5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Solano County, California.
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Garbage service is mandatory in the developed residential and commercial parts of unincorporated Solano County. Chapter 23 requires residents in congested and mandatory service areas to subscribe with the county's franchised contractor for the area, and the unincorporated franchised hauler provides weekly garbage, recycling, and organics collection.
Where there is garbage service, Chapter 23 requires carts to be set at curbside for the franchised contractor, and the customer must pull empty containers back out of public view by the day after collection. The unincorporated hauler directs residents to have carts roadside by 5 a.m. on the service day with the lid closed.
Chapter 23 defines bulky waste (appliances, furniture, large auto parts, tree stumps) as items too large for normal carts. The unincorporated franchised hauler offers a once-a-year cleanup pickup of two bulky items (200 lb each), and residents are also free to self-haul their own bulky waste to an approved facility.
Recycling collection is part of the mandatory franchised service in unincorporated Solano County. Chapter 23 defines recyclables and folds them into mandatory collection, and the unincorporated hauler issues residents weekly recycling service using blue bags placed with the garbage cart. State law (AB 341/AB 1826/SB 1383) also mandates recycling diversion.
California's SB 1383 requires residents and businesses in unincorporated Solano County to keep organic waste out of the landfill. The county franchised hauler provides weekly organics collection (food scraps, food-soiled paper, and yard waste), and the Department of Resource Management administers compliance, edible food recovery, and commercial waivers.
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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