Vacaville, CA Property Maintenance: Trash Bin Storage (2026)

Solid waste, recycling, and organics service in Vacaville is provided by Recology Vacaville Solano under franchise from the City of Vacaville. Residential customers are provided with three carts: a gray garbage cart, a blue recycling cart, and a green organics cart, with 32-gallon and 96-gallon size options. Recology service rules require that carts be placed at the curb on the collection day by 6:00 a.m., with wheels touching the curb (lid opening toward the street), handles toward the curb, the lid completely closed, and at least three feet of clear space between each cart and any vehicles, lamp posts, trees, or other obstructions. Carts may not block the sidewalk. Carts are serviced weekly on the customer's assigned service day; the collection calendar is published by Recology. Container-color requirements are also a state mandate under SB 1383 (gray/black for garbage, blue for recycling, green for organics). California SB 1383 requires all single-family and multi-family residents to subscribe to and participate in the City's recycling and organics curbside collection service. Free kitchen pails are provided to single-family customers to collect food scraps for the green organics cart, which is processed at Jepson Prairie Organics.