Trash & Recycling in San Joaquin County, CA (2026)

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...

CA SB 1383 Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy (CalRecycle)

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...

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...

San Joaquin County Ordinance Code § 5-2978

With the exception of single-family generators that meet the self-hauler requirements in Section 5-2984 of this chapter, a single-family organic waste generator shall: (a)Subscribe to County's organic waste collection services for all organic waste generated as described below in Subsections (b) through (d). County shall have the right to review the number and size of a generator's container...

San Joaquin County Code § 5-10504

(a) It is a violation of this Chapter for any person to illegally dump or to cause waste matter to be disposed of in violation of this Chapter, this Code, or State or Federal statute. (b) It is unlawful for a person to have another person or to hire another person to dispose of more than one (1) cubic yard of waste matter who is not legally authorized to dispose of waste matter in the County.

San Joaquin County Ordinance Code § 5-2404(b)

Residential solid waste collection and related services will be provided by the franchise collectors, as required by the residential refuse collection contacts, to residents within mandatory residential solid waste collection areas, whether or not these services were requested by the property owner or tenant. Residential properties are exempt from mandatory residential solid waste collection an...