Trash & Recycling Rules by City in California
230 California jurisdictions compared, 189 cities and 41 counties, 1784 rules in total.
Across California, Concord has the most restrictive trash & recycling on file and Sonora the most permissive. Every rating below is derived from ordinances we quote directly from each jurisdiction's published code: tap a place to read the text and its citation.
Trash & Recycling strictness, California
Select a county on the map to narrow the list. Shading shows how many jurisdictions we hold there, not how strict they are.
- ComptonSome Restrictions7 Some4 Significant
11 rules · City
- GardenaSome Restrictions1 Light9 Some1 Heavy
11 rules · City
- GlendaleSome Restrictions1 Light9 Some1 Heavy
11 rules · City
- PetalumaSome Restrictions9 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
11 rules · City
- San Bernardino CountySome Restrictions1 Light8 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
11 rules · County
- AlamedaSome Restrictions1 Light6 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- AlhambraSome Restrictions1 Light7 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- Aliso ViejoSome Restrictions2 Light4 Some3 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- ArcadiaSome Restrictions1 Light7 Some2 Significant
10 rules · City
- BeaumontSignificant Restrictions6 Some2 Significant2 Heavy
10 rules · City
- Buena ParkSome Restrictions1 Light7 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- CamarilloSome Restrictions1 Light6 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- CarlsbadSome Restrictions2 Light7 Some1 Significant
10 rules · City
- Cathedral CitySome Restrictions2 Light6 Some2 Significant
10 rules · City
- ClovisSome Restrictions1 Light8 Some1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- DowneySome Restrictions1 Light6 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- EastvaleSome Restrictions9 Some1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- Elk GroveSome Restrictions9 Some1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- FolsomSome Restrictions1 Light7 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- FremontSome Restrictions2 Light7 Some1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- FresnoSome Restrictions8 Some2 Significant
10 rules · City
- HaywardSome Restrictions1 Light8 Some1 Significant
10 rules · City
- HighlandSome Restrictions7 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- Huntington BeachSome Restrictions7 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- InglewoodSignificant Restrictions1 Light3 Some5 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- La HabraSignificant Restrictions6 Some2 Significant2 Heavy
10 rules · City
- Laguna NiguelSome Restrictions9 Some1 Significant
10 rules · City
- LancasterSignificant Restrictions6 Some3 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- Los Angeles CountySome Restrictions1 Few4 Light4 Some1 Heavy
10 rules · County
- MaderaSome Restrictions8 Some2 Significant
10 rules · City
- MenifeeSome Restrictions9 Some1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- MercedSome Restrictions6 Some4 Significant
10 rules · City
- Monterey ParkSome Restrictions8 Some2 Heavy
10 rules · City
- MoorparkSome Restrictions1 Light6 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- Newport BeachSome Restrictions8 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- NorwalkSome Restrictions7 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- OaklandSignificant Restrictions6 Some3 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- OxnardSome Restrictions1 Light8 Some1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- Palm SpringsSome Restrictions9 Some1 Significant
10 rules · City
- PalmdaleSome Restrictions8 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- PasadenaSome Restrictions7 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- Pico RiveraSignificant Restrictions6 Some3 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- PortervilleSome Restrictions1 Light8 Some1 Significant
10 rules · City
- Rancho CucamongaSome Restrictions2 Light6 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- RedlandsSome Restrictions8 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- RialtoSome Restrictions1 Light8 Some1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- RiversideSome Restrictions7 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- San ClementeSome Restrictions1 Light8 Some1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- San JacintoSignificant Restrictions6 Some2 Significant2 Heavy
10 rules · City
- San JoseSome Restrictions2 Light6 Some2 Heavy
10 rules · City
- San LeandroSome Restrictions1 Light6 Some3 Significant
10 rules · City
- San MarcosSome Restrictions7 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- San RamonSome Restrictions7 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- Santa ClaraSome Restrictions7 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- Santa ClaritaSome Restrictions9 Some1 Significant
10 rules · City
- SanteeSome Restrictions1 Light8 Some1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- SonomaSome Restrictions1 Light8 Some1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- TustinSome Restrictions9 Some1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- UplandSome Restrictions7 Some3 Significant
10 rules · City
- VallejoSome Restrictions7 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- VictorvilleSome Restrictions2 Light6 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- WestminsterSome Restrictions1 Light6 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
10 rules · City
- WhittierSome Restrictions9 Some1 Significant
10 rules · City
- AnaheimSome Restrictions6 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- BakersfieldSome Restrictions7 Some2 Heavy
9 rules · City
- Baldwin ParkSome Restrictions1 Light5 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- BellflowerSignificant Restrictions5 Some3 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- BerkeleySome Restrictions8 Some1 Significant
9 rules · City
- Butte CountySome Restrictions1 Light5 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · County
- CarsonSome Restrictions1 Light6 Some2 Heavy
9 rules · City
- ChicoSome Restrictions8 Some1 Significant
9 rules · City
- Chino HillsSome Restrictions1 Light7 Some1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- CupertinoSome Restrictions8 Some1 Significant
9 rules · City
- DavisSome Restrictions7 Some2 Significant
9 rules · City
- El MonteSome Restrictions1 Light6 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- EscondidoSome Restrictions1 Light7 Some1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- Fountain ValleySome Restrictions7 Some2 Significant
9 rules · City
- Fresno CountySome Restrictions6 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · County
- FullertonSignificant Restrictions5 Some3 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- Glenn CountySome Restrictions1 Light7 Some1 Heavy
9 rules · County
- HanfordSome Restrictions6 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- HemetSome Restrictions1 Light6 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- Huntington ParkSignificant Restrictions5 Some2 Significant2 Heavy
9 rules · City
- Lake ElsinoreSome Restrictions7 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- LakewoodSome Restrictions1 Light7 Some1 Significant
9 rules · City
- LivermoreSome Restrictions7 Some2 Significant
9 rules · City
- Los AngelesSome Restrictions3 Light5 Some1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- LynwoodSignificant Restrictions5 Some3 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- MantecaSome Restrictions7 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- MontereySome Restrictions8 Some1 Significant
9 rules · City
- Moreno ValleySome Restrictions7 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- OntarioSome Restrictions7 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- Orange CountySome Restrictions1 Light5 Some3 Significant
9 rules · County
- ParamountSome Restrictions6 Some3 Significant
9 rules · City
- Pismo BeachSome Restrictions5 Some4 Significant
9 rules · City
- Rohnert ParkSome Restrictions1 Light7 Some1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- RosevilleSignificant Restrictions5 Some3 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- SacramentoSome Restrictions9 Some
9 rules · City
- Sacramento CountySome Restrictions8 Some1 Heavy
9 rules · County
- SalinasSome Restrictions8 Some1 Significant
9 rules · City
- San BernardinoSome Restrictions6 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- San Diego CountySome Restrictions8 Some1 Heavy
9 rules · County
- San Luis Obispo CountySome Restrictions8 Some1 Heavy
9 rules · County
- Santa AnaSome Restrictions6 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- Santa Cruz CountySome Restrictions8 Some1 Heavy
9 rules · County
- Santa MariaSome Restrictions1 Light6 Some2 Significant
9 rules · City
- Santa RosaSome Restrictions7 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- Simi ValleySome Restrictions7 Some2 Significant
9 rules · City
- StocktonSome Restrictions9 Some
9 rules · City
- TemeculaSome Restrictions1 Light5 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- Thousand OaksSome Restrictions7 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- TracySome Restrictions7 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- Union CitySome Restrictions1 Light7 Some1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- VenturaSome Restrictions1 Light7 Some1 Significant
9 rules · City
- West SacramentoSome Restrictions1 Light6 Some2 Heavy
9 rules · City
- WoodlandSignificant Restrictions5 Some3 Significant1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- Yolo CountySome Restrictions9 Some
9 rules · County
- Yorba LindaSome Restrictions1 Light7 Some1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- Yuba CitySome Restrictions8 Some1 Heavy
9 rules · City
- Alameda CountySome Restrictions6 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
8 rules · County
- BrentwoodSome Restrictions7 Some1 Significant
8 rules · City
- ChinoSome Restrictions8 Some
8 rules · City
- Chula VistaSignificant Restrictions5 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
8 rules · City
- CoronaSome Restrictions1 Light5 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
8 rules · City
- Costa MesaSome Restrictions1 Light4 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
8 rules · City
- DublinSome Restrictions7 Some1 Significant
8 rules · City
- El Dorado CountySome Restrictions1 Light6 Some1 Heavy
8 rules · County
- FairfieldSome Restrictions7 Some1 Heavy
8 rules · City
- GilroySome Restrictions6 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
8 rules · City
- HawthorneSome Restrictions7 Some1 Significant
8 rules · City
- IrvineSome Restrictions1 Light7 Some
8 rules · City
- Kern CountySome Restrictions7 Some1 Heavy
8 rules · County
- La MesaSome Restrictions1 Light5 Some2 Significant
8 rules · City
- Long BeachSome Restrictions1 Light5 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
8 rules · City
- Marin CountySome Restrictions6 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
8 rules · County
- Merced CountySignificant Restrictions5 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
8 rules · County
- MilpitasSome Restrictions6 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
8 rules · City
- ModestoSome Restrictions7 Some1 Heavy
8 rules · City
- Mountain ViewSome Restrictions6 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
8 rules · City
- National CitySome Restrictions5 Some3 Significant
8 rules · City
- OceansideSome Restrictions6 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
8 rules · City
- OrangeSome Restrictions7 Some1 Heavy
8 rules · City
- PleasantonSome Restrictions7 Some1 Heavy
8 rules · City
- PomonaSome Restrictions1 Light5 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
8 rules · City
- Rancho CordovaSome Restrictions6 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
8 rules · City
- ReddingSome Restrictions1 Light7 Some
8 rules · City
- Redondo BeachSome Restrictions6 Some2 Significant
8 rules · City
- Riverside CountySome Restrictions7 Some1 Significant
8 rules · County
- RocklinSome Restrictions7 Some1 Significant
8 rules · City
- San DiegoSome Restrictions7 Some1 Heavy
8 rules · City
- Santa Barbara CountySome Restrictions6 Some2 Significant
8 rules · County
- Santa Clara CountySome Restrictions7 Some1 Significant
8 rules · County
- Solano CountySome Restrictions2 Light5 Some1 Significant
8 rules · County
- Sonoma CountySome Restrictions8 Some
8 rules · County
- Stanislaus CountySome Restrictions7 Some1 Significant
8 rules · County
- SunnyvaleSome Restrictions2 Light6 Some
8 rules · City
- Tulare CountySome Restrictions7 Some1 Significant
8 rules · County
- VistaSome Restrictions7 Some1 Significant
8 rules · City
- West CovinaSignificant Restrictions5 Some2 Significant1 Heavy
8 rules · City
- YucaipaSignificant Restrictions4 Some3 Significant1 Heavy
8 rules · City
- CeresSome Restrictions6 Some1 Significant
7 rules · City
- IndioSome Restrictions1 Light5 Some1 Heavy
7 rules · City
- Kings CountySome Restrictions1 Light4 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
7 rules · County
- Los BanosSome Restrictions1 Light4 Some2 Significant
7 rules · City
- Mission ViejoSome Restrictions6 Some1 Heavy
7 rules · City
- MontebelloSome Restrictions5 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
7 rules · City
- PacificaSome Restrictions6 Some1 Significant
7 rules · City
- Palm DesertSome Restrictions6 Some1 Significant
7 rules · City
- PerrisSome Restrictions5 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
7 rules · City
- PlacentiaSignificant Restrictions3 Some4 Significant
7 rules · City
- Placer CountySome Restrictions5 Some2 Significant
7 rules · County
- San Mateo CountySome Restrictions5 Some2 Heavy
7 rules · County
- San RafaelSome Restrictions6 Some1 Significant
7 rules · City
- WatsonvilleSignificant Restrictions3 Some3 Significant1 Heavy
7 rules · City
- AntiochSome Restrictions1 Light5 Some
6 rules · City
- Apple ValleySome Restrictions5 Some1 Heavy
6 rules · City
- Calaveras CountySome Restrictions1 Few4 Some1 Significant
6 rules · County
- Contra Costa CountySome Restrictions6 Some
6 rules · County
- El CajonSignificant Restrictions3 Some3 Significant
6 rules · City
- HesperiaSome Restrictions5 Some1 Heavy
6 rules · City
- Lake CountySome Restrictions5 Some1 Significant
6 rules · County
- LodiSignificant Restrictions3 Some3 Significant
6 rules · City
- Madera CountySignificant Restrictions4 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
6 rules · County
- Mendocino CountySome Restrictions5 Some1 Significant
6 rules · County
- Monterey CountySome Restrictions5 Some1 Heavy
6 rules · County
- MurrietaSome Restrictions5 Some1 Heavy
6 rules · City
- NovatoSome Restrictions5 Some1 Significant
6 rules · City
- Redwood CitySome Restrictions6 Some
6 rules · City
- San Benito CountySignificant Restrictions4 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
6 rules · County
- San FranciscoSome Restrictions5 Some1 Significant
6 rules · City
- San Joaquin CountySome Restrictions6 Some
6 rules · County
- Santa MonicaSignificant Restrictions4 Some1 Significant1 Heavy
6 rules · City
- TruckeeSome Restrictions5 Some1 Heavy
6 rules · City
- TurlockSome Restrictions5 Some1 Heavy
6 rules · City
- VacavilleSome Restrictions1 Light4 Some1 Heavy
6 rules · City
- Ventura CountySome Restrictions1 Light5 Some
6 rules · County
- FontanaSome Restrictions4 Some1 Heavy
5 rules · City
- HerculesSome Restrictions1 Light4 Some
5 rules · City
- RidgecrestSome Restrictions4 Some1 Significant
5 rules · City
- VisaliaLight Restrictions4 Light1 Some
5 rules · City
- Yuba CountySome Restrictions1 Light3 Some1 Heavy
5 rules · County
- BishopSome Restrictions3 Some1 Significant
4 rules · City
- Garden GroveSome Restrictions3 Some1 Significant
4 rules · City
- Imperial CountySignificant Restrictions2 Some2 Significant
4 rules · County
- South GateSome Restrictions3 Some1 Significant
4 rules · City
- Citrus HeightsSome Restrictions3 Some
3 rules · City
- Lake ForestSome Restrictions2 Some1 Heavy
3 rules · City
- PittsburgSome Restrictions3 Some
3 rules · City
- RichmondSome Restrictions3 Some
3 rules · City
- Shasta CountySome Restrictions2 Some1 Heavy
3 rules · County
- Tehama CountySome Restrictions3 Some
3 rules · County
- BurbankSome Restrictions2 Some
2 rules · City
- FillmoreSome Restrictions2 Some
2 rules · City
- MartinezHeavy Restrictions1 Some1 Heavy
2 rules · City
- OakleyHeavy Restrictions1 Some1 Heavy
2 rules · City
- Palo AltoSome Restrictions1 Light1 Some
2 rules · City
- Port HuenemeSome Restrictions1 Light1 Some
2 rules · City
- Santa PaulaSome Restrictions2 Some
2 rules · City
- TorranceSome Restrictions2 Some
2 rules · City
- Walnut CreekSome Restrictions2 Some
2 rules · City
- AltadenaSome Restrictions1 Some
1 rule · City
- ConcordHeavy Restrictions1 Heavy
1 rule · City
- DelanoSome Restrictions1 Some
1 rule · City
- GaltSome Restrictions1 Some
1 rule · City
- Napa CountySome Restrictions1 Some
1 rule · County
- ReedleySome Restrictions1 Some
1 rule · City
- San MateoSome Restrictions1 Some
1 rule · City
- SangerSome Restrictions1 Some
1 rule · City
- SonoraLight Restrictions1 Light
1 rule · City
- Tuolumne CountySome Restrictions1 Some
1 rule · County
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