Trash & Recycling in Stanislaus County, CA (2026)

Stanislaus County Code § 9.04.110 (Containers—Location)

Discarded materials containers shall not be placed or allowed to remain in or on any street or alley right-of-way more than twenty-four hours prior to, or after, the scheduled collection day unless authorized by the department. Except when containers are set out for collection in accordance with Section 9.04.120, containers shall be screened from public view in a manner approved by the departme...

Stanislaus County Code § 9.08.135 (Bulky item service)

During each calendar year, all franchise collectors shall offer each residential customer within their franchise area two bulky item collection service opportunities at no additional cost to the customer. Materials eligible for bulky item collection must be generated at the same premises where the collection occurs... Residents may place any number of acceptable bulky items out on their schedul...

Stanislaus County Code § 9.04.040(A) (Discarded Materials Service—Required)

The owner or occupant, of each residential or commercial premises within the mandatory collection service areas of the unincorporated county shall subscribe, at minimum, to weekly collection service for discarded materials with the appropriate franchise collector, from the first through the last date of occupancy. The department may change the required number of containers, type or size of cont...

Stanislaus County Code § 9.04.120(B) (Collection and Diversion—Single-Family Premises)

All generators of single-family premises shall separate discarded material types for collection, in accordance with their subscribed discarded materials service, and shall not place prohibited container contaminants in any collection container.

Stanislaus County Code § 9.04.020 (Dumping—Private Property)

No owner or occupant shall throw, drop, leave, dump, bury, place or otherwise dispose of any discarded materials upon their premises, or allow any other person to dispose of discarded materials, upon their premises except as approved by the department. Building materials may be kept on premises during a period of active construction, reconstruction, or repair of a building or structure thereon ...

Stanislaus County Code § 9.02.010 (Garden Waste definition)

"Garden waste" means vegetative organic waste that will decompose and/or putrefy, including, but not limited to, grass clippings, leaves, tree or shrub trimmings, weeds, unpainted and untreated wood, and other vegetative organic waste accumulated as a result of normal yard and landscaping installation, maintenance, or removal. Garden waste is a subset of organic materials.

Stanislaus County Code § 9.04.130(A) (Collection and diversion—Multifamily and commercial premises)

Carts for discarded materials collection service to multifamily and commercial premises shall be placed upon the customer's premises immediately adjacent to and accessible from the nearest state or county maintained road, or in locations that are mutually agreed upon by the owner and the authorized collector. Drop boxes and bins shall be located for easy access and as agreed upon between the cu...

Stanislaus County Code § 9.04.170 (Hours of collection)

No discarded materials collection shall be made in a residential district, as shown on the zoning map of the county, prior to five a.m. or after six p.m. No discarded materials collection shall be made at schools, churches, hospitals, offices, or commercial establishments in or adjacent to said residential districts prior to five a.m. or after nine p.m.