Trash & Recycling in Riverside County, CA (2026)

California SB 1383 (Short-lived Climate Pollutants — Organic Waste Reduction)

SB 1383, Lara. Short-lived climate pollutants: methane emissions: dairy and livestock: organic waste: landfills. (1) The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to approve a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equi...

Riverside County Code § 8.136.040(C), (E)

No container shall be placed adjacent to a street for collection more than twelve (12) hours prior to collection day. All containers shall be removed from the street location onto the owner's property within twelve (12) hours after collection. ... All residential solid waste and recyclable materials must be placed out at the curb pickup site by 6:00 a.m. on the designated pickup day.

Riverside County Code § 8.136.050

All residential properties in the unincorporated portions of the county shall participate in the county's three-container system for source separated organic materials, source separated recyclable materials, and waste collection services, except those residents that meet the self-hauler requirements in section 8.136.080 of this chapter. Participation in the collection programs requires that res...

Riverside County Code § 8.136.050

All residential properties in the unincorporated portions of the county shall participate in the county's three-container system for source separated organic materials, source separated recyclable materials, and waste collection services, except those residents that meet the self-hauler requirements in section 8.136.080... residents place organic waste, including food waste, in the green contai...

Riverside County Code § 9.24.010

No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation, shall place, deposit, throw or dump any trash, garbage, waste, debris or refuse matter on any public or private property whether owned or controlled by the person or not, except where such matter is being temporarily placed in receptacles for later collection and removal... guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not excee...

Riverside County Code § 8.136.020(H)

"Green container" has the same meaning as in 14 CCR Section 18982.2(a)(29) and shall be used for the purpose of storage and collection of source separated organic waste such as food, lawn trimmings, green material and other similar items.

Riverside County Code § 8.136.040

B. Not less than once a week all solid waste created, produced or brought upon the property shall be moved to an approved disposal facility... C. No container shall be placed adjacent to a street for collection more than twelve (12) hours prior to collection day. All containers shall be removed from the street location onto the owner's property within twelve (12) hours after collection... E. Al...

Riverside County Code § 8.136.050

All residential properties in the unincorporated portions of the county shall participate in the county's three-container system for source separated organic materials, source separated recyclable materials, and waste collection services... Participation in the collection programs requires that residents place organic waste, including food waste, in the green container; source separated recycla...