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Trash & Recycling in Solano County, CA (2026)

8 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Solano County, California.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Solano County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Pickup Rules & Schedules

In unincorporated Solano County, garbage, recyclables and green waste containers must be nonabsorbent, leakproof, vector-resistant and lidded, and residents must pull empty carts back out of public view by the day after collection. Anyone in a congested area or running a commercial or industrial establishment must subscribe to the licensed hauler for their service area.

Solano County Trash Pickup Container Rules

Some Restrictions

Solano County Code § 23-21(b)

Containers for solid waste, recyclables, and green waste shall be placed at curbside for collection by the authorized contractor wherever there is a subscription for garbage service. Empty containers must be removed by the customer out of public view by the day following collection.

Bulk Item Disposal

Solano County defines bulky waste as oversized items like appliances, furniture, large auto parts and tree stumps that don't fit in a wheeled cart, and it lets residents in the exclusive service areas haul their own bulky items rather than use the contracted hauler.

Solano County Bulky Waste Disposal Rules

Light Restrictions

Solano County Code §§ 23-12, 23-31.2(b)

Bulky waste means large items of solid waste, recyclables and green waste such as appliances, furniture, large auto parts, tree stumps, and other oversize wastes whose large size precludes placement into wheeled containers, bins, or cans provided by the Contractor or homeowner. ... Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent or prohibit any resident in Service Areas A-E from...

Recycling Requirements

Homes in a Solano County mandatory service area, meaning parcels zoned Rural-Residential, Residential-Estate, One-Family, Duplex or Multiple-Residence, must take recycling and solid waste collection service unless the Department of Resource Management grants a written exemption.

Solano County Curbside Recycling Requirement

Some Restrictions

Solano County Code § 23-38(a)

Any owner of a dwelling in a mandatory service area may apply to the Department of Resource Management, Environmental Health Services Division to be exempt from the collection service on a form supplied by the Department. The application shall be accompanied by the required, non-refundable application fee. The exemption may be granted provided the owner can demonstrate one of the following: (1)...

Illegal Dumping

Dumping or discarding litter anywhere in unincorporated Solano County outside a lawful container or disposal area is an infraction under the county's Litter Control Program, carrying a mandatory $10 fine plus court-ordered litter cleanup duty on repeat offenses. A second conviction bumps the crime to a misdemeanor if it follows certain fish, game, health or vehicle code litter convictions.

Solano County Illegal Dumping and Litter Law

Significant Restrictions

Solano County Code § 23.5-13(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, discard, place or deposit litter in any manner or amount on any public or private property in the unincorporated portions of the county, except in containers or areas lawfully provided.

Yard Waste Collection

Green waste, meaning leaves, grass clippings, brush and tree cuttings, cannot pile up on unincorporated Solano County property long enough to cause a nuisance, and the county can order more frequent pickup if a property's yard waste becomes a problem.

Solano County Green Waste Storage Rules

Light Restrictions

Solano County Code § 23-20

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person, owner, agent, or occupant of any lot or premises, whether vacant or otherwise, or upon which a building of any kind or character is located within the unincorporated area of the county, shall permit an accumulation of solid waste to remain on such lot or premises for a period exceeding seven days. Recyclable material and green waste shoul...

Dumpster Rules

Every commercial and industrial property in unincorporated Solano County must keep its solid waste, recyclables and green waste in a storage enclosure with an impervious floor, and the enclosure has to have drains and hot-and-cold running water where appropriate.

Solano County Commercial Dumpster Enclosure Rules

Some Restrictions

Solano County Code § 23-22

All commercial and industrial enterprises shall be required to confine all of their solid waste, recyclables and green waste in storage enclosures. Such storage enclosures shall be constructed with an impervious floor, and where appropriate, shall have drains and be provided with hot and cold water under pressure. The storage enclosures shall be maintained at all times in a sanitary condition, ...

Collection Schedule

Every congested-area resident and all commercial or industrial establishments in unincorporated Solano County must sign up for solid waste, recyclables and green waste service with a contractor permitted for that service area, rather than self-hauling or going without service.

Solano County Mandatory Trash Collection Rule

Some Restrictions

Solano County Code § 23-30

All persons residing in, a congested area and all commercial or industrial establishments shall be required to obtain mandatory services of a Contractor who has obtained a solid waste, recyclables and green waste collection permit for that Service Area from the Department of Resource Management, Environmental Health Services Division.

Recycling Rules

Unincorporated Solano County requires recyclable material to be kept in approved containers that are leakproof, vector-resistant and fitted with lids, with a 250-pound weight cap on any container served by mechanical loading equipment. The Environmental Health Services Division enforces the standard.

Solano County Recyclable Container Rules

Some Restrictions

Solano County Code § 23-21(a)

Solid waste and recyclable material shall be stored in approved containers. Green waste shall be stored in either approved containers or contained in such a manner that does not create a nuisance condition. Containers shall have lids and be made of nonabsorbent materials, leakproof, vector-resistant, durable, easily cleanable and designed for safe handling. Containers, when filled, shall not ex...

Trash & Recycling by City in Solano County

3 cities in Solano County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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