earlier than twelve noon, the day preceding the collection day. B. The container(s) shall not be placed on the sidewalk or obstruct the right-of-way, traffic, ADA accessibility, driveways other than the property owner's own dr...

West Sacramento Municipal Code § 8.08.100(B)

Removal of bulky waste to a legal point of disposal is the responsibility of the property owner. C. Diversion. Source separation of recyclables and organic waste is required, and source separated material shall be hauled to a facility permitted to process this material such that it qualifies as diverted under the Act. Organic waste generators subject to the requirements of SB 1383 shall full...

West Sacramento Municipal Code § 8.08.100(C)

Diversion. Source separation of recyclables and organic waste is required, and source separated material shall be hauled to a facility permitted to process this material such that it qualifies as diverted under the Act. Organic waste generators subject to the requirements of SB 1383 shall fully comply with all applicable SB 1383 regulatory requirements or be subject to enforcement action, as de...

West Sacramento Municipal Code § 8.08.320(A)(1)

Organic waste generators subject to the requirements of SB 1383 (Lara, 2016) shall fully comply with all applicable SB 1383 regulatory requirements or be subject to enforcement action, as determined by the city manager. Single-family organic waste generators shall comply with the following requirements: ...Subscribe to three-container solid waste (garbage, recyclable materials, and organic wast...

West Sacramento Municipal Code § 8.08.050(A)-(B)

Scavenging is unlawful and is expressly prohibited. B. Burying or burning of solid waste, hazardous waste, radioactive waste, and medical waste is unlawful and is expressly prohibited. C. It is unlawful for any person to place dirt, brick, concrete, used asphalt, clay, asbestos or asphalt pipe, or any other material which does not readily break down chemically or biologically when buried ...

West Sacramento Municipal Code § 8.08.110(C)

For residential service, all garbage, recyclables and organic waste must be placed in containers provided by the city or city's collector, except that yard trimmings and cardboard may be bundled and leaves may be placed in a compostable bag outside containers. D. Each container lid must close tightly over the container, which shall not be overfilled. E. No hazardous or biomedical waste sh...

West Sacramento Municipal Code § 8.08.110(B)

Bins, drop boxes or debris boxes may be used by commercial services so long as any garbage is first placed in a plastic bag with a sealed top prior to placement in the container and so long as the container is leakproof and has a cover that is closed at all times, except when loading or unloading. C. For residential service, all garbage, recyclables and organic waste must be placed in contai...

West Sacramento Municipal Code § 8.08.030(A)

It is unlawful for any person, other than the city, its collector, or hauling permit holder acting pursuant to a permit as provided in this chapter, to collect, remove or carry any solid waste through any street or road in the city or to engage in the business of soliciting accounts or invoicing customers for commercial solid waste service in the city. Every owner of property at which solid was...