4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in San Joaquin County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Unincorporated San Joaquin County contracts residential solid waste and recycling service through franchise haulers — primarily Waste Management (north and east county) and Republic Services/Allied (south and west). Weekly curbside trash, recycling, and SB 1383 organics collection is required. Bins out by 6:00 AM on service day; contaminated bins may be rejected.
California Organic Waste Recycling
Code, relating to methane emissions. [ Approved by Governor September 19, 2016. Filed with Secretary of State September 19, 2016. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST 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 charge...
Bins in unincorporated San Joaquin County must be placed curbside with lids closed on service day, spaced 3 feet apart and 3 feet from obstacles (mailboxes, parked cars, hydrants). Carts must be retrieved within 24 hours of pickup and stored out of front-yard view between service days per Development Title property maintenance standards.
Franchise haulers in unincorporated San Joaquin County offer 1–2 on-call bulk pickups per year included with service for furniture, mattresses, and appliances with refrigerants removed. Additional bulk or construction debris must go to Foothill Sanitary Landfill or Forward Landfill. Illegal dumping on rural roads is aggressively prosecuted.
Curbside recycling and SB 1383 organics diversion are mandatory in unincorporated San Joaquin County for all single-family, multifamily, and commercial generators. Blue cart accepts paper, cardboard, glass bottles, metal cans, and rigid plastics #1–#5. Green cart is for yard waste + food scraps. Contaminated carts are skipped.
CA SB 1383 (CalRecycle Organics Reduction Program)
California's Organic Waste Reduction SB 1383 Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy 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. To reduce methane pollution and other short-lived climate pollutants, California passed SB 1383 (Lara, 2016). The law set...
2 cities in San Joaquin County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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