Trash & Recycling in California (2026)
1489 rules on the books across California, 198 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Trash and recycling collection days, what time to put bins out, and rules about sorting materials for curbside pickup.
Alameda
Significant RestrictionsOnly Alameda's franchised hauler, or a permittee under a narrow list of exceptions, may pick up trash, recycling or…
Read full rule →Alameda County
Significant RestrictionsOnly haulers the Board of Supervisors has franchised, permitted, or otherwise authorized may collect trash, recycling…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Significant RestrictionsChula Vista requires garbage to stay inside sturdy metal or plastic containers with tight-fitting lids, bans putting…
Read full rule →Compton
Significant RestrictionsEvery home and business in Compton must subscribe to the City's three-container organic waste collection service under…
Read full rule →Downey
Significant RestrictionsEvery single-family household in Downey must subscribe to the City's organic waste collection service and sort waste…
Read full rule →Hemet
Significant RestrictionsEvery property in Hemet must be signed up for city-franchised solid waste service: going without pickup arrangements…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Significant RestrictionsEvery single-family home in Inglewood must subscribe to the franchisee's three-container weekly service and sort food…
Read full rule →Merced
Significant RestrictionsEvery Merced property that generates solid waste must use the city's own collection service under Municipal Code Sec…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Significant RestrictionsSanta Ana's own contractor holds the exclusive right to collect, transport and dispose of all solid waste generated in…
Read full rule →Tulare County
Significant RestrictionsOnly the authorized County Franchise Hauler, or someone with the hauler's written authority and the Solid Waste…
Read full rule →Westminster
Significant RestrictionsOnly the Midway City Sanitary District franchisee may collect refuse and recyclables in Westminster; scavenging…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Some RestrictionsAnaheim residents must set out Solid Waste, Recyclable Materials and Organics carts at the curb, parkway or alley only…
Read full rule →Antioch
Some RestrictionsRepublic Services is Antioch's franchised hauler. Collection days are assigned by address, typically once weekly for…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Some RestrictionsCity-authorized collectors pick up Bakersfield discarded materials on predetermined, regularly scheduled days set by…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Some RestrictionsBaldwin Park bans letting refuse pile up past seven days (30 for non-combustibles like glass and metal) and requires…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Some RestrictionsOnly the city's franchised hauler, the City, or another person the code specifically authorizes may pick up trash or…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Some RestrictionsBerkeley Zero Waste Division provides weekly curbside collection of refuse, recycling, and compost. Carts must be at…
Read full rule →Bishop
Some RestrictionsThe City of Bishop does not codify a mandatory municipal refuse-collection ordinance; residential trash and recycling…
Read full rule →Bostonia
Some RestrictionsBostonia's trash and recycling collection is provided by private non-exclusive franchise haulers, not the County…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Some RestrictionsBrentwood Disposal Service provides weekly curbside collection for trash, recycling, and organics throughout Brentwood…
Read full rule →Burbank
Some RestrictionsTrash, recycling, and organic waste collected weekly by the city Monday-Friday, 6:30 AM-3:30 PM. Three containers…
Read full rule →Butte County
Some RestrictionsIf a licensed hauler misses your scheduled collection, Code section 31-35(C)(13)-(14) gives you a free special pickup…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Some RestrictionsCamarillo's solid waste collection is regulated under CMC Chapter 9.04 (Integrated Waste Management). The city…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Some RestrictionsCarlsbad collects trash, recycling, and organics weekly through a city-contracted hauler. SB 1383 makes the green…
Read full rule →Carson
Some RestrictionsCarson requires weekly trash and recycling pickup for every residential address and bars collection before 7 a.m. or…
Read full rule →Chico
Some RestrictionsChico limits when trash and recycling bins may sit at the curb: no more than 12 hours before pickup, and they must be…
Read full rule →Chino
Some RestrictionsChino residents may set solid waste and recycling containers at the curb no earlier than noon the day before pickup and…
Read full rule →Citrus Heights
Some RestrictionsRepublic Services is the exclusive residential solid waste, recycling, and organics hauler for Citrus Heights under a…
Read full rule →Contra Costa County
Some RestrictionsContra Costa County requires every home and business in the unincorporated area to subscribe to organic waste…
Read full rule →Corona
Some RestrictionsCorona bars its solid waste franchisee from collecting trash before 7:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. anywhere in the city…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Some RestrictionsNew occupants in Cupertino have ten days to start solid waste collection service on their own, and Section 6.24.040…
Read full rule →Davis
Some RestrictionsDavis collects gray, green and split blue carts from individually serviced residences once a week under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Dublin
Some RestrictionsDublin, California bars its franchised hauler from beginning residential or adjacent-commercial collection before 6:00…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Some RestrictionsEastvale limits how long trash, recycling, and organics containers can sit at the curb: Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →El Cajon
Some RestrictionsEDCO Disposal provides weekly curbside collection of trash, recyclables, and green waste for El Cajon residents…
Read full rule →El Dorado County
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County property owners must keep non-recyclable waste from sitting out more than seven days, per Code Section…
Read full rule →El Monte
Some RestrictionsEl Monte single-family homes receive curbside pickup of trash (brown cart), recyclables (blue cart), and organics/green…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Some RestrictionsElk Grove bans scavenging through anyone else's garbage cart and dumping waste on public or private property without…
Read full rule →Escondido
Some RestrictionsEscondido requires weekly trash, recycling, and organic-waste pickup at every dwelling under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Some RestrictionsFairfield Municipal Code Chapter 9 makes residential subscription to garbage collection service mandatory, except for…
Read full rule →Fillmore
Some RestrictionsFillmore provides weekly curbside collection for trash, recycling, and green waste through a franchised waste hauler…
Read full rule →Folsom
Some RestrictionsRepublic Services is Folsom's exclusive franchised hauler for residential solid waste, recycling, and organics…
Read full rule →Fremont
Some RestrictionsRepublic Services is the exclusive franchised hauler in Fremont and provides weekly curbside pickup of garbage…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsFresno Municipal Code § 6-206(a) makes trash, recycling, and organics collection service mandatory for every residence…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Some RestrictionsFresno County requires residents to sort refuse, recyclables, and green waste into the separate cart or bin their…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Some RestrictionsFullerton requires every residential and commercial property to have its solid waste removed at least once a week…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsGlendale provides curbside trash, recycling, and green waste collection. Residents must separate waste into appropriate…
Read full rule →Glenn County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Glenn County requires garbage, rubbish, and refuse from dwellings to be removed at least once a week. In…
Read full rule →Hanford
Some RestrictionsHanford limits when carts can sit at the curb: no earlier than 7 p.m. the night before pickup, and they must be back…
Read full rule →Hawthorne
Some RestrictionsHawthorne requires weekly collection service for every property and controls exactly when bins can hit the curb…
Read full rule →Hayward
Some RestrictionsHayward residents receive weekly solid waste, recycling, and organics collection through Waste Management of Alameda…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Some RestrictionsHuntington Beach residents may only put refuse, recycling, and yard-waste carts out where the public can see them from…
Read full rule →Indio
Some RestrictionsIndio residents must use the city's authorized hauler and cannot leave a garbage container in the street or alley more…
Read full rule →Irvine
Some RestrictionsIrvine guarantees at least weekly trash pickup for every occupied property and keeps trucks off residential streets…
Read full rule →Kern County
Some RestrictionsEvery owner of single-family, multi-family or commercial property in unincorporated Kern County must keep…
Read full rule →Kings County
Some RestrictionsLicensed haulers serving unincorporated Kings County must keep a regular collection schedule and give the county and…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsBoarding houses, restaurants, hotels, apartments and dwellings that subscribe to commercial garbage service in…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood requires residents to use only the City-issued wheeled carts for trash and recycling, keep them clean, and…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Some RestrictionsLancaster's refuse contractor cannot begin residential collection before 6 a.m. under Municipal Code Sec. 13.16.060…
Read full rule →Livermore
Some RestrictionsState law, not city ordinance, sets the numbers behind Livermore's organic-waste pickup service. Health and Safety Code…
Read full rule →Lodi
Some RestrictionsLodi residents must subscribe to weekly garbage and organics service through Waste Management (the city's exclusive…
Read full rule →Los Banos
Some RestrictionsLos Banos limits residential trash cans to 30 gallons with a tight-fitting, watertight cover under Los Banos Municipal…
Read full rule →Madera
Some RestrictionsMadera requires collection containers to sit at the curb on the travelway side, at the travelway edge if there is no…
Read full rule →Manteca
Some RestrictionsManteca makes it illegal for anyone but city crews or the property's own owner or occupant to remove or collect solid…
Read full rule →Marin County
Some RestrictionsMarin County Code § 7.00.060 requires every residential generator in the unincorporated county to subscribe to the…
Read full rule →Mendocino County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Mendocino County, every owner or tenant must arrange satisfactory refuse removal under County Code…
Read full rule →Menifee
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family home, multi-family building, and business in Menifee must either subscribe to franchised trash…
Read full rule →Merced County
Some RestrictionsMerced County restricts when refuse trucks can operate in the unincorporated area: collection in residential districts…
Read full rule →Modesto
Some RestrictionsModesto collects the black trash and green organics carts weekly and the blue recycling cart every other week (odd/even…
Read full rule →Monterey
Some RestrictionsMonterey bars anyone from putting waste into another property's collection container without the owner's or tenant's…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsWaste Management provides franchised residential trash collection in Moorpark between 7 AM and 7 PM, Monday through…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Some RestrictionsMoreno Valley requires weekly trash pickup at every residence and business under Municipal Code Section 6.02.060, with…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Some RestrictionsRecology is Mountain View's exclusive hauler for garbage, recycling, and organics. Containers go out no earlier than…
Read full rule →Murrieta
Some RestrictionsMurrieta requires every single-family generator to subscribe to and pay for the city's three-container collection…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Some RestrictionsNewport Beach limits how long waste can pile up on a property: Municipal Code Section 6.04.110 caps solid waste, green…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Some RestrictionsNorwalk restricts when trash and recycling collection can happen. Municipal Code Section 8.48.320 bars any collection…
Read full rule →Oakland
Some RestrictionsOakland owners must have solid waste, recyclables, and organics collected at least once a week by the City's contracted…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Some RestrictionsWaste Management provides weekly automated curbside collection for recycling, organics, and landfill in Oceanside. Bins…
Read full rule →Ontario
Some RestrictionsOntario requires the City's Integrated Waste Collector to pick up non-organic waste, recycling, green waste and other…
Read full rule →Orange
Some RestrictionsResidential trash, recycling, and organics in Orange are collected by CR&R Environmental Services. Collection occurs…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Orange County, OC Waste & Recycling franchises specific haulers by community: Waste Management, CR&R…
Read full rule →Pacifica
Some RestrictionsPacifica Municipal Code Section 6-5.105 requires the scavenger to empty garbage containers at least once each week, and…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Some RestrictionsPalm Springs bars putting trash, recycling or organic waste out in the street, alley or sidewalk except in proper…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Some RestrictionsPalmdale's franchised hauler must collect trash and recyclables from every occupied home at least once each calendar…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsPasadena provides curbside trash, recycling, and green waste collection through the Public Works Department. SB 1383…
Read full rule →Perris
Some RestrictionsPerris property owners may not stockpile trash: Municipal Code § 7.16.110 requires all refuse kept on a property to sit…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Some RestrictionsPetaluma requires residential garbage and rubbish to be collected at least once a week, and only between 6:00 a.m. and…
Read full rule →Pittsburg
Some RestrictionsGaraventa Enterprises (operating as Pittsburg Disposal) is the city's franchised solid waste, recycling, and organics…
Read full rule →Placer County
Some RestrictionsGarbage and other putrescible waste must be removed from any Placer County property at least once every seven days…
Read full rule →Pleasanton
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied home, business and industrial building in Pleasanton must have solid waste, recyclables and organic…
Read full rule →Pomona
Some RestrictionsPomona bars trash, recycling and green waste pickups from commercial, industrial, institutional and multifamily sites…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Some RestrictionsRepublic Services provides weekly curbside collection of garbage, recycling, and organics for Rancho Cordova residents…
Read full rule →Redding
Some RestrictionsThe City of Redding collects single-family trash once a week on a route-based day. Find your day by address using the…
Read full rule →Redlands
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied property in Redlands must subscribe to city trash, organics and recycling service under City Code…
Read full rule →Redondo Beach
Some RestrictionsRedondo Beach limits when trash carts can sit at the curb: not before 11:59 p.m. the night before pickup and not after…
Read full rule →Redwood City
Some RestrictionsRedwood City requires refuse service at every occupied premises under City Code Section 14.2, with the charge set under…
Read full rule →Reedley
Some RestrictionsReedley's residential trash collection is provided exclusively by Mid Valley Disposal under a city franchise agreement…
Read full rule →Rialto
Some RestrictionsEvery premises in Rialto must dispose of accumulated solid waste at least once a week through the city's franchised…
Read full rule →Richmond
Some RestrictionsRepublic Services is Richmond's exclusive franchised hauler and collects trash, recycling, and organics weekly on a…
Read full rule →Riverside
Some RestrictionsRiverside's Public Works Department requires every hauler serving residential property to collect solid waste at least…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Some RestrictionsRiverside County Ordinance No. 745 makes solid waste collection compulsory in designated unincorporated areas. Every…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Some RestrictionsRohnert Park requires every occupied premises to subscribe to regular collection service with the city's authorized…
Read full rule →Roseville
Some RestrictionsRoseville lets residents set containers out the evening before collection, but every cart must be off the curb again…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Some RestrictionsSacramento requires every residential and residential mixed-use property to subscribe to city garbage collection…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Some RestrictionsSubscription to garbage, recycling, and organics collection is mandatory for improved parcels in unincorporated…
Read full rule →Salinas
Some RestrictionsSalinas guarantees at least weekly collection, with residential pickup running 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday…
Read full rule →San Benito County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Benito County requires solid waste to be collected and disposed of at least once a week, and the…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Some RestrictionsOnly the city's franchised hauler may collect garbage, recycling and organic waste in San Bernardino, and Municipal…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Bernardino County requires solid-waste collection service through the County's franchise system. The…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Some RestrictionsSan Clemente bans solid waste collection in residential zones between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and in commercial or…
Read full rule →San Diego
Some RestrictionsSan Diego provides weekly residential solid waste collection per SDMC §66.0127 and the Waste Management Regulations…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated San Diego County, private companies operating under non-exclusive franchise agreements (NEFAs)…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Some RestrictionsSan Francisco's Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance (Environment Code Chapter 19) requires all residents and…
Read full rule →San Joaquin County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Joaquin County contracts residential solid waste and recycling service through franchise haulers…
Read full rule →San Luis Obispo County
Some RestrictionsSan Luis Obispo County Code Section 8.12.230 sets collection windows for franchised trash and recyclables haulers. Each…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Some RestrictionsSan Marcos Municipal Code Section 8.68.150 requires occupants to set gray, blue and green containers at the curb…
Read full rule →San Mateo
Some RestrictionsRecology San Mateo County provides weekly curbside collection of trash, recyclables, and organic waste. SB 1383…
Read full rule →San Mateo County
Some RestrictionsIn the unincorporated Service Area, County Code Chapter 4.04 establishes mandatory minimum residential collection…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Some RestrictionsWaste Management of Alameda County / Contra Costa is the exclusive franchise hauler for San Ramon, providing…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Some RestrictionsRegular residential trash pickup in unincorporated Santa Barbara County must happen at least once a week and only…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Some RestrictionsSanta Clara bars refuse collection before 7:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. at residential properties under City Code…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsResidential and nonresidential premises in unincorporated Santa Clara County must subscribe to the County's…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Some RestrictionsBurrtec provides exclusive residential trash and recycling collection per SCMC 15.44. Transition to Burrtec occurred…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Some RestrictionsTrash and recycling carts in unincorporated Santa Cruz County can't sit uncollected indefinitely. County Code §…
Read full rule →Santa Maria
Some RestrictionsSanta Maria Municipal Code Section 8-11.14 tells residents exactly where carts belong: behind the required front yard…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Some RestrictionsSanta Monica's Resource Recovery & Recycling team collects trash, recycling, and organics weekly on your assigned day…
Read full rule →Santa Paula
Some RestrictionsSanta Paula provides weekly curbside collection for trash, recycling, and organic/green waste. Collection is managed by…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa City Code § 9-12.120 and § 9-12.130 require the contractor to remove accumulated garbage and organic waste…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Some RestrictionsSimi Valley Municipal Code Section 6-3.13 requires households and businesses to prepare discards for pickup exactly as…
Read full rule →Solano County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Solano County, garbage, recyclables and green waste containers must be nonabsorbent, leakproof…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Some RestrictionsThe City of Sonoma will not let trash pile up between pickups: Sonoma Municipal Code § 7.08.150 requires businesses to…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Sonoma County requires weekly curbside collection of trash, recycling, and organics through the county's…
Read full rule →South Gate
Some RestrictionsSouth Gate's zoning code requires every new development to build a screened trash and recycling enclosure with a…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsStockton limits when carts can hit the curb: containers cannot go out before 6:00 p.m. the night before collection and…
Read full rule →Tehama County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Tehama County doesn't run curbside pickup itself: it requires any commercial hauler collecting solid…
Read full rule →Temecula
Some RestrictionsTemecula caps residential and commercial refuse pickup to Monday through Saturday, six a.m. to five p.m., with…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Some RestrictionsThousand Oaks provides curbside trash, recycling, and green waste collection through a contracted waste hauler…
Read full rule →Torrance
Some RestrictionsThe City collects trash and recycling once a week, Monday through Thursday, by 7 a.m. on your assigned day. When a…
Read full rule →Tracy
Some RestrictionsTracy's franchised hauler, not the resident, controls container types and repairs. Under Tracy Municipal Code section…
Read full rule →Truckee
Some RestrictionsTruckee requires households, multi-family buildings and businesses to keep food scraps and yard trimmings out of the…
Read full rule →Tuolumne County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Tuolumne County uses a franchised-hauler system under Title 7, but curbside pickup is optional…
Read full rule →Upland
Some RestrictionsUpland requires households to use the standard cart the authorized collector supplies for solid waste, recyclables, and…
Read full rule →Vacaville
Some RestrictionsVacaville's franchised hauler, Recology Vacaville Solano, collects garbage, recycling, and organics weekly on one…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Some RestrictionsVallejo Municipal Code Section 7.48.020(C) tells residents exactly how and when to set out solid waste, recycling, and…
Read full rule →Ventura
Some RestrictionsIn Ventura, carts can go to the curb no earlier than 4:00 p.m. the day before your scheduled pickup and must come back…
Read full rule →Ventura County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Ventura County has weekly curbside collection of trash, recycling, and organics by County-franchised…
Read full rule →Vista
Some RestrictionsVista requires every property owner to maintain mandatory solid waste collection service under Vista Municipal Code §…
Read full rule →Walnut Creek
Some RestrictionsRepublic Services provides weekly trash, recycling, and organics collection in Walnut Creek under an exclusive…
Read full rule →West Covina
Some RestrictionsWest Covina's hauler Athens Services collects trash, recycling, and organics weekly on your assigned day. Confirm your…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Some RestrictionsWest Sacramento's contracted hauler must collect garbage, recyclables and organic waste at least once a week from carts…
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsWhittier only lets residents and businesses set out trash, carts or bulky waste during a fixed twenty-four-hour window…
Read full rule →Yolo County
Some RestrictionsYolo County residents may not put trash carts at the curb before 5 p.m. the day before collection and must pull empty…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsYuba City limits what can go out for collection: Municipal Code Section 6-3.12 sorts refuse into organic waste, solid…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Light RestrictionsAlhambra Municipal Code § 6.16.180 lets solid waste subscribers order special collections for bulky goods, brown and…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Light RestrictionsBuena Park, California limits residential trash pickup to the hours of seven a.m. to seven p.m., and lets commercial…
Read full rule →Clovis
Light RestrictionsClovis collects your gray trash, blue recycling, and green waste toters weekly on the same address-based day. Find it…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Light RestrictionsLong Beach provides refuse collection to approximately 118,000 accounts under LBMC Ch. 8.60. Refuse collection vehicles…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Light RestrictionsLA Sanitation collects black (trash) and green (organics) carts weekly and the blue recycling cart every other week…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Light RestrictionsResidential waste collectors in unincorporated LA County must collect trash at least once per week and are prohibited…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Light RestrictionsOxnard provides weekly curbside collection of trash, recyclables, and green waste through its contracted waste hauler…
Read full rule →Palo Alto
Light RestrictionsGreenWaste of Palo Alto collects garbage, recycling, and compost weekly on assigned routes. Residents must place carts…
Read full rule →Port Hueneme
Light RestrictionsPort Hueneme contracts with a waste hauler for residential trash, recycling, and green waste collection. Pickup occurs…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Light RestrictionsBurrtec Waste Industries is the exclusive residential hauler in Rancho Cucamonga. Weekly pickup includes trash…
Read full rule →San Jose
Light RestrictionsSan Jose collects garbage, recycling, and yard trimmings weekly on the same day. Find your day with the city's…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Light RestrictionsSan Leandro uses exclusive franchised haulers (Alameda County Industries and Waste Management of Alameda County). Carts…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Light RestrictionsSunnyvale collects garbage, recycling, and organics weekly on the same day. Look up your day with the city's 'How to…
Read full rule →Union City
Light RestrictionsUnion City's franchised hauler must pick up residential trash weekly, organic waste every other week, recycling weekly…
Read full rule →Visalia
Light RestrictionsAll Visalia properties are required to subscribe to city refuse service, with a minimum of one pickup per week for each…
Read full rule →Bin Placement Rules
Where to position trash and recycling carts, when they may go to the curb and must come back, and the screening or enclosure rules for where bins live between pickups.
Costa Mesa
Significant RestrictionsPlacing solid waste collection containers on public property in Costa Mesa without a city permit or agreement is…
Read full rule →Alameda
Some RestrictionsAlameda homeowners cannot leave trash and recycling carts at the curb around the clock. Municipal Code Sec. 21-2.4(a)…
Read full rule →Alameda County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Alameda County bans leaving trash, recycling, or green-waste carts out for more than 24 hours in any…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Some RestrictionsAlhambra Municipal Code § 6.16.160 caps curbside containers at 65 pounds, bars setting them out before noon the day…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Some RestrictionsAnaheim tells residents exactly when carts can hit the curb: Municipal Code Section 10.10.070 allows Discarded…
Read full rule →Antioch
Some RestrictionsAntioch residential customers must wheel trash, recycling, and organics carts to the curb no earlier than 6 p.m. the…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Some RestrictionsApple Valley residents must keep trash, recycling and organics carts on their own property except on collection day…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Some RestrictionsBakersfield tells every household exactly where to put its trash, recycling and organics carts for pickup: against the…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Some RestrictionsBaldwin Park caps each trash cart at 150 pounds, bans setting it out before 8 p.m. the night before pickup, and…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Some RestrictionsBellflower requires properties with multiple residential units or planned developments to store refuse in a fully…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Some RestrictionsBerkeley requires residents to wheel City garbage, recycling and organics carts to the gutter on collection day and…
Read full rule →Bishop
Some RestrictionsBishop Municipal Code 8.28.030 requires trash and recycling receptacles to have securely fitting lids and to be handled…
Read full rule →Bostonia
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Bostonia, County Code requires residents to place solid-waste and recycling containers so they do not…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Some RestrictionsBrentwood residents must set trash, recycling and organics carts at the curb with wheels in the gutter and the handle…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Some RestrictionsBuena Park residents may not put solid-waste containers out for collection earlier than sunset the night before pickup…
Read full rule →Butte County
Some RestrictionsButte County Code section 31-50.1 bans setting a trash, recycling or organics cart where it blocks a street, sidewalk…
Read full rule →Calaveras County
Some RestrictionsCalaveras County requires solid waste customers to set containers within twenty feet of where the hauler's truck can…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Some RestrictionsCamarillo trash and recycling carts cannot go to the curb before 4 p.m. the day before collection and must be out by…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Some RestrictionsCarlsbad requires residential trash, recycling and organics carts to sit wheels-against-the-curb, or within five feet…
Read full rule →Carson
Some RestrictionsCarson, California residents must set trash and recycling carts at the curb no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the day before…
Read full rule →Ceres
Some RestrictionsCeres requires carts hidden from street view except on collection day, when they go curbside from 6 p.m. the night…
Read full rule →Chico
Some RestrictionsChico requires trash carts to be stored out of public view at the side or rear of the home between pickups, and limits…
Read full rule →Chino
Some RestrictionsChino requires refuse and recycling bins to be screened from public view and limits when carts may sit at the curb.
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Some RestrictionsChino Hills residents may set carts at the curb no more than twenty-four hours before their regular collection time and…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Some RestrictionsChula Vista requires every garbage generator to store waste only in containers supplied by the City's Authorized…
Read full rule →Citrus Heights
Some RestrictionsCitrus Heights does not have a generally-applicable municipal code requirement to screen residential trash and…
Read full rule →Clovis
Some RestrictionsClovis property owners on alleys must use the alley for garbage, rubbish, and greenwaste pickup and put containers out…
Read full rule →Compton
Some RestrictionsCompton limits when trash carts and bins can sit at the curb: not before noon the day before pickup, and gone again by…
Read full rule →Corona
Some RestrictionsCorona requires residential garbage, recycling and green-waste carts to stay off the curb, alley or right-of-way until…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Some RestrictionsCupertino residents may not set carts out more than 24 hours before pickup and must pull them back within 24 hours…
Read full rule →Davis
Some RestrictionsDavis residents must set their gray, green and split blue carts in the gutter next to the curb, never on the sidewalk…
Read full rule →Delano
Some RestrictionsDelano Development Code §20.10.290.3 requires outdoor trash receptacles for multifamily and nonresidential uses to be…
Read full rule →Downey
Some RestrictionsDowney bars residents from wheeling a trash, recycling or green-waste cart to the curb before 6:00 p.m. the night…
Read full rule →Dublin
Some RestrictionsDublin requires collection carts to stay out of travel lanes, be pulled back out of street view by the day after pickup…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Some RestrictionsEastvale bars trash, recycling and green waste carts from the public right of way more than 24 hours before pickup and…
Read full rule →El Cajon
Some RestrictionsEl Cajon caps standard household waste carts at 96 gallons and bars storing them in the required front yard setback…
Read full rule →El Dorado County
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County requires trash and recycling containers to stay out of view from the street except on pickup day. Code…
Read full rule →El Monte
Some RestrictionsEl Monte bars storing waste and recycling containers in the front or side yard setback, sidewalk, or right-of-way…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Some RestrictionsElk Grove residents must screen trash carts from street view, keep them off public property, and follow strict timing…
Read full rule →Escondido
Some RestrictionsEscondido residents must set their trash, recycling, and organics carts at the curb in front of their property for…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Some RestrictionsFairfield residents must roll carts to the curb in front of the home, spaced two feet apart and six feet from any fixed…
Read full rule →Folsom
Some RestrictionsFolsom requires garbage, recycling and organic waste carts at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on collection day, wheels in the…
Read full rule →Fontana
Some RestrictionsFontana limits when residential trash, recycling and organics carts can sit at the curb: no earlier than 24 hours…
Read full rule →Fremont
Some RestrictionsFremont Municipal Code Section 8.40.150 requires residents to pull empty collection carts off the curb within 24 hours…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsFresno Municipal Code § 6-205(c)(10) bars storing a trash, recycling, or organics container in a front or side yard…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Some RestrictionsFullerton owners, tenants and occupants may not set a trash, recycling or green-waste cart at the curb or in the public…
Read full rule →Garden Grove
Some RestrictionsGarden Grove Municipal Code Section 9.32.200(B)(4) bans keeping trash, garbage, or refuse containers in front or side…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsGlendale Municipal Code Section 8.44.081 requires automated trash, recycling and green-waste carts to be set at the…
Read full rule →Glenn County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Glenn County requires anyone whose property generates garbage or rubbish to keep it in a covered…
Read full rule →Hanford
Some RestrictionsHanford, California curb-service customers must set gray, green, and blue carts out between 7 p.m. the night before and…
Read full rule →Hawthorne
Some RestrictionsHawthorne requires every trash, recycling and organics container to sit somewhere accessible for pickup, never blocking…
Read full rule →Hayward
Some RestrictionsHayward tells single-family households exactly when garbage carts can hit the curb and when they must come back in…
Read full rule →Hemet
Some RestrictionsHemet limits when residents may roll carts and bins to the curb: no more than 24 hours before pickup, and containers…
Read full rule →Hercules
Some RestrictionsHercules Municipal Code Sec. 5-2A.07 requires every owner or tenant supplied a garbage receptacle to place it at the…
Read full rule →Hesperia
Some RestrictionsHesperia residents may set trash carts at the curb no earlier than sunset the night before pickup and must remove them…
Read full rule →Imperial County
Some RestrictionsNew residential development in Imperial County's unincorporated area must screen trash receptacles from off-site view…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Some RestrictionsInglewood residents and businesses must set refuse containers at the curb or alley along their collection route, never…
Read full rule →Irvine
Some RestrictionsIrvine caps how long trash, recycling and organics carts can sit at the curb: Sec. 6-7-405(C) bars setting a bin or…
Read full rule →Kern County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Kern County, containers set out for franchise pickup must sit at the curb, alley or another spot the…
Read full rule →Kings County
Some RestrictionsLeaving garbage cans or similar containers visibly stored in a residential front yard on non-collection days is a…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsFor commercial and multi-family properties in unincorporated Lake County that qualify for a Refuse/Litter Control plan…
Read full rule →Lake Forest
Some RestrictionsLake Forest homes must keep trash bins out of public view on private property except on collection day, and bins must…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Some RestrictionsLancaster residents must set refuse containers at the curb fronting their property, and Section 13.16.040 caps how…
Read full rule →Livermore
Some RestrictionsLivermore's franchise waste ordinance spells out exactly when and where carts go: at the curb, not before sunset the…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Some RestrictionsNew development and remodeled commercial, multifamily and mixed-use sites in Long Beach must enclose trash receptacles…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Some RestrictionsEvery owner and occupant of commercial and residential premises in Los Angeles must provide covered, nonabsorbent…
Read full rule →Madera
Some RestrictionsMadera Municipal Code Section 5-3.24 requires containers to come off the curb and be stored on the property between the…
Read full rule →Manteca
Some RestrictionsManteca residents may not roll their trash cart to the curb before sundown the night before pickup, and it has to come…
Read full rule →Marin County
Some RestrictionsMarin County Code § 7.00.100 requires every property owner and occupant to store garbage, recycling and organics in…
Read full rule →Mendocino County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Mendocino County requires refuse carts to be kept closed and sanitary, set out no more than 12 hours…
Read full rule →Menifee
Some RestrictionsMenifee Code of Ordinances § 6.30.040(C) caps curbside cart time to a 24-hour window before pickup and 12 hours after…
Read full rule →Merced
Some RestrictionsMerced requires curbside carts to go out no earlier than 4 p.m. the day before collection and be pulled in by 9 p.m. on…
Read full rule →Merced County
Some RestrictionsCarts in unincorporated Merced County are set out per the franchised hauler's rules. Gilton customers face containers…
Read full rule →Mission Viejo
Some RestrictionsMission Viejo limits when carts can go to the curb, how much they can weigh, and requires them out of public view…
Read full rule →Modesto
Some RestrictionsModesto Code § 5-5.121 tells residents exactly where garbage, recycling, and organic-waste carts must sit for pickup…
Read full rule →Monterey
Some RestrictionsMonterey limits when a residential cart can sit at the curb, no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the evening before pickup and no…
Read full rule →Monterey County
Some RestrictionsEvery owner of premises in unincorporated Monterey County where solid waste is created must keep enough approved…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsMoorpark bars putting trash, recycling, or organics carts out before 5:30 p.m. the day before pickup, requires…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Some RestrictionsMoreno Valley bans setting a trash cart at the curb more than 12 hours before pickup and requires it back off the…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Some RestrictionsMountain View requires garbage, waste, and recycling containers to be pulled to the street sidewalk line no more than…
Read full rule →Murrieta
Some RestrictionsMurrieta requires trash and recycling containers to be stored behind the front-yard setback and screened from public…
Read full rule →Napa County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Napa County, any owner or occupant of premises where solid waste accumulates must place and keep…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Some RestrictionsNewport Beach controls when and where trash and recycling carts sit under Municipal Code Section 6.04.120: containers…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Some RestrictionsNorwalk tells residents exactly where and when their trash, recycling and greenwaste carts belong. Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Oakland
Some RestrictionsOakland requires single-family households on curbside collection to set mixed-material, recycling, and compost carts at…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Some RestrictionsSection 13.28 sets Oceanside's cart placement window: close containers and put them curbside no earlier than 4:00 p.m…
Read full rule →Ontario
Some RestrictionsOntario Municipal Code Section 6-3.308 tells residents exactly when and where to put out trash, recycling and green…
Read full rule →Orange
Some RestrictionsOrange Municipal Code Section 8.29.200(A) requires homeowners to keep trash carts out of public view in a side or rear…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Orange County requires trash bins and dumpsters to be enclosed or screened from public view, bans…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Some RestrictionsOxnard limits when and where collection carts can sit outside under City Code § 19-192. Carts may go out no more than…
Read full rule →Pacifica
Some RestrictionsPacifica Municipal Code Section 6-5.106 requires garbage receptacles to stay in a protected area on the property except…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Some RestrictionsPalm Springs residential waste containers cannot sit behind locked gates or doors, or inside a fenced area also used to…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Some RestrictionsPalmdale households must set solid waste and recycling containers at the curb, never more than 24 hours before pickup…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsPasadena residents may not put regulation trash carts at the curb before 7 a.m. the day before pickup and must pull…
Read full rule →Perris
Some RestrictionsPerris requires refuse receptacles to be galvanized metal or plastic, hold no more than 35 gallons, weigh under 60…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Some RestrictionsPetaluma requires garbage and rubbish receptacles to stay covered except when in use, and placed within five feet of…
Read full rule →Placer County
Some RestrictionsPlacer County Code § 8.16.160 requires refuse containers to sit at ground level on the property, out of the public…
Read full rule →Pleasanton
Some RestrictionsPleasanton requires every residence and business with mandatory collection to keep garbage, recyclables and organic…
Read full rule →Pomona
Some RestrictionsPomona requires every solid waste container to stay lid-closed between pickups and bars storing bins on city streets…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Some RestrictionsRancho Cordova limits how long trash carts can sit at the curb and requires residential trash and recycling containers…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Some RestrictionsRancho Cucamonga sets exact placement rules for trash, recycling, and organics carts: curbside, at least three feet…
Read full rule →Redding
Some RestrictionsRedding requires automated refuse carts to sit within two feet of the curb on collection day, out no earlier than 12…
Read full rule →Redlands
Some RestrictionsRedlands dictates exactly where trash, recycling and green waste carts go on collection day under City Code section…
Read full rule →Redondo Beach
Some RestrictionsRedondo Beach's Solid Waste Handling Services Law fixes exact hours for putting carts at the curb and requires them out…
Read full rule →Redwood City
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied property in Redwood City must keep enough watertight garbage, recycling and organic-waste containers to…
Read full rule →Rialto
Some RestrictionsRialto residents may only wheel their solid waste, recycling and organics containers to the curb up to twenty-four…
Read full rule →Ridgecrest
Some RestrictionsOn collection day, Ridgecrest requires trash and recycling carts to be reachable, filled no higher than 'level full,'…
Read full rule →Riverside
Some RestrictionsEvery Riverside property that generates solid waste must keep enough standard automated or manual containers on site…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Some RestrictionsRiverside County limits curbside trash and recycling carts to a 12-hour window before and after collection, and…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Some RestrictionsRohnert Park limits how long a garbage can or refuse container may sit visible from the public right-of-way: only…
Read full rule →Roseville
Some RestrictionsRoseville's Municipal Code sets exact placement rules for trash, recycling and green waste carts. Curbside residences…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Some RestrictionsSacramento requires garbage, recycling and organics carts to be grouped at the curb, kept clear of obstructions, and…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Sacramento County residents and businesses may only set carts and bins out within a 24-hour window…
Read full rule →Salinas
Some RestrictionsSalinas Municipal Code Section 14-01.03 requires the city's exclusive franchisee to supply every household and business…
Read full rule →San Benito County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Benito County residents may not set solid waste containers at the curb more than 24 hours before…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino requires solid waste containers to stay out of the public right-of-way and out of sight except on…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino County limits how long trash bins sit at the curb: containers can go out no more than 12 hours before…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Some RestrictionsSan Clemente requires trash, recycling and organics carts to sit at the curb no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before…
Read full rule →San Diego
Some RestrictionsSan Diego property owners and occupants must keep enough covered, leakproof trash and recycling containers on site and…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated San Diego County, trash and recycling carts can't hit the curb before 6 p.m. the day before pickup or…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Some RestrictionsUnder San Francisco Public Works Code § 170, trash, recycling, and compost bins may be placed at the curb no earlier…
Read full rule →San Joaquin County
Some RestrictionsSan Joaquin County and its cities require trash, recycling, and organics bins to be stored out of public view between…
Read full rule →San Jose
Some RestrictionsSan Jose limits how early garbage and recycling carts can hit the curb and requires them stored out of sight the rest…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Some RestrictionsSan Leandro requires leak-proof, properly sized containers positioned where the franchisee can easily reach them, and…
Read full rule →San Luis Obispo County
Some RestrictionsSan Luis Obispo County requires garbage carts kept above ground and set within ten feet of the street or alley for…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Some RestrictionsSan Marcos residents must set gray, blue and green carts at the curb for pickup and cannot leave them out before 6 p.m…
Read full rule →San Mateo County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Mateo County residents may set carts out no more than 24 hours before pickup and must store them out…
Read full rule →San Rafael
Some RestrictionsSan Rafael caps how long a trash, recycling, or organics cart can sit at the curb: only during a 48-hour window…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Some RestrictionsSan Ramon Municipal Code Section B6-11 bans leaving trash, organics, or recycling containers on any public street…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Some RestrictionsSanta Ana requires curbside trash to go out in the city's official carts, placed in the street with the wheels touching…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Some RestrictionsThe county's Solid Waste and Recycling Storage Facilities standard, Section 35.30.170, does not set curbside pickup…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Some RestrictionsSanta Clara requires refuse, recycling and organics containers to be kept in an enclosure or the side/rear yard, with…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsMulti-family and nonresidential properties in unincorporated Santa Clara County must screen trash enclosures on three…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita bars putting trash, recycling and organics carts out early or leaving them in view. Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Some RestrictionsRolling your cart to the curb early or leaving it out for days is a code violation in unincorporated Santa Cruz County…
Read full rule →Santa Maria
Some RestrictionsSanta Maria Municipal Code Section 8-11.06 requires every occupant to keep refuse and recycling carts on the premises…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Some RestrictionsTrash and recycling containers may not be set out earlier than 4:00 p.m. the day before collection and must be removed…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa City Code § 9-12.100 requires garbage, recycling, and organic waste carts to sit at least three feet apart…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Some RestrictionsSimi Valley bars residents from putting trash carts at the curb early or leaving them out late: containers may go out…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Some RestrictionsThe City of Sonoma tells residents exactly when carts can sit at the curb: no earlier than the day before pickup, and…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Sonoma County, single-family homes must set garbage, recycling and organics carts at the curb or…
Read full rule →South Gate
Some RestrictionsSouth Gate requires every property owner to keep garbage, debris, and rubbish in an enclosed container so wind can't…
Read full rule →Stanislaus County
Some RestrictionsStanislaus County caps how long a trash or recycling cart can sit at the curb: Section 9.04.110 bars containers from a…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsStockton requires collection bins to sit on a hard, accessible outdoor surface and be kept inside an enclosure meeting…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Some RestrictionsSunnyvale bins cannot sit on the curb around the clock. Municipal Code Section 8.16.050 bars storing mixed waste…
Read full rule →Temecula
Some RestrictionsTemecula residents may not set a trash cart at the curb more than 24 hours before pickup and must pull it back within…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Some RestrictionsThousand Oaks requires residential trash, recycling and organics carts to sit at the curb, rolled curb, driveway apron…
Read full rule →Tracy
Some RestrictionsTracy tells residents exactly how to set out trash, recycling, and organics carts. Tracy Municipal Code section…
Read full rule →Truckee
Some RestrictionsTruckee caps residential garbage containers at 32 gallons and 60 pounds with a tight-fitting lid, and every container…
Read full rule →Union City
Some RestrictionsUnion City requires residential trash, recycling and organic waste carts to be screened from public right-of-way view…
Read full rule →Upland
Some RestrictionsUpland limits when carts can sit at the curb. Municipal Code Section 13.28.510 bars setting a container out before…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Some RestrictionsVallejo residents must set solid waste, recycling and green waste carts three feet apart at the curb, not earlier than…
Read full rule →Ventura
Some RestrictionsVentura residents must place carts in the parkway strip if one exists, otherwise at the curb, sidewalk, or in a paved…
Read full rule →Victorville
Some RestrictionsVictorville tells residents exactly how and when to set out trash and recycling carts. Municipal Code Section 6.36.130…
Read full rule →Vista
Some RestrictionsVista Municipal Code Section 13.16.150 tells residents where solid waste containers belong and when they can sit at the…
Read full rule →West Covina
Some RestrictionsWest Covina bars residents from setting out trash, recycling or yard waste carts before 5:00 p.m. the day before pickup…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Some RestrictionsWest Sacramento bars residents from setting garbage, recycling, and organic-waste carts at the curb before noon the day…
Read full rule →Westminster
Some RestrictionsWestminster's zoning code sets exact rules for where trash and recycling carts sit on a residential lot. New…
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsWhittier's automated trash, recycling and organics carts have to stay on private property, not in the street or alley…
Read full rule →Yolo County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Yolo County requires trash, recycling and organics carts at the curb only within a set window: no…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsYuba City requires refuse containers to sit at street level within 2 feet of the curb or sidewalk, out of the street or…
Read full rule →Yuba County
Some RestrictionsRefuse containers can't be stored in a street or alley right-of-way in unincorporated Yuba County, except within a…
Read full rule →Indio
Light RestrictionsIndio exempts single-family and small multi-family homes from a trash enclosure but requires garbage and recycling…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Light RestrictionsLakewood requires wheeled trash and recycling carts to sit curbside with wheels behind the curb, and limits how long…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Light RestrictionsTrash bins in unincorporated LA County may not be set out before 5:00 p.m. the evening before scheduled collection and…
Read full rule →Visalia
Light RestrictionsVisalia requires residential trash bins to be stored on the property, out of sight from the street, on all…
Read full rule →Bulk Item Disposal
How to dispose of large items like furniture, appliances, and mattresses, including scheduled pickups and drop-off locations.
Hawthorne
Significant RestrictionsHawthorne Code § 12.31.010 makes it unlawful to leave bulky waste, furniture, appliances, electronics or tires on any…
Read full rule →Oakland
Significant RestrictionsOakland gives its franchised hauler, the MM&O collector, the exclusive right to collect bulky goods, old appliances…
Read full rule →Temecula
Significant RestrictionsOld furniture, appliances, and other bulky waste cannot go out with the regular cart or be set curbside in Temecula…
Read full rule →Upland
Significant RestrictionsGetting a temporary bulky-waste container placed in an Upland street requires an encroachment permit first. Municipal…
Read full rule →Alameda
Some RestrictionsEvery residential customer in Alameda gets scheduled clean-up collection events through the city's franchised hauler…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Some RestrictionsAlhambra residents cannot set bulky goods like furniture or appliances at the curb without first scheduling pickup with…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Some RestrictionsBulky items and other discarded materials requiring special handling aren't part of Bakersfield's routine weekly…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Some RestrictionsBaldwin Park gives cart-service customers up to six free bulky waste pickups a year with 48 hours' notice, capped at…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Some RestrictionsBellflower residents get free bulky-item pickup by calling the franchised hauler at least 24 hours ahead; commercial…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Some RestrictionsAny Berkeley property that lets more than one cubic yard of waste build up between collections must manage it as the…
Read full rule →Bishop
Some RestrictionsThe City of Bishop Municipal Code has no dedicated bulky-item or large-trash pickup ordinance. Residents dispose of…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Some RestrictionsBuena Park requires bundled brush and tree limbs no longer than four feet or thicker than eighteen inches at the curb…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Some RestrictionsCamarillo lets residents set bulky items at the curb on the same schedule as regular trash, but only inside a strict…
Read full rule →Ceres
Some RestrictionsCeres residents get two free bulky-item pickups per calendar year from the city's franchised hauler, plus a seasonal…
Read full rule →Chico
Some RestrictionsChico's exclusive waste franchise must provide two free bulky-item pickups a year to single-family and two-family…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Some RestrictionsChino Hills residents cannot set bulky items such as furniture or appliances at the curb without first arranging pickup…
Read full rule →Clovis
Some RestrictionsClovis handles bulky waste and excess rubbish through a request-based special haul, not free curbside bulk pickup…
Read full rule →Compton
Some RestrictionsFurniture, appliances and other large items in Compton go out only through the authorized hauler's on-call bulky waste…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Some RestrictionsCupertino lets single-family households put uncontained large items too big for a regular bin out for a scheduled…
Read full rule →Downey
Some RestrictionsDowney will not let a couch, mattress or dead appliance sit at the curb on ordinary trash day. Municipal Code § 5242…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Some RestrictionsEastvale residents cannot set furniture, mattresses, or large tree limbs at the curb without first arranging pickup…
Read full rule →El Monte
Some RestrictionsEl Monte bars leaving bulky items like furniture, appliances, or tires on any public street, vacant lot, or front yard…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Some RestrictionsResidents subscribed to collection service can set bulky items, used oil and filters, and Christmas trees at the curb…
Read full rule →Escondido
Some RestrictionsEscondido's Class I franchised haulers must collect large bulk items on 24 hours' notice, with the maximum charge and…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Some RestrictionsFairfield residents scheduling a bulk pickup for oversized items like refrigerators, sofas, or mattresses, or yard…
Read full rule →Folsom
Some RestrictionsFolsom's bulky waste program requires an appointment, caps piles at five cubic yards (7 by 6 by 3 feet), and limits…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsFresno Municipal Code § 6-205(c)(5) requires customers with more waste than their carts can hold to order and pay for a…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Some RestrictionsFresno County residents cannot set bulky items like refrigerators, mattresses, carpets and furniture out with regular…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsGlendale Municipal Code Section 8.44.070 lets residential customers request free curbside pickup of bulky items and…
Read full rule →Glenn County
Some RestrictionsGlenn County does not advertise a routine curbside bulky-item pickup. Large and bulky metal objects such as auto and…
Read full rule →Hanford
Some RestrictionsHanford, California has no curbside bulky-item day; residents apply for a temporary city bin for short-term loads like…
Read full rule →Hayward
Some RestrictionsHayward's Franchisee collects Bulky Items, furniture, mattresses, tires, appliances and similar large discards, on…
Read full rule →Hemet
Some RestrictionsHemet residents must arrange bulky-item pickup through the franchised hauler and cannot set items out before 7 p.m. the…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Some RestrictionsHuntington Beach Municipal Code Section 8.21.170 lets residents schedule special collections for bulky refuse that…
Read full rule →Irvine
Some RestrictionsFurniture and other bulky items that won't fit in a standard cart must be covered and secured. Sec. 6-7-405(D) requires…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood provides bulky-item disposal only through City-designated "Clean-Up" programs under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Some RestrictionsLancaster's weekly curbside pickup does not take bulky items over four feet long or sixty pounds under Section…
Read full rule →Livermore
Some RestrictionsExtra trash that won't fit in your Livermore cart doesn't sit at the curb for free. Municipal Code Section 8.08.040(K)…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Some RestrictionsLong Beach residents can't just leave a mattress or old appliance at the curb. LBMC § 8.60.050(B) requires contacting…
Read full rule →Madera
Some RestrictionsMadera provides a special disposal service under Municipal Code Section 5-3.12 for refuse too large or too much for a…
Read full rule →Madera County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Madera County, oversized items like appliances, furniture, tires, and mattresses are collected only…
Read full rule →Manteca
Some RestrictionsManteca's solid waste division collects bulky items like couches and chairs through paid special pick-ups rather than a…
Read full rule →Marin County
Some RestrictionsMarin County Code § 7.00.010 defines "bulky waste" as oversized items such as mattresses, appliances, furniture, tires…
Read full rule →Mendocino County
Some RestrictionsTires, furniture, appliances, and other 'hard-to-handle waste' can't just go in a refuse container or a Mendocino…
Read full rule →Menifee
Some RestrictionsMenifee Code of Ordinances § 6.30.040(D) requires furniture and other large bulky items that don't fit inside a bin…
Read full rule →Merced
Some RestrictionsItems too large for regular containers must be removed through a special pickup arranged with Merced's solid waste…
Read full rule →Mission Viejo
Some RestrictionsMission Viejo bars residents from setting bulky items like old furniture, appliances or mattresses at the curb until…
Read full rule →Modesto
Some RestrictionsModesto runs a Residential Bulky Item Collection Program through the Public Works Director, letting residential…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsMoorpark requires bulky items like couches and appliances to be set out behind the curbline or, on alleys, next to the…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Some RestrictionsMoreno Valley residents can order special collections for furniture, appliances and oversized yard debris too big for a…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Some RestrictionsNewport Beach handles oversized trash separately from regular carts under Municipal Code Section 6.04.080: items too…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Some RestrictionsNorwalk residents get large household items like refrigerators, mattresses and furniture picked up through special…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Some RestrictionsOceanside lets residents set out bulky items like appliances, furniture, tires, and mattresses as large landfill items…
Read full rule →Ontario
Some RestrictionsOntario residential customers get four free bulky item pickups a year under Section 6-3.309, scheduled by appointment…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Some RestrictionsEvery Oxnard residential account gets one free curbside bulky item collection per year, covering up to five household…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Some RestrictionsPalm Springs treats furniture, appliances and other large bulky items as outside the regular curbside cart system…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Some RestrictionsPalmdale residents must schedule oversized item pickup, like stoves, refrigerators, mattresses and furniture, through…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsPasadena residents get bulky item pickups through a director-run notice program, not on-demand curbside placement…
Read full rule →Perris
Some RestrictionsPerris lets yard trimmings and other bulky refuse go out for collection if bundled and tied, capped at 50 pounds, four…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Some RestrictionsCleanup, remodeling, and construction debris in Petaluma must go into a permitted debris box, defined in PMC §…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Some RestrictionsBulky items such as refrigerators, sofas and other large furniture do not go out with a Rancho Cucamonga resident's…
Read full rule →Redding
Some RestrictionsRedding will not collect large household items such as refrigerators, washing machines, furniture, or appliances…
Read full rule →Redlands
Some RestrictionsLarge discarded items like furniture and appliances cannot go in Redlands' regular trash, green waste or recycling…
Read full rule →Rialto
Some RestrictionsYou can't just drag a mattress or old couch to the curb in Rialto and wait for someone to grab it. RMC § 8.08.610 bars…
Read full rule →Riverside
Some RestrictionsRiverside residents can request bulky-item pickup for large appliances, furniture and mattresses, but items must be…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Some RestrictionsSacramento requires multi-family residential properties to subscribe to a bulky-item removal service for tenants'…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Some RestrictionsBusinesses and multi-family properties in unincorporated Sacramento County must subscribe to on-call bulky-item removal…
Read full rule →Salinas
Some RestrictionsSalinas defines "bulky waste" as oversized items such as appliances, furniture, auto parts, and tree stumps that don't…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Some RestrictionsLarge household items like furniture, appliances and mattresses are bulky waste under Municipal Code Section 8.24.010…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino County bars residents from setting bulky wastes like appliances, furniture, tree limbs, and stumps out…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Some RestrictionsBulky items like furniture and appliances don't have to go in a container under San Clemente's code, but Section…
Read full rule →San Jose
Some RestrictionsSan Jose residents can set bulky goods, old furniture, appliances, tires, yard debris, on the public parkway only…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Some RestrictionsSan Leandro residents cannot set large items like furniture, mattresses, appliances, or tires out with regular trash…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Some RestrictionsSan Marcos Municipal Code Section 8.68.080 requires occupants who need more frequent pickups, or who have bulky debris…
Read full rule →San Rafael
Some RestrictionsSan Rafael routes oversize items like furniture and appliances to debris box service since they're too large for normal…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Some RestrictionsSan Ramon residents get large, bulky items like furniture, mattresses and old appliances picked up only through the…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Some RestrictionsSanta Ana's solid waste ordinance defines bulky items, furniture, mattresses, major appliances, up to 30-gallon bags of…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Some RestrictionsSanta Clara's clean-up campaign lets residents set bulky items at the curb only during a scheduled collection week…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita residents cannot set bulky items like furniture or appliances at the curb on a whim. Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Some RestrictionsA business in unincorporated Santa Cruz County that stores discarded materials in large quantities doesn't get to…
Read full rule →Stanislaus County
Some RestrictionsFranchise haulers in unincorporated Stanislaus County must give every residential customer two free bulky-item pickups…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsStockton bans setting large household or bulky items out in the containers used for regular garbage, recycling, and…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Some RestrictionsSunnyvale residents can only set out large discards like furniture, appliances, mattresses or carpet rolls when the…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Some RestrictionsOld furniture, mattresses, carpets, tires and white goods qualify as "Bulky Waste" under Thousand Oaks code, and…
Read full rule →Tulare County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Tulare County residents get large discarded items like furniture, mattresses and big appliances hauled…
Read full rule →Union City
Some RestrictionsUnion City's solid waste franchisee must pick up bulky items like appliances from single-family homes up to twice a…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Some RestrictionsVallejo defines 'bulky goods' as oversized items like furniture, mattresses and appliances that don't fit normal…
Read full rule →Victorville
Some RestrictionsBulky items like appliances, furniture, rugs, and large tree trimmings cannot go in a regular Victorville trash cart…
Read full rule →Vista
Some RestrictionsVista's weekly cart service does not cover bulky furniture, appliances, or construction and demolition debris, or waste…
Read full rule →West Covina
Some RestrictionsWest Covina caps loose bulky items and tied bundles at three feet long, one foot in diameter and fifty pounds under…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Some RestrictionsWest Sacramento's solid waste ordinance defines bulky waste and puts the responsibility for hauling large discarded…
Read full rule →Westminster
Some RestrictionsFurniture, appliances, and construction or demolition debris don't go in the regular cart in Westminster. Municipal…
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsWhittier bans bulky items and large appliances from automated trash carts and compactors under Section 8.12.110(E)…
Read full rule →Yolo County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Yolo County, only your county-franchised hauler may legally collect bulky items like mattresses or…
Read full rule →Yuba County
Some RestrictionsLarge items like appliances, furniture, rocks, concrete, and dirt aren't part of regular refuse pickup in…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Light RestrictionsBulky items in Carlsbad go through special collection service, not the regular cart, under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Fremont
Light RestrictionsFremont Municipal Code Section 8.40.280(j) entitles every single-family residential property to two free bulky goods…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Light RestrictionsLos Angeles provides each dwelling unit a standard trash allowance (one 60-gallon black bin, one 90-gallon blue…
Read full rule →Orange County
Light RestrictionsIn unincorporated Orange County, your franchised trash hauler isn't required to take furniture, appliances or anything…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Light RestrictionsRohnert Park's solid waste code carves bulky waste, appliances, furniture, tires, carpets, mattresses, large auto…
Read full rule →Santa Maria
Light RestrictionsSanta Maria Municipal Code Section 8-11.13 handles bulky waste an unusual accumulation regular weekly collection cannot…
Read full rule →Solano County
Light RestrictionsSolano County defines bulky waste as oversized items like appliances, furniture, large auto parts and tree stumps that…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Light RestrictionsBulky items, discarded appliances and furniture cannot go out with the City of Sonoma's regular cart pickup. Sonoma…
Read full rule →Vacaville
Light RestrictionsVacaville does not put large household items like furniture, mattresses, or appliances at the curb automatically; VMC §…
Read full rule →Ventura County
Light RestrictionsUnder the County's residential collection agreements, unincorporated Ventura County single-family customers receive…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Few RestrictionsWaste collectors in unincorporated LA County must collect large items that cannot fit in standard bins, such as stoves…
Read full rule →Recycling Requirements
Mandatory recycling rules including which materials must be separated, contamination penalties, and composting requirements.
Elk Grove
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia SB 1383 mandates organic waste diversion. All Elk Grove residents and businesses must separate food scraps…
Read full rule →San Jose
Heavy RestrictionsSan Jose requires every residential property to subscribe to weekly recycling, organic materials, and solid waste…
Read full rule →San Mateo County
Heavy RestrictionsRecycling is part of the mandatory minimum residential service under County Code Chapter 4.04, with single-stream…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Significant RestrictionsBaldwin Park requires every commercial generator and multi-family property to segregate recyclables and organic waste…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Significant RestrictionsBellflower's SB 1383 ordinance requires every household and business to subscribe to three-cart service and sort…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Significant RestrictionsChula Vista requires nearly every owner and occupant in the city to subscribe to curbside recycling and organic waste…
Read full rule →Compton
Significant RestrictionsCompton businesses and multifamily properties generating four cubic yards or more of solid waste a week must divert…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Significant RestrictionsFullerton requires every household and business that subscribes to franchised waste service to take part in the…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Significant RestrictionsHuntington Beach Municipal Code Section 8.21.175 has required every business in the City, since July 1, 2012, to reuse…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Significant RestrictionsEvery Inglewood home and apartment building must subscribe to the City's franchised blue-container recycling service…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Significant RestrictionsEvery single-family home in Lancaster must subscribe to the city's three-container organic waste and recycling service…
Read full rule →Merced
Significant RestrictionsMerced establishes a citywide recycling program for residences and businesses under Sec. 8.04.420, giving the director…
Read full rule →Merced County
Significant RestrictionsMerced County requires every commercial business and multifamily property in the unincorporated area to subscribe to…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Significant RestrictionsNorwalk requires every single-family household to subscribe to the City's organic waste and recycling collection…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Significant RestrictionsPasadena automatically enrolls every single-family household in a mandatory three-cart system under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Redondo Beach
Significant RestrictionsEvery single-family household in Redondo Beach must be subscribed to the City's organic waste and recyclable materials…
Read full rule →Riverside
Significant RestrictionsMunicipal Code Section 6.06.040(A) requires every AB 341 business and multifamily covered generator in Riverside to…
Read full rule →Roseville
Significant RestrictionsRoseville requires every "covered" construction, renovation or demolition project to divert at least 65% of its debris…
Read full rule →Upland
Significant RestrictionsEvery occupied property in Upland, residential or commercial, must subscribe to the city's authorized collector for…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Significant RestrictionsVallejo Municipal Code Section 7.48.170 authorizes the city council to implement recycling programs by resolution in…
Read full rule →West Covina
Significant RestrictionsWest Covina requires every single-family household and commercial business to subscribe to the city's organic waste…
Read full rule →Alameda
Some RestrictionsRecycling in Alameda is not optional curbside courtesy. Municipal Code Sec. 21-2.1(b) makes it mandatory for every…
Read full rule →Alameda County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Alameda County requires every single-family, multi-family, and commercial property to subscribe to a…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Some RestrictionsAlhambra Municipal Code § 6.16.050 requires every premises' operator to contract with a licensed collector for solid…
Read full rule →Altadena
Some RestrictionsCalifornia SB 1383 requires all residents and businesses in Altadena to separate organic waste (food scraps + yard…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Some RestrictionsAnaheim requires residential recycling through the three-cart system per California SB 1383 and AB 341. Organic waste…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied household and commercial account in Apple Valley must subscribe to the Town's mandatory collection…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Some RestrictionsBakersfield is subject to California's mandatory commercial and residential recycling laws, including AB 341 (mandatory…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Some RestrictionsBerkeley requires separation of recyclables and organics from trash for all residents and businesses under BMC 11.28…
Read full rule →Bostonia
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Bostonia has mandatory recycling. County Code makes recycling required for all waste generated in…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Some RestrictionsBrentwood requires single-stream recycling via the blue cart and organics via the green cart under California SB 1383…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Some RestrictionsEvery residential unit in Buena Park must subscribe to the city's three-container collection service and sort…
Read full rule →Burbank
Some RestrictionsMandatory recycling and organics separation required under SB 1383. Blue bin for recyclables, green bin for…
Read full rule →Butte County
Some RestrictionsButte County Code section 31-35(A) makes every licensed hauler divert at least twenty-five percent of the solid waste…
Read full rule →Calaveras County
Some RestrictionsCalaveras County does not run a universal curbside recycling mandate; instead, § 8.12.060.C requires new commercial…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Some RestrictionsCamarillo requires recycling under CMC Section 9.04.052 (commercial recycling) and Section 9.04.054 (organic waste…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Some RestrictionsCarlsbad's curbside recycling and food-scrap program exists because California law forces it: Public Resources Code…
Read full rule →Carson
Some RestrictionsCarson's exclusive residential trash franchise must supply every household with at least one free recycling container…
Read full rule →Ceres
Some RestrictionsEvery Ceres home and small multifamily property must keep a dedicated blue recycling cart alongside its garbage and…
Read full rule →Chico
Some RestrictionsChico prohibits solid waste collectors from sending recyclable materials gathered under the city's residential…
Read full rule →Chino
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family household in Chino must subscribe to a three-container collection service, a blue container for…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Some RestrictionsChino Hills requires residential and commercial generators to source-separate recyclables such as paper, cardboard…
Read full rule →Citrus Heights
Some RestrictionsCitrus Heights residents and businesses must separate recyclables and organic waste from trash under California SB 1383…
Read full rule →Clovis
Some RestrictionsClovis bills every curbside customer $2.49 a month for recycling and hands out two City-labeled containers at no…
Read full rule →Contra Costa County
Some RestrictionsSB 1383 mandates organics recycling for all residents and businesses. Contra Costa County requires separation of…
Read full rule →Corona
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family household in Corona must subscribe to the franchisee's solid waste service and sort waste into the…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Some RestrictionsCosta Mesa residents must separate recyclable materials into the blue recycling cart and organic waste into the green…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Some RestrictionsCupertino requires multi-family properties and businesses generating four or more cubic yards of solid waste weekly to…
Read full rule →Davis
Some RestrictionsEvery generator in Davis, from single-family homes to commercial businesses, must subscribe to the city's collection…
Read full rule →Downey
Some RestrictionsDowney runs its curbside recycling program on a three-container system defined by Municipal Code Section 5931: a Blue…
Read full rule →Dublin
Some RestrictionsDublin, California requires every waste generator to source-separate recyclable materials and organic waste from…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Some RestrictionsEastvale requires any commercial premises generating four cubic yards or more of solid waste weekly to subscribe to the…
Read full rule →El Cajon
Some RestrictionsEl Cajon residential recycling is mandatory under California's recycling laws and the city's waste hauler agreement…
Read full rule →Escondido
Some RestrictionsEscondido requires every household and business to separate recyclables and organic waste from trash and use the city's…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Some RestrictionsFairfield requires every residential and commercial account to use the city-issued blue recycling cart and green…
Read full rule →Fillmore
Some RestrictionsCalifornia mandates recycling through AB 341 and SB 1383. Fillmore residents must separate recyclables and organic…
Read full rule →Fontana
Some RestrictionsFontana runs a mandatory three-container system: green for organics and food waste, blue for recyclables, black for…
Read full rule →Fremont
Some RestrictionsFremont requires residents and businesses to separate recyclables and organics from trash under state SB 1383 and local…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsFresno mandates recycling participation under state laws including AB 341, AB 1826, and SB 1383. All residents must use…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Some RestrictionsCA SB 1383 (effective 2022) mandates organic waste (food/yard) separation statewide. Fresno County provides three-cart…
Read full rule →Galt
Some RestrictionsCalifornia SB 1383 requires all Galt residents and businesses to subscribe to organic waste (green cart) collection and…
Read full rule →Garden Grove
Some RestrictionsAny new development in Garden Grove that needs a building permit must set aside space to collect and load recyclable…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsEvery household and business in Glendale must subscribe to the city's three-cart collection service, blue for…
Read full rule →Glenn County
Some RestrictionsCommercial businesses and multi-family buildings with five or more units in unincorporated Glenn County must arrange…
Read full rule →Hanford
Some RestrictionsHanford requires every single-family home to carry a blue recycling container as part of its mandatory three-container…
Read full rule →Hawthorne
Some RestrictionsEvery Hawthorne property owner or occupant must sign up for the city's franchised three-container collection service…
Read full rule →Hayward
Some RestrictionsHayward follows California AB 341, AB 1826, and SB 1383, requiring residents and businesses to separate recyclables and…
Read full rule →Hemet
Some RestrictionsHemet requires businesses generating four or more cubic yards of trash weekly and multifamily buildings with five or…
Read full rule →Hesperia
Some RestrictionsHesperia multi-family complexes of five or more units must source-separate recyclables or use comparable mixed-waste…
Read full rule →Indio
Some RestrictionsUnder Indio's SB 1383 organic waste ordinance, every household must subscribe to the city's blue container recycling…
Read full rule →Kern County
Some RestrictionsEvery owner of a single-family, multi-family or commercial property in unincorporated Kern County must keep…
Read full rule →Kings County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Kings County requires every home and business to subscribe to three-container collection, blue for…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood requires every single-family household to automatically subscribe to the city's three-container curbside…
Read full rule →Livermore
Some RestrictionsLivermore requires every single-family household to subscribe to the city's franchised collection service for compost…
Read full rule →Lodi
Some RestrictionsEvery Lodi residence receives a blue-lidded recycling cart serviced every other week by WM; accepted materials include…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Some RestrictionsLong Beach mandates recycling under LBMC §8.60.370 (effective Jan 2022) and SB 1383. All accounts are auto-enrolled in…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Some RestrictionsLos Angeles requires all premises receiving City collection service to use a three-container system and place…
Read full rule →Los Banos
Some RestrictionsLos Banos requires curbside recycling participation for every single-family and multi-family residence that receives…
Read full rule →Madera
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied property in Madera must carry city refuse and recycling collection under Municipal Code Section 5-3.02…
Read full rule →Madera County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Madera County channels recycling through its exclusive waste franchise system, which must collect…
Read full rule →Manteca
Some RestrictionsManteca requires every single-family household to subscribe to three-cart curbside service and sort recyclables into…
Read full rule →Marin County
Some RestrictionsMarin County Code § 7.00.060 requires every residential generator in unincorporated Marin to sort waste into three…
Read full rule →Martinez
Some RestrictionsMandatory recycling and organics diversion apply to all Martinez residents and businesses under California SB 1383 and…
Read full rule →Mendocino County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Mendocino County requires source-separated recyclables to be kept out of the trash and placed in the…
Read full rule →Menifee
Some RestrictionsMenifee Municipal Code Section 6.30.080 requires every commercial property and multi-family dwelling to run a recycling…
Read full rule →Mission Viejo
Some RestrictionsSingle-family households in Mission Viejo must subscribe to the city's organic waste collection service and sort…
Read full rule →Modesto
Some RestrictionsModesto Code § 5-5.154 requires any business generating more than four cubic yards of solid waste a week, or any…
Read full rule →Monterey
Some RestrictionsMonterey requires every commercial business to supply visible, easily accessible recycling and organics containers in…
Read full rule →Monterey County
Some RestrictionsEvery property owner in unincorporated Monterey County must separate recyclables from other solid waste and put them in…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsMoorpark enforces mandatory recycling under California SB 1383 and AB 341. All residents and businesses must subscribe…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Some RestrictionsMoreno Valley residents and businesses must separate organic waste, recyclables, and trash into the correct carts under…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Some RestrictionsMountain View residents and businesses must separate recyclables and organics from trash under California AB 341, AB…
Read full rule →Murrieta
Some RestrictionsNew construction and major additions in Murrieta must provide dedicated recycling and organics storage space under…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Some RestrictionsNewport Beach residents must separate recyclables into the blue cart and organic waste into the green cart per…
Read full rule →Oakland
Some RestrictionsEvery Oakland single-family household must subscribe to the City's weekly recycling collection service, per Municipal…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Some RestrictionsRecycling is mandatory in Oceanside under state law. SB 1383 requires organic waste diversion. Businesses and…
Read full rule →Ontario
Some RestrictionsOntario residents and businesses must separate recyclables and organics per California AB 341, AB 1826, and SB 1383…
Read full rule →Orange
Some RestrictionsThe City of Orange requires residential and commercial recycling under state mandates including AB 341 and SB 1383…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Orange County requires households to subscribe to the County's organic waste program and sort…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Some RestrictionsOxnard mandates recycling and organic waste diversion under California SB 1383. All residents and businesses must…
Read full rule →Pacifica
Some RestrictionsPacifica Municipal Code Section 6-5.203 establishes a citywide recyclable materials collection program available to…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Some RestrictionsEvery Single-Family Waste Generator in Palm Springs must subscribe to the City's three-container system and route…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Some RestrictionsPalmdale's franchised collector must give every home at least one free recycling container under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Palo Alto
Some RestrictionsPalo Alto requires residents and businesses to separate recyclables and organics from trash under SB 1383, AB 341, and…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Some RestrictionsPetaluma businesses and multifamily properties must subscribe to the city's three-container collection service and set…
Read full rule →Pittsburg
Some RestrictionsBlue cart recycling in Pittsburg accepts clean paper, cardboard, rigid plastics #1-#5 and #7, aluminum, tin, and glass…
Read full rule →Pleasanton
Some RestrictionsOnce you set recyclables out in a designated bin or trash can in Pleasanton, they legally belong to the city's…
Read full rule →Pomona
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family home in Pomona must subscribe to the city's three-container organic waste and recycling collection…
Read full rule →Port Hueneme
Some RestrictionsPort Hueneme requires residential recycling under California AB 341 and organics recycling under SB 1383. Recyclables…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Some RestrictionsCalifornia SB 1383 mandates organic waste diversion from all Rancho Cordova residents and businesses. Food scraps and…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Some RestrictionsRancho Cucamonga residents must source-separate recyclables into the blue cart and organics into the green cart per…
Read full rule →Redding
Some RestrictionsRedding operates a single-stream blue cart for recycling under Redding Municipal Code Chapter 9.28 (Solid Waste and…
Read full rule →Redlands
Some RestrictionsRedlands residents in the curbside recycling program must set recyclables out in the city-provided container at the…
Read full rule →Redwood City
Some RestrictionsCommercial businesses and multi-family properties in Redwood City must subscribe to the City's three-container…
Read full rule →Rialto
Some RestrictionsRialto businesses generating four cubic yards or more of solid waste each week must subscribe to the city's franchised…
Read full rule →Richmond
Some RestrictionsRichmond uses single-stream recycling in the blue cart, collected weekly by Republic Services. California SB 1383…
Read full rule →Ridgecrest
Some RestrictionsRidgecrest bars mixing recyclables, organics, and trash: each must go only in its own marked container, part of the…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Riverside County residents and businesses must use the county's three-container system, separating…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Some RestrictionsRohnert Park's curbside recycling program runs through a single authorized collector bound by Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Some RestrictionsSacramento City Code requires every owner of residential and residential mixed-use property to subscribe to the city's…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Sacramento County provides every-other-week curbside recycling, included in mandatory service. Accepted…
Read full rule →Salinas
Some RestrictionsSalinas Municipal Code Sec. 14-01.12 and 14-01.13 make recycling mandatory citywide: every generator, residential and…
Read full rule →San Benito County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated San Benito County, every property owner must separate recyclables from other solid waste and use a…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated County residents receive a 96-gallon recycling cart from WM and must keep recyclables separate from…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Some RestrictionsSan Clemente requires every single-family home to subscribe to the city's three-container collection service, sorting…
Read full rule →San Diego
Some RestrictionsSan Diego requires recyclable materials to be placed in approved blue recycling containers per SDMC Chapter 6, Article…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Diego County requires residents and businesses to source-separate designated recyclables (paper…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Some RestrictionsSan Francisco's Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance (Environment Code Chapter 19, enacted 2009) was the first…
Read full rule →San Joaquin County
Some RestrictionsCurbside recycling and SB 1383 organics diversion are mandatory in unincorporated San Joaquin County for all…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Some RestrictionsSan Leandro requires every property that produces solid waste, recyclables, or green waste to subscribe to the City's…
Read full rule →San Luis Obispo County
Some RestrictionsSan Luis Obispo County requires every single-family home on franchised trash service to separate recyclables from…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Some RestrictionsSan Marcos Municipal Code Section 8.68.120 requires the City's Contractor to supply every dwelling unit with one blue…
Read full rule →San Rafael
Some RestrictionsSan Rafael requires every generator to source-separate recyclables into a recycling container and keep them out of the…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied property in San Ramon must subscribe to three-stream collection service, separate containers for solid…
Read full rule →Sanger
Some RestrictionsSanger requires all residents and businesses to separate recyclables and organic waste from trash under California SB…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Some RestrictionsSanta Ana requires residential and commercial recycling under California's mandatory recycling laws including AB 341…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Some RestrictionsUnder Sec. 17-91, single-family organic waste generators in the unincorporated county must subscribe to the county's…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Some RestrictionsSanta Clara mandates recycling and organics separation under California SB 1383. Residents must sort recyclables…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Santa Clara County requires source separation under its three-container system: recyclables go in the…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita requires every residence and business to keep separate garbage, recycling and organics containers…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Some RestrictionsEvery residence and business in unincorporated Santa Cruz County has had to carry recyclable materials, organic…
Read full rule →Santa Maria
Some RestrictionsSanta Maria Municipal Code Section 8-11.04 makes trash and recycling service mandatory for every occupied premises, or…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Some RestrictionsSanta Monica mandates recycling under SB 1383 organics diversion requirements. The city's Resource Recovery Division…
Read full rule →Santa Paula
Some RestrictionsSanta Paula requires residential and commercial recycling under California AB 341 and SB 1383. Single-stream recycling…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa City Code § 9-12.070(A)(2) limits recycling carts to recyclable materials only, no garbage or organic waste…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family household and commercial generator in Simi Valley must participate in the City's three-container…
Read full rule →Solano County
Some RestrictionsHomes in a Solano County mandatory service area, meaning parcels zoned Rural-Residential, Residential-Estate…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Some RestrictionsRecycling in the City of Sonoma runs through one franchised hauler under Chapter 7.08 of the municipal code, and Sonoma…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Sonoma County requires every home and business to keep separate blue, green, and gray containers and…
Read full rule →Stanislaus County
Some RestrictionsOwners and occupants in Stanislaus County's mandatory collection service area must subscribe to at least weekly…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsStockton requires recyclable and organic materials to be separated from solid waste before collection under Section…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Some RestrictionsBefore most building, demolition, grading, or paving permits are issued in Thousand Oaks, applicants must submit a…
Read full rule →Torrance
Some RestrictionsAB 341 mandatory commercial recycling applies. Multi-family 5+ units and 3-4 units must have recycling programs. SB…
Read full rule →Tracy
Some RestrictionsTracy's curbside recycling program, running since 1991, is mandatory: every single-family and multi-family residential…
Read full rule →Truckee
Some RestrictionsEvery commercial generator in Truckee must subscribe to franchisee recycling service and keep recyclables separated…
Read full rule →Tulare County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Tulare County requires every single-family home to subscribe to the county's three-container collection…
Read full rule →Turlock
Some RestrictionsTurlock requires households and businesses to keep recyclables source-separated in a city-supplied container and set it…
Read full rule →Union City
Some RestrictionsUnion City requires every household and business to set out recyclable material for at least weekly collection and use…
Read full rule →Vacaville
Some RestrictionsAll Vacaville residents must subscribe to and participate in the City's three-cart Recology service (gray garbage, blue…
Read full rule →Ventura
Some RestrictionsCalifornia's Mandatory Commercial Recycling Act (AB 341, PRC §42649) and the Mandatory Organic Waste Recycling Act (SB…
Read full rule →Ventura County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Ventura County provides weekly curbside recycling in a blue cart through franchised haulers. Recycling…
Read full rule →Victorville
Some RestrictionsVictorville requires recycling and solid waste processing service at every occupied property under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Vista
Some RestrictionsVista requires all residents and businesses to separate recyclables and organic waste from landfill trash under…
Read full rule →Walnut Creek
Some RestrictionsWalnut Creek mandates curbside recycling under CA AB 341 (commercial) and AB 1826/SB 1383 (organics). Blue carts accept…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Some RestrictionsWest Sacramento requires recyclables and organic waste to be source-separated from garbage before collection, with…
Read full rule →Westminster
Some RestrictionsEvery property in Westminster must subscribe to refuse collection through the MCSD franchisee under Municipal Code §…
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsWhittier requires the city or its contractor to furnish every residence a separate recyclable-materials container…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsYuba City requires every property that generates refuse to subscribe to the city's contracted collection service, and…
Read full rule →Antioch
Light RestrictionsAntioch's curbside recycling is single-stream via Republic Services. SB 1383 mandates organics recycling (food scraps +…
Read full rule →El Dorado County
Light RestrictionsResidents and tenants who want curbside recycling pickup in unincorporated El Dorado County must separate recyclables…
Read full rule →Folsom
Light RestrictionsCalifornia SB 1383 requires Folsom residents and businesses to separate organic waste (food scraps, yard debris…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Light RestrictionsWaste collectors serving designated unincorporated communities (including Altadena, La Crescenta/Montrose, East…
Read full rule →Sonora
Light RestrictionsSonora requires residential and commercial recycling through Cal-Waste Recovery Systems in compliance with California…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Light RestrictionsSunnyvale residents and businesses must source-separate recyclables and organics from trash to comply with state laws…
Read full rule →Temecula
Light RestrictionsCalifornia SB 1383 requires all Temecula residents and businesses to separate organic waste (food scraps, food-soiled…
Read full rule →Visalia
Light RestrictionsEvery Visalia household and business must source-separate recyclables and organic waste into designated containers…
Read full rule →Mandatory Organics Recycling
Curbside organics collection mandated by California SB-1383 (and equivalent state laws), residential opt-out rules, and edible-food-recovery requirements.
Bakersfield
Heavy RestrictionsEvery single-family, multifamily, and commercial property owner in Bakersfield must arrange collection service and sort…
Read full rule →Glendale
Heavy RestrictionsEvery waste generator in Glendale, residents and businesses alike, must source-separate trash into three streams under…
Read full rule →Kings County
Heavy RestrictionsKings County requires single-family households to separate food scraps and yard waste into the green container under SB…
Read full rule →Murrieta
Heavy RestrictionsMurrieta requires households and businesses to sort food scraps into the green organics container under Sections…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Heavy RestrictionsEvery single-family household in unincorporated San Bernardino County must subscribe to the County's organic waste…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Heavy RestrictionsUnincorporated county property owners, occupants, and businesses must source-separate food scraps and green waste from…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Heavy RestrictionsWest Sacramento requires households and businesses to subscribe to three-container collection and keep food scraps and…
Read full rule →Alameda
Significant RestrictionsAlameda requires households and businesses alike to keep food scraps and other organic material out of the trash…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Significant RestrictionsEvery Alhambra household and business must subscribe to organics collection and sort waste into green, blue and…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Significant RestrictionsBaldwin Park requires every single-family household to subscribe to a three-container collection system and sort food…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Significant RestrictionsBrentwood businesses must subscribe to the city's three-container collection service, separating source-separated…
Read full rule →Butte County
Significant RestrictionsUnder Code section 31-81, homes and businesses in Butte County's mandatory service area or a recycling zone are…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Significant RestrictionsCamarillo requires every single-family household to subscribe to the city's organic waste collection service and sort…
Read full rule →Chico
Significant RestrictionsChico requires nearly every home and business to subscribe to city organic waste (food scrap) collection under…
Read full rule →Compton
Significant RestrictionsCompton requires every home and business to subscribe to the city's three-container organics program under §§ 21-3.3…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Significant RestrictionsCosta Mesa residents in single-family homes and buildings of four units or fewer must subscribe to organic waste…
Read full rule →El Cajon
Significant RestrictionsEl Cajon requires every residential premises to subscribe to the city's organic waste collection service and sort food…
Read full rule →El Monte
Significant RestrictionsEl Monte automatically enrolls every single-family household in a mandatory three-container system for organic waste…
Read full rule →Folsom
Significant RestrictionsEvery Folsom residence and business must subscribe to organic waste collection service, separating green waste and food…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Significant RestrictionsFresno County requires every single-family household, multi-family property and business in the unincorporated area to…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Significant RestrictionsFullerton makes participation in organic waste diversion mandatory rather than optional. Any person or entity that…
Read full rule →Hanford
Significant RestrictionsHanford requires every customer to separate food scraps and yard waste into the green container as part of the city's…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Significant RestrictionsHuntington Beach Municipal Code Section 8.22.020 requires every single-family household to subscribe to the City's…
Read full rule →Imperial County
Significant RestrictionsImperial County requires single-family households in the unincorporated area to subscribe to the county's organic waste…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Significant RestrictionsEvery Inglewood single-family home must subscribe to weekly three-container collection and sort food scraps and yard…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Significant RestrictionsLancaster requires every household, business, and multifamily property to subscribe to the city's three-container…
Read full rule →Livermore
Significant RestrictionsLivermore requires every single-family household to subscribe to three-cart service and keep food scraps, recyclables…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Significant RestrictionsLong Beach requires every single-family, multifamily and commercial account to separate food scraps and other organic…
Read full rule →Los Banos
Significant RestrictionsLos Banos Municipal Code Chapter 3.2 implements state SB 1383 by requiring every single-family home, multifamily…
Read full rule →Madera County
Significant RestrictionsSB 1383 census tracts in unincorporated Madera County must separate organic waste, via franchise collection, self-haul…
Read full rule →Merced
Significant RestrictionsMerced requires commercial facilities, multifamily properties, and special events to separate organic material…
Read full rule →Merced County
Significant RestrictionsMerced County requires every single-family household in the unincorporated area to subscribe to the county's organic…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Significant RestrictionsMoorpark Municipal Code § 8.36.090 requires every single-family home, business and multifamily property to subscribe to…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Significant RestrictionsEvery single-family household in Mountain View must subscribe to the city's organic waste collection service and sort…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Significant RestrictionsNorwalk requires every single-family household to subscribe to the City's three-container collection service and sort…
Read full rule →Oakland
Significant RestrictionsEvery property owner in Oakland must separate solid waste, recyclables and organic material and either subscribe to the…
Read full rule →Ontario
Significant RestrictionsOntario requires every single-family household to subscribe to organic waste collection and separate food waste and…
Read full rule →Orange County
Significant RestrictionsSingle-family households in unincorporated Orange County must subscribe to the County's organic waste collection…
Read full rule →Pacifica
Significant RestrictionsPacifica Municipal Code Section 6-5.703 requires every single-family household to subscribe to the City's organic waste…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Significant RestrictionsPasadena requires every household and business to keep food scraps and other organic waste out of the trash can…
Read full rule →Perris
Significant RestrictionsPerris requires all organic waste generators to subscribe to a three-container collection service, separating food…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Significant RestrictionsPetaluma requires every single-family generator to subscribe to the city's organic waste collection service and sort…
Read full rule →Pomona
Significant RestrictionsEvery Pomona household and business must subscribe to the city's organic waste collection service and sort food and…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Significant RestrictionsEvery single-family home, business, and multifamily property in Rancho Cordova must subscribe to organics container…
Read full rule →Redlands
Significant RestrictionsUnder SB 1383, Redlands single-family households must subscribe to three-container organic waste collection and sort…
Read full rule →Redondo Beach
Significant RestrictionsRedondo Beach requires households and businesses to sort food waste out of the trash and into the green organics…
Read full rule →Riverside
Significant RestrictionsRiverside Municipal Code Section 6.06.040 requires business and multifamily covered generators to subscribe to organics…
Read full rule →Roseville
Significant RestrictionsEvery single-family household and commercial generator in Roseville must subscribe to the city's organic waste…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Significant RestrictionsEvery residential, commercial and multi-family generator in San Bernardino must subscribe to organic waste and…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Significant RestrictionsSan Marcos Municipal Code Section 8.68.520 requires every single-family Organic Waste Generator to subscribe to the…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Significant RestrictionsSan Ramon requires every occupied property to keep a separate green bin for food scraps and other organic waste…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Significant RestrictionsSanta Ana single-family households must subscribe to weekly three-container service and route food scraps and yard…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Significant RestrictionsCommercial businesses and multi-family properties in unincorporated Santa Barbara County must subscribe to the county's…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Significant RestrictionsSanta Clara phased in mandatory organic waste recycling for commercial businesses under City Code Section 8.25.276…
Read full rule →Santa Maria
Significant RestrictionsSanta Maria requires every single-family home, business and multifamily property of five or more units to subscribe to…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Significant RestrictionsSanta Monica requires all generators, residential and commercial, to use a three-container collection system (black…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Significant RestrictionsSanta Rosa City Code § 9-12.070 requires organic waste generators to comply with SB 1383, provides every residential…
Read full rule →Tracy
Significant RestrictionsSince January 1, 2022, Tracy Municipal Code Section 5.20.160 makes the organic materials collection program mandatory…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Significant RestrictionsVallejo Municipal Code Section 7.44.180 requires every single-family household, defined as a residential premises with…
Read full rule →Victorville
Significant RestrictionsVictorville requires every single-family household to subscribe to organic waste collection and sort food scraps and…
Read full rule →Westminster
Significant RestrictionsUnder AB 1826, Westminster businesses and large multi-family facilities that generate enough refuse must…
Read full rule →Whittier
Significant RestrictionsEvery Whittier household must subscribe to the city's three-cart system and sort food scraps and other organic waste…
Read full rule →Alameda County
Some RestrictionsState law (SB 1383) drives Alameda County's organics mandate: unincorporated single-family and commercial generators…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Some RestrictionsAnaheim requires every single-family household to subscribe to the city franchisee's Three-Container System and place…
Read full rule →Antioch
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied property in Antioch must subscribe to the city's three-container collection service, separating trash…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Some RestrictionsBellflower requires every single-family household to subscribe to organic waste collection and sort food scraps, yard…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Some RestrictionsBuena Park, California requires every residential unit to subscribe to the city's three-container collection service…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Some RestrictionsCarlsbad's SB 1383 implementation requires every generator to keep food scraps and yard trimmings out of the trash…
Read full rule →Carson
Some RestrictionsCarson commercial businesses and multifamily properties must subscribe to three-container organics collection and…
Read full rule →Chino
Some RestrictionsChino requires households and businesses to sort food waste and other organic material into the green container…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Some RestrictionsChino Hills requires every residential, multifamily and commercial property to subscribe to the city's organic waste…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Some RestrictionsChula Vista requires nearly every household and business to source-separate organic waste from garbage and recycling…
Read full rule →Clovis
Some RestrictionsClovis requires every residential and commercial generator to sort food scraps and other organic waste into the City's…
Read full rule →Contra Costa County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Contra Costa County requires every organic waste generator, homes and businesses alike, to either…
Read full rule →Corona
Some RestrictionsCorona requires every commercial business, multi-family property of five or more units, and self-hauler to separate…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Some RestrictionsEvery household and business in Cupertino must subscribe to organic waste collection and keep food scraps, yard…
Read full rule →Davis
Some RestrictionsDavis requires every customer to separate food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste into the green container and…
Read full rule →Downey
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family household in Downey must subscribe to the city's organic waste collection service and sort food…
Read full rule →Dublin
Some RestrictionsSince January 1, 2022, every waste generator in Dublin, California must subscribe to a minimum collection service that…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Some RestrictionsEastvale requires every single-family home, business and multifamily property to comply with the state's organic waste…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Some RestrictionsElk Grove requires every commercial generator, including multifamily complexes, to subscribe to and use a separate…
Read full rule →Escondido
Some RestrictionsCalifornia's SB 1383 organics law required Escondido to make food-scrap and yard-waste separation mandatory, and the…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Some RestrictionsFairfield's Section 9.220 forces every Organic Waste Generator, from single-family homes to five-unit-plus apartment…
Read full rule →Fremont
Some RestrictionsFremont Municipal Code Section 8.40.100 requires every single-family and multifamily household to keep organics…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsEvery Fresno resident and business must subscribe to organics collection alongside trash and recycling: it isn't…
Read full rule →Hayward
Some RestrictionsEvery household and business in Hayward must subscribe to the city's franchised waste collection service, which sorts…
Read full rule →Hemet
Some RestrictionsBusinesses generating two or more cubic yards of solid waste weekly must subscribe to organic-waste recycling service…
Read full rule →Hercules
Some RestrictionsHercules Municipal Code Sec. 5-2.17 requires single-family homes, businesses, and multifamily properties to sort food…
Read full rule →Indio
Some RestrictionsIndio's SB 1383 ordinance requires every household to subscribe to organic waste collection and sort food scraps and…
Read full rule →Irvine
Some RestrictionsAny Irvine property subscribed to solid waste service must participate in the organics program its hauler offers and…
Read full rule →Kern County
Some RestrictionsKern County's SB 1383 rules require commercial edible food generators, grocery stores, food service providers and…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Some RestrictionsLos Angeles mandates that all organic waste generators, residents, commercial establishments, and multi-family…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated LA County residents and businesses must divert organic waste from landfills by source-separating food…
Read full rule →Madera
Some RestrictionsMadera requires every single-family and commercial generator to subscribe to a three-container system and sort food and…
Read full rule →Manteca
Some RestrictionsManteca requires single-family households and commercial generators to subscribe to organic waste collection and sort…
Read full rule →Marin County
Some RestrictionsMarin County Code § 7.00.060 requires every residential household in the unincorporated area to subscribe to the…
Read full rule →Mendocino County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Mendocino County Code Sec. 9A.08.050 requires single-family homes to subscribe to three-container…
Read full rule →Menifee
Some RestrictionsMenifee Municipal Code Section 6.30.090 requires every commercial premises and multi-family dwelling that generates…
Read full rule →Monterey
Some RestrictionsMonterey requires every responsible party, whether homeowner, landlord, tenant or business, to separate food waste and…
Read full rule →Monterey County
Some RestrictionsImplementing state SB 1383, Monterey County Code Chapter 10.45 applies only in the unincorporated area (§ 10.45.020)…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Some RestrictionsNewport Beach requires every single-family household to separate food scraps from trash under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Some RestrictionsEvery generator in Oceanside, homes and businesses alike, must sort recyclables, organics, and food scraps into their…
Read full rule →Orange
Some RestrictionsOrange Municipal Code Section 8.30.020 requires every single-family household to subscribe to the City's organic waste…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family home, multi-family property and commercial business in Oxnard must subscribe to the city's organics…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Some RestrictionsFood Waste in Palm Springs must be drained of liquids and placed in a Green or Brown Container, composted on site, or…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Some RestrictionsPalmdale requires every single-family home and commercial business, including multifamily buildings, to subscribe to…
Read full rule →Placer County
Some RestrictionsUnder the Placer County Organic Waste Disposal Reduction Ordinance, implementing state SB 1383, every single-family…
Read full rule →Pleasanton
Some RestrictionsPleasanton Municipal Code § 9.23.020 adopts the Alameda County Waste Management Authority's organics ordinance, WMA…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family household in Rancho Cucamonga must subscribe to the city's three-container organic waste service…
Read full rule →Redwood City
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family home in Redwood City must subscribe to the city's three-container organic waste collection service…
Read full rule →Rialto
Some RestrictionsRialto requires every single-family organic waste generator to subscribe to the city's three-container collection…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Riverside County requires every residential and commercial property to run the county's three-container…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Some RestrictionsEvery household and business in Rohnert Park must source separate organic materials, including food waste, from garbage…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Some RestrictionsSacramento sets minimum organics-recycling service levels by property type in City Code § 13.24.600(B), a 64-gallon can…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Some RestrictionsEvery commercial generator in unincorporated Sacramento County must subscribe to source-separated organic material…
Read full rule →Salinas
Some RestrictionsSalinas requires every household and business to subscribe to three-container collection service, garbage, compost and…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Some RestrictionsUnder the state's SB 1383 program, every single-family household in San Clemente must subscribe to the City's…
Read full rule →San Diego
Some RestrictionsSan Diego requires weekly separate-container collection of food material and food-soiled paper at residential and…
Read full rule →San Joaquin County
Some RestrictionsSan Joaquin County requires every single-family household to subscribe to organic waste collection and sort food and…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Some RestrictionsSan Leandro's Organics Reduction and Recycling ordinance (SLMC Ch. 3-24) requires every household and business to…
Read full rule →San Luis Obispo County
Some RestrictionsSingle-family homes in unincorporated San Luis Obispo County must subscribe to weekly three-container collection…
Read full rule →San Mateo County
Some RestrictionsSingle-family homes in San Mateo County's densely-populated unincorporated areas must subscribe to their hauler's…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsUnder California SB 1383 and the County garbage code, residents and businesses in unincorporated Santa Clara County…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita requires every residence and business to keep organic waste, including food scraps, separated into a…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Santa Cruz County requires every household and business to subscribe to organic materials collection and…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Some RestrictionsSimi Valley requires every single-family household to sort waste into three carts: green for food scraps and yard…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Some RestrictionsThe City of Sonoma requires every single-family household to subscribe to the city's organic waste collection service…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Sonoma County requires every single-family, multi-family, and commercial property to subscribe to weekly…
Read full rule →Stanislaus County
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family household in Stanislaus County's mandatory collection service area must separate its trash into the…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsCalifornia SB 1383 requires Stockton residents and businesses to separate food scraps, food-soiled paper, and yard…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Some RestrictionsSunnyvale requires large food businesses to divert edible food from the trash instead of throwing it away. Municipal…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family home and individually-carted multi-family unit in Thousand Oaks must subscribe to Organic Waste…
Read full rule →Tulare County
Some RestrictionsState-mandated SB 1383 organics recycling is enforced locally in unincorporated Tulare County: every single-family…
Read full rule →Turlock
Some RestrictionsEvery Turlock home and business must sort food scraps and other organic waste into the green compost container: mixing…
Read full rule →Union City
Some RestrictionsUnion City requires every single-family household to subscribe to organics collection and sort food waste into the…
Read full rule →Upland
Some RestrictionsUpland requires single-family households to subscribe to organic waste collection and sort materials by container…
Read full rule →Ventura
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family generator in the City of Ventura must subscribe to city trash service and sort waste into the blue…
Read full rule →Ventura County
Some RestrictionsHouseholds in unincorporated Ventura County must sort their waste under Ordinance Code § 4770-3(c): organic waste…
Read full rule →Yolo County
Some RestrictionsSingle-family homes in a county-designated Densely Populated Area must subscribe to bi-weekly Organics Collection…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsYuba City implements California's SB 1383 organics law locally under Municipal Code Section 6-3.19, letting the city…
Read full rule →Glenn County
Light RestrictionsIn unincorporated Glenn County, single-family households are only encouraged, not required, to separate food scraps and…
Read full rule →Valet Trash Rules
Multi-family building rules around door-to-door (valet) trash and recycling service, including container standards, hallway-storage prohibitions, and fees.
Holiday Pickup Schedule
How collection days shift around major holidays, where to verify the current schedule, and rules for putting bins out around shifted pickup dates.
Compton
Some RestrictionsCompton's authorized trash collector cannot run routes on Sundays or holidays, and even on weekdays pickup is confined…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsWhen an official city holiday falls on a scheduled trash day, Glendale doesn't skip the pickup, it postpones it to the…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Some RestrictionsPetaluma's code carves Sundays and legal holidays out of its daily commercial garbage rule. PMC § 8.16.310 requires…
Read full rule →Carson
Light RestrictionsWhen a Carson, California collection day falls on a holiday, the city's exclusive residential trash and recycling…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Light RestrictionsWhen a recognized holiday falls on a normal route day, Costa Mesa Municipal Code § 8-81(a) pushes that collection one…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Light RestrictionsInglewood Municipal Code Sec. 3-41(4)(b) lifts the street sweeping and refuse collection parking prohibition whenever…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Light RestrictionsWhen a recognized holiday falls on a scheduled collection day, Moorpark pushes that day's pickup, and the rest of the…
Read full rule →San Jose
Light RestrictionsCity holidays interrupt San Jose's normal 7-day collection cycle, so trash, recycling, and organics pickup can be…
Read full rule →Illegal Dumping
Penalties and enforcement for dumping trash, debris, or hazardous materials on private or public property without authorization.
Alameda
Heavy RestrictionsAlameda bans using any land in the city, owned or merely occupied, as a dumping ground for solid waste or any other…
Read full rule →Alameda County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping refuse, garbage, or rubbish anywhere in unincorporated Alameda County outside an approved container is unlawful…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Heavy RestrictionsAlhambra Municipal Code § 6.16.250(K) makes it unlawful to dump, deposit, release, spill, leak, pour, bury or otherwise…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Heavy RestrictionsDumping solid waste, medical waste or household hazardous waste on someone else's property, on a public street, or…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Heavy RestrictionsDumping "commercial quantities" of waste, defined as one cubic yard or more, on public or private property in Apple…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Heavy RestrictionsBakersfield bans dumping any solid waste, recyclables, organic waste, bulky items, or construction debris on public or…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Heavy RestrictionsBaldwin Park treats illegal dumping as more than a nuisance violation: under Municipal Code Chapter 95.5, any vehicle…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Heavy RestrictionsThe City of Bellflower, Los Angeles County makes it unlawful to place, discharge, or dump pollutants or debris…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Heavy RestrictionsBuena Park bans burning, burying, or dumping solid waste anywhere in the city without a special council or fire…
Read full rule →Butte County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping solid waste anywhere in unincorporated Butte County without a licensed hauler is a misdemeanor under Code…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Heavy RestrictionsCamarillo bans dumping, spilling, discarding or abandoning solid waste anywhere in the city outside an authorized…
Read full rule →Carson
Heavy RestrictionsCarson bans dumping trash, debris or dead animals on any public or private property, with jail time possible for…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Heavy RestrictionsDumping solid or liquid waste anywhere on property within Chino Hills is unlawful under Municipal Code § 13.20.330…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Heavy RestrictionsChula Vista makes it unlawful to place, dump, deposit, or throw any solid waste, plastic, glass, metal, paper…
Read full rule →Clovis
Heavy RestrictionsDumping waste matter on a vacant lot, street, alley, gutter, highway, park, or other public place is unlawful in…
Read full rule →Concord
Heavy RestrictionsIllegal dumping of waste on public or private property in Concord is prohibited under Concord Municipal Code Title 6…
Read full rule →Corona
Heavy RestrictionsCorona bans dumping, placing, or burying any solid waste on public or private land, or in any water or waterway, under…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Heavy RestrictionsDumping solid, hazardous or infectious waste on private or public property in Costa Mesa without the owner's consent…
Read full rule →Downey
Heavy RestrictionsDowney Municipal Code Section 4116 bans dumping garbage, trash, dead animals, or any nauseous or offensive matter on…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Heavy RestrictionsDumping or leaving solid waste on any property in Eastvale without authorization is unlawful under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →El Dorado County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping, scattering or discarding litter or solid waste on any road, right-of-way, or public or private property in…
Read full rule →El Monte
Heavy RestrictionsEl Monte bars illegally dumping solid waste, bulky items, or hazardous materials on any public or private property…
Read full rule →Escondido
Heavy RestrictionsDumping, burning, burying, or otherwise disposing of solid waste, recyclable material, or organic waste anywhere on…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Heavy RestrictionsFairfield's Section 9.280 makes it unlawful at any time to dump, burn, bury, spill, or otherwise release solid waste…
Read full rule →Folsom
Heavy RestrictionsFolsom Municipal Code 8.32.005(Y) defines illegal dumping as throwing or placing solid waste, recyclables, organic…
Read full rule →Fontana
Heavy RestrictionsFontana makes it unlawful to dump, deposit, place or bury refuse on any lot, land, public place or waterway, and any…
Read full rule →Fremont
Heavy RestrictionsFremont Municipal Code Section 8.40.400 bars dumping, depositing, or disposing of waste or garbage anywhere in the city…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Heavy RestrictionsFresno County treats illegal dumping as a misdemeanor and a public nuisance under Chapter 8.22, adopted by Ordinance…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Heavy RestrictionsFullerton Municipal Code Chapter 5.13 bans throwing, placing or depositing litter, garbage, refuse or rubbish on any…
Read full rule →Glenn County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping or depositing refuse or rubbish anywhere in unincorporated Glenn County, California, other than an approved…
Read full rule →Hanford
Heavy RestrictionsHanford bans bringing and dumping refuse, furniture, or surplus material from another property onto any public or…
Read full rule →Hesperia
Heavy RestrictionsDumping trash or debris on public property or someone else's private property is a declared public nuisance in…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Heavy RestrictionsHuntington Beach Municipal Code Section 8.21.040 bans casting, depositing or leaving refuse anywhere in the City…
Read full rule →Indio
Heavy RestrictionsIndio bans dumping trash, refuse, or abandoned items on any street, storm drain, or public or private land, with fines…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Heavy RestrictionsInglewood's Stormwater Management and Discharge Control Ordinance bans dumping refuse, rubbish, garbage or animal feces…
Read full rule →Kern County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping discarded materials on a public right-of-way, vacant lot or waterway in unincorporated Kern County is a…
Read full rule →Lake Forest
Heavy RestrictionsDumping solid waste on public property, or on private land near a highway or home, is unlawful in Lake Forest…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Heavy RestrictionsLancaster defines illegal dumping as disposing of rocks, debris, furniture, equipment, vehicles or any waste on public…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Heavy RestrictionsLong Beach Municipal Code § 8.60.120 bans depositing waste on any public street, public place or private parcel to…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Heavy RestrictionsUnder LAMC § 41.70.3, any vehicle used to dump or haul bulky items, hazardous waste, or solid waste onto property not…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Heavy RestrictionsIn unincorporated LA County, any vehicle used to dump bulky items, hazardous waste, or solid waste on public or private…
Read full rule →Madera County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping solid waste, organic waste, or other regulated materials anywhere but a designated facility in unincorporated…
Read full rule →Manteca
Heavy RestrictionsManteca bans dumping refuse, litter, or garbage on any public or private property, street, or storm drain as pollution…
Read full rule →Marin County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping garbage, rubbish or refuse on any public or private road, right-of-way or property without the owner's consent…
Read full rule →Martinez
Heavy RestrictionsIllegal dumping on public property, vacant lots, or waterways within Martinez is prohibited under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Menifee
Heavy RestrictionsDumping trash, debris, or construction waste on any public or private property in Menifee is banned outright under…
Read full rule →Merced County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping discarded materials anywhere but an approved container or a permitted resource management facility is unlawful…
Read full rule →Mission Viejo
Heavy RestrictionsMission Viejo makes it unlawful to dump, spill, bury or abandon solid or liquid waste anywhere in the city outside an…
Read full rule →Modesto
Heavy RestrictionsDumping garbage, recycling, organic waste, green waste, hazardous waste, or bulky items on public or private property…
Read full rule →Monterey County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping refuse anywhere except a permitted disposal facility is banned in unincorporated Monterey County under Monterey…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Heavy RestrictionsMoorpark makes it unlawful to dump, spill, bury, or discharge solid or liquid waste on any property in the city outside…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Heavy RestrictionsDumping on someone else's property without consent, or on public land outside a lawful receptacle, is a misdemeanor in…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Heavy RestrictionsDumping, throwing or depositing refuse on any public right-of-way, waterway or private property other than an approved…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Heavy RestrictionsNewport Beach bans dumping solid waste or divertible material on another person's property, on public streets, beaches…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Heavy RestrictionsNorwalk makes it unlawful, at any time, for anyone, including licensed collectors, to burn, bury or dump solid waste or…
Read full rule →Oakland
Heavy RestrictionsOakland Municipal Code § 8.11.310 makes illegal dumping of waste matter on public or private property unlawful…
Read full rule →Oakley
Heavy RestrictionsIllegal dumping of trash, debris, furniture, or hazardous materials on public or private property in Oakley is…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Heavy RestrictionsDumping discarded materials on any public place, street, alley, beach, park, or someone else's property without consent…
Read full rule →Ontario
Heavy RestrictionsOntario Municipal Code Section 6-3.206 bans dumping, placing or burying solid waste, condemned substances or any…
Read full rule →Orange
Heavy RestrictionsOrange Municipal Code Section 8.29.070 makes it unlawful to dump solid waste or recyclables on any public or private…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Heavy RestrictionsDumping solid waste on any Oxnard street, alley, or city-owned property outside a designated container is banned…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Heavy RestrictionsDumping any waste matter or bulky item on public or private property without consent is illegal in Palmdale under PMC…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Heavy RestrictionsPasadena bans leaving any bulky item, solid waste, abandoned vehicle or discarded material of any kind in a public…
Read full rule →Perris
Heavy RestrictionsDumping garbage, dead animals, waste matter, or rubbish on any lot, street, alley, or waterway in Perris, California is…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Heavy RestrictionsPetaluma bans dumping sweepings, garbage, weeds, dirt or any refuse into streets, gutters, sidewalks, vacant lots or…
Read full rule →Pleasanton
Heavy RestrictionsPleasanton Municipal Code § 9.20.030(D) makes it unlawful to dump, place or bury garbage, trash, rubbish, manure or…
Read full rule →Pomona
Heavy RestrictionsDumping refuse on another person's property, a public street, alley or vacant lot in Pomona violates City Code Sections…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Heavy RestrictionsDumping, depositing, or releasing solid waste on public or private property in Rancho Cordova, including streets…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Heavy RestrictionsDumping, burning, or burying refuse anywhere in Rancho Cucamonga is flatly illegal unless the city council or the fire…
Read full rule →Redlands
Heavy RestrictionsDumping, placing or burying solid waste, green waste, recyclables or any other deleterious or offensive substance on…
Read full rule →Rialto
Heavy RestrictionsDumping waste matter on any public or private road, right-of-way, park or private property without consent is unlawful…
Read full rule →Riverside
Heavy RestrictionsIt's unlawful to throw, drop, dump, bury, or burn garbage, refuse, or solid waste on any lot, street, alley or waterway…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Heavy RestrictionsRohnert Park makes it unlawful to throw or deposit solid waste on a vacant lot, in a backyard, street, alley, park, or…
Read full rule →Roseville
Heavy RestrictionsRoseville makes it unlawful to throw garbage or scraps in or on any public place unless it goes into a receptacle…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping solid waste, organic material, or recyclables on public or private property in unincorporated Sacramento County…
Read full rule →San Benito County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping solid waste, soil, or fill material anywhere in unincorporated San Benito County other than an approved solid…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Heavy RestrictionsDumping garbage or waste on any San Bernardino lot, street, alley or waterway is unlawful under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Heavy RestrictionsIt's unlawful to throw or deposit litter on any private property in San Clemente, occupied or vacant, under Sections…
Read full rule →San Diego
Heavy RestrictionsSpilling, depositing, or abandoning solid waste, hazardous waste, or recyclable material on any highway or public or…
Read full rule →San Jose
Heavy RestrictionsDumping solid waste or hazardous materials on public or private property is banned citywide; violators face criminal…
Read full rule →San Luis Obispo County
Heavy RestrictionsSection 8.12.920 of the County Code makes it illegal to dump solid waste or recyclables on any public right-of-way…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Heavy RestrictionsSan Marcos bans spilling or dumping refuse on any private ground or public street and separately outlaws accumulating…
Read full rule →San Mateo County
Heavy RestrictionsUnincorporated San Mateo County treats illegal dumping as a misdemeanor and littering as an infraction, with major…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Heavy RestrictionsIllegal dumping in San Ramon is prohibited under the municipal code and California Penal Code 374.3. Fines start at…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Heavy RestrictionsSanta Ana bans dumping trash, garbage, refuse or other filth on any public or private alley, street, watercourse or…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Heavy RestrictionsSanta Clara makes it unlawful to dispose of refuse on City-controlled disposal land outside the terms of Chapter 8.25…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping in unincorporated Santa Cruz County outside an approved container or resource management facility is banned…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Heavy RestrictionsDumping solid or liquid waste in storm drains, streets, sidewalks, public parks, or the beach is unlawful in Santa…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Heavy RestrictionsSanta Rosa City Code § 9-12.050 makes it unlawful to dump, litter, burn, or bury garbage, recyclables, organic waste…
Read full rule →Shasta County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping refuse or rubbish anywhere in Shasta County outside a site the board of supervisors has designated for disposal…
Read full rule →Temecula
Heavy RestrictionsDumping solid waste on any Temecula property without a conditional use permit is unlawful under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Heavy RestrictionsBurying or dumping solid waste, recyclables or organic waste anywhere in Thousand Oaks is unlawful at any time, and the…
Read full rule →Tracy
Heavy RestrictionsTracy makes it a misdemeanor to throw or deposit rubbish on any public street or alley. Tracy Municipal Code section…
Read full rule →Truckee
Heavy RestrictionsDumping solid waste, litter or animal carcasses on any public or private property in Truckee, including streets…
Read full rule →Turlock
Heavy RestrictionsDumping garbage, organic waste, or recyclables on city property or in someone else's collection container is banned…
Read full rule →Union City
Heavy RestrictionsDumping, burning, or burying solid waste anywhere in Union City is prohibited outright, with violations treated as a…
Read full rule →Vacaville
Heavy RestrictionsVacaville Municipal Code § 8.08.030 bans throwing, depositing, or accumulating solid waste, construction debris…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Heavy RestrictionsVallejo Municipal Code Section 7.44.100 bans dumping solid waste, bulky goods, green waste, recyclables, junk, debris…
Read full rule →Victorville
Heavy RestrictionsVictorville treats illegal dumping as a nuisance under Municipal Code Section 13.05.010, and any vehicle used to dump…
Read full rule →West Covina
Heavy RestrictionsDumping junk, debris or waste of any kind on public or private land in West Covina without the property owner's written…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Heavy RestrictionsWest Sacramento expressly bans scavenging from waste containers and prohibits burying or burning any solid, hazardous…
Read full rule →Westminster
Heavy RestrictionsWestminster bans placing, throwing or dumping any refuse, bulky item, or hazardous waste on public or private property…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Heavy RestrictionsYuba City bans throwing or leaving refuse, rubbish, garbage or litter on any public or private property, street…
Read full rule →Yuba County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping refuse, construction debris, or litter on public property, a right-of-way, or private property without the…
Read full rule →Bishop
Significant RestrictionsBishop Municipal Code 8.28.020 prohibits depositing litter anywhere except public receptacles, private receptacles for…
Read full rule →Calaveras County
Significant RestrictionsDumping solid waste anywhere except an authorized transfer station, disposal site or serviced storage container is…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Significant RestrictionsDumping solid waste anywhere in Carlsbad other than an approved, franchisee-serviced container is unlawful under…
Read full rule →Ceres
Significant RestrictionsDumping waste on City or private property in Ceres is a misdemeanor, with escalating fines from $100 to $250 for repeat…
Read full rule →Compton
Significant RestrictionsA vehicle used to illegally dump waste in Compton can be seized and impounded for up to 30 days once the driver has a…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Significant RestrictionsDumping refuse, garbage or hazardous waste on a Cupertino street, alley, gutter or park is unlawful under Section…
Read full rule →Davis
Significant RestrictionsDavis bans dumping refuse, garbage, or other discarded material anywhere it could reach the storm drain system…
Read full rule →Dublin
Significant RestrictionsDublin, California bans throwing or depositing refuse, rubbish, garbage or other discarded objects on any street…
Read full rule →El Cajon
Significant RestrictionsEl Cajon bans dumping solid waste, recyclables or yard waste on any private property in the city, including a…
Read full rule →Fresno
Significant RestrictionsFresno Municipal Code § 10-611 makes unauthorized dumping and illegal storage of junk, rubbish, or vehicles on land a…
Read full rule →Garden Grove
Significant RestrictionsGarden Grove's Stormwater Quality chapter bans dumping any waste, including household rubbish or garbage, on public…
Read full rule →Hayward
Significant RestrictionsHayward makes it unlawful to bury solid waste, hazardous waste, or infectious waste anywhere in the city, including…
Read full rule →Hemet
Significant RestrictionsHemet City Code § 53-9 bans littering and dumping solid waste, construction debris, green waste, e-waste or hazardous…
Read full rule →Kings County
Significant RestrictionsDumping solid waste anywhere in unincorporated Kings County outside an approved three-container collection service is…
Read full rule →Lake County
Significant RestrictionsDumping refuse, garbage, junk, cans or rubbish on any public highway, right-of-way, camping place or public ground in…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Significant RestrictionsDumping refuse on someone else's property without consent, or on public property outside a designated dump, is banned…
Read full rule →Livermore
Significant RestrictionsIt's unlawful in Livermore to let your own land become a dumping ground or to deposit solid waste on anyone else's…
Read full rule →Lodi
Significant RestrictionsIt's unlawful in Lodi to throw or deposit refuse, dirt, glass or rubbish on any street, gutter, ditch or private…
Read full rule →Los Banos
Significant RestrictionsDumping junk or nuisance vegetation on public or private property in Los Banos is an abatable nuisance and a criminal…
Read full rule →Madera
Significant RestrictionsMadera bans throwing or depositing refuse on anyone else's property, streets, alleys, or public places outside…
Read full rule →Mendocino County
Significant RestrictionsDumping refuse on public property, rights-of-way, watercourses, or someone else's land anywhere in unincorporated…
Read full rule →Merced
Significant RestrictionsDumping solid waste on someone else's property, a street, alley, or public place is unlawful in Merced under Municipal…
Read full rule →Monterey
Significant RestrictionsMonterey makes it unlawful to place, keep or deposit solid waste anywhere on a street, sidewalk, alley or public or…
Read full rule →Orange County
Significant RestrictionsDumping solid waste within 1,000 feet of a public highway or 500 feet of a home in unincorporated Orange County is…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Significant RestrictionsPalm Springs declares unsightly, dumped refuse and waste a public nuisance under Municipal Code Section 11.72.030…
Read full rule →Placer County
Significant RestrictionsDumping waste matter on public or private property you do not own is a misdemeanor or infraction under Placer County…
Read full rule →Ridgecrest
Significant RestrictionsRidgecrest bans letting trash pile up on public or private property, requires removal at least every two weeks, and…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Significant RestrictionsDumping trash, debris or demolition material on public or private land in unincorporated Riverside County draws…
Read full rule →Salinas
Significant RestrictionsSalinas bans depositing garbage, recyclables, construction debris or organic waste on any public or private property…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Significant RestrictionsDumping waste on public or private land in unincorporated San Bernardino County is an infraction or misdemeanor, with…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Significant RestrictionsSan Francisco can fine illegal dumpers up to $1,000 per day for each violation by administrative citation, on top of…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Significant RestrictionsDumping refuse on streets, sidewalks, storm drains, or private lots is banned citywide under San Leandro's storm water…
Read full rule →San Rafael
Significant RestrictionsDumping, burying, or abandoning solid waste on private property, streets, parks, or waterways in San Rafael is banned…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Significant RestrictionsDumping, burying, or throwing solid waste or litter on any open, vacant, or private property in unincorporated Santa…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Significant RestrictionsThrowing away, dumping, or burying refuse anywhere but an approved disposal site is unlawful in unincorporated Santa…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Significant RestrictionsSanta Clarita makes it unlawful to dump, spill, bury or abandon solid or liquid waste anywhere in the City outside an…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Significant RestrictionsSimi Valley prohibits dumping discards, solid waste, or recyclables on the ground, in water, or in any place where they…
Read full rule →Solano County
Significant RestrictionsDumping or discarding litter anywhere in unincorporated Solano County outside a lawful container or disposal area is an…
Read full rule →South Gate
Significant RestrictionsSouth Gate makes it a public nuisance to dump rubbish, garbage, bulky items, or hazardous waste on any street…
Read full rule →Stanislaus County
Significant RestrictionsStanislaus County bars dumping discarded materials on your own or anyone else's property without the environmental…
Read full rule →Upland
Significant RestrictionsUpland Municipal Code § 13.28.370 outright bans burning, burial, or dumping of solid waste, recyclables, or organic…
Read full rule →Vista
Significant RestrictionsVista bans letting solid waste pile up into an offensive, unsightly, or fire-hazardous condition, and separately bans…
Read full rule →Antioch
Some RestrictionsIllegal dumping in Antioch violates Municipal Code Chapter 6-5 and California Penal Code §374.3. Fines range from…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Some RestrictionsDumping trash, litter or debris on Berkeley streets, parks or into creeks and other waterways is unlawful under BMC §…
Read full rule →Bostonia
Some RestrictionsIllegal dumping is prohibited in unincorporated Bostonia. San Diego County Code declares it a public nuisance to place…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Some RestrictionsIllegal dumping in Brentwood is a misdemeanor and civil violation under Municipal Code Chapter 8.12 and California…
Read full rule →Chico
Some RestrictionsChico makes it unlawful to throw or deposit garbage, rubbish, or waste on any street, private premises, or into a sewer…
Read full rule →Chino
Some RestrictionsChino bans throwing, dumping or burying solid waste on someone else's private property or on any street, sidewalk…
Read full rule →Contra Costa County
Some RestrictionsContra Costa County Code Chapter 418-10 and Penal Code 374.3 make illegal dumping a misdemeanor with fines up to…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Some RestrictionsElk Grove bans dumping or littering waste on public property or someone else's private property without permission…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsGlendale bans dumping litter and refuse on any street, alley, sidewalk or private lot, whether occupied or vacant…
Read full rule →Hawthorne
Some RestrictionsHawthorne Code § 8.16.020 bars anyone from dumping, placing or burying discarded materials or health-officer-condemned…
Read full rule →Imperial County
Some RestrictionsDumping waste on public or private property in unincorporated Imperial County without legal permission is an infraction…
Read full rule →Irvine
Some RestrictionsIrvine's Municipal Code bars anyone from discarding waste material, household rubbish, garbage or any other refuse, on…
Read full rule →Pacifica
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Pacifica, it is unlawful to throw, deposit or accumulate litter on any public place or private premises…
Read full rule →Pittsburg
Some RestrictionsPittsburg Municipal Code Chapter 8.12 and California Penal Code §374.3 prohibit dumping waste on public or private…
Read full rule →Redding
Some RestrictionsDumping garbage, rubbish, or any nuisance matter on Redding streets, sidewalks, parks, vacant lots, or private property…
Read full rule →Redondo Beach
Some RestrictionsRedondo Beach makes it unlawful to throw or deposit glass, dirt, rubbish, garbage, filth, oil-sump cleanings, or…
Read full rule →Redwood City
Some RestrictionsRedwood City Code section 14.5 makes it unlawful to dump, place or bury refuse or condemned waste matter in any lot…
Read full rule →Richmond
Some RestrictionsRichmond has a persistent illegal dumping problem along industrial corridors and undeveloped parcels and aggressively…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Some RestrictionsDumping, placing, or burying discarded materials on streets, parks, or public or private property in unincorporated San…
Read full rule →San Joaquin County
Some RestrictionsIllegal dumping in unincorporated San Joaquin County is an infraction, with fines escalating up to $500 per repeat…
Read full rule →Santa Maria
Some RestrictionsSanta Maria makes it unlawful to deposit rubbish, paper, tree trimmings, earth, rock, garbage, ashes or other debris on…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Some RestrictionsDumping trash, garbage or debris anywhere in a City of Sonoma park or recreation area outside the receptacles provided…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsStockton's illegal dumping ordinance, Chapter 8.104, makes it an infraction to deposit, drop, or throw waste matter…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Some RestrictionsDumping trash, debris or refuse anywhere in Sunnyvale outside a designated disposal site is a standalone violation…
Read full rule →Tehama County
Some RestrictionsDumping garbage, waste or refuse anywhere in unincorporated Tehama County besides an approved disposal site, including…
Read full rule →Tulare County
Some RestrictionsDumping or accumulating solid waste on any street, road or premises in unincorporated Tulare County is unlawful; the…
Read full rule →Ventura
Some RestrictionsVentura Municipal Code Section 8.250.020 makes it unlawful to dump solid waste, waste matter, rocks or dirt on any…
Read full rule →Visalia
Some RestrictionsVisalia prohibits burying refuse, depositing trash into someone else's bins, hauling refuse through city streets…
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsWhittier bans dumping trash, tires, batteries, or other pollutants into the city's storm drain system under Municipal…
Read full rule →Yolo County
Some RestrictionsYolo County Code Sec. 6-7.02 bans placing, depositing, or dumping litter on any public or private property in the…
Read full rule →Yard Waste Collection
Rules for separating grass clippings, leaves, branches, and other yard waste from regular trash, including pickup days and bag/bin requirements.
Lodi
Significant RestrictionsSingle-family households in Lodi must subscribe to the city's organic waste collection service and sort yard trimmings…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Significant RestrictionsAnyone operating a green waste recycling, mulching or composting yard in San Marcos needs a Fire Department permit…
Read full rule →Alameda County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Alameda County residents must place yard waste, trash, and recycling containers curbside for pickup…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Some RestrictionsAlhambra Municipal Code § 6.16.160(G) requires green waste to be cut no longer than four feet and no thicker than four…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Some RestrictionsAnaheim requires yard trimmings to go in the green Organic Materials Container, but only if they are cut down to size…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Some RestrictionsGrass clippings, tree trimmings and other landscape debris are 'organic waste' under Apple Valley's SB 1383 program and…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Some RestrictionsBakersfield requires grass clippings in organic-waste carts or cardboard under 50 pounds, and green waste bundled or…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Some RestrictionsBellflower requires yard waste like grass, shrubs and small tree trimmings to go in the green organics cart, not the…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Some RestrictionsBerkeley collects yard waste (grass, leaves, prunings) through the same City curbside cart system used for garbage and…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Some RestrictionsTree branches and limbs too big for the green organics cart must be bundled with sturdy twine, no more than 4 feet long…
Read full rule →Carson
Some RestrictionsEvery Carson home must subscribe to three-container trash service and put yard trimmings and other green waste in the…
Read full rule →Ceres
Some RestrictionsCeres runs a seasonal leaf-and-limb pickup from October 1 through January 9, collecting loose leaves and tree limbs in…
Read full rule →Chico
Some RestrictionsChico requires yard debris set out for pickup in a closed-lid receptacle or in secured bundles no longer than four feet…
Read full rule →Chino
Some RestrictionsChino requires garden trimmings too large for a container to be tied into size- and weight-limited bundles for pickup.
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Some RestrictionsChino Hills defines yard waste as leaves, grass clippings, brush and branches source-separated from other trash, and…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Some RestrictionsChula Vista collects leaves, grass, weeds, and tree or shrub wood as "Yard Waste" under CVMC 8.25.020, but excludes…
Read full rule →Clovis
Some RestrictionsClovis provides every residential customer with once-a-week greenwaste pickup on the same day as regular trash…
Read full rule →Compton
Some RestrictionsYard trimmings in Compton have size limits before they can go out for collection: § 21-1.4(b)(7) requires green waste…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Some RestrictionsCupertino requires outdoor trash, recycling, and yard waste receptacles to stay closed so material is not scattered by…
Read full rule →Davis
Some RestrictionsDavis lets residents pile leaves and prunings up to five feet in each dimension in the street for uncontainerized…
Read full rule →Downey
Some RestrictionsDowney requires green waste to be cut down before it goes in the bin: branches can be no longer than four feet and no…
Read full rule →Dublin
Some RestrictionsDublin, California requires every residential property to keep a dedicated organic waste container alongside its solid…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Some RestrictionsEastvale residents sort yard trimmings into the city's green container under the three-container recycling system…
Read full rule →El Dorado County
Some RestrictionsUnder El Dorado County Code Section 8.45.040, every single-family household must subscribe to organic waste collection…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Some RestrictionsElk Grove requires every residential generator to separate grass clippings, leaves, weeds, brush, and tree trimmings as…
Read full rule →Folsom
Some RestrictionsFolsom collects yard waste through its green organic waste cart, not as a separate brush pickup. Branches must be under…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsFresno Municipal Code § 6-202(ll) defines "green waste material" as decomposable landscape debris, clippings, leaves…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Some RestrictionsFresno County requires unincorporated-area households to separate green waste from trash and place it in the…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Some RestrictionsFullerton Municipal Code § 5.14.010 defines yard waste as leaves, grass cuttings and shrubs from routine property…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsGlendale directs residents to place yard trimmings, food scraps and other organic waste in the green container for…
Read full rule →Glenn County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Glenn County, solid waste, green waste and recycling containers cannot sit in a front or side yard…
Read full rule →Hanford
Some RestrictionsHanford, California requires organic yard waste in the green cart; oversized tree trimmings and limbs under four inches…
Read full rule →Hawthorne
Some RestrictionsHawthorne requires every property to carry the city's franchised three-container collection service, but yard waste…
Read full rule →Hercules
Some RestrictionsHercules defines yard clippings, tree and shrub trimmings, and grass cuttings as 'green waste' under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Hesperia
Some RestrictionsHesperia's code defines yard waste as leaves, grass clippings, brush and branches, but branches or stumps over three…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Some RestrictionsHuntington Beach Municipal Code Section 8.21.020 makes the City's contracted refuse collector the exclusive hauler of…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Some RestrictionsTree and bush trimmings set out for Inglewood's weekly collection must be bundled to a strict size, four feet long…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood requires greenwaste to go in a resident-owned 20- to 40-gallon galvanized metal, heavy-duty plastic, or…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Some RestrictionsLancaster's code defines what counts as green waste for curbside collection: tree trimmings, grass cuttings, leaves…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Some RestrictionsLong Beach requires green waste, tree limbs, shrubs, trimmings and grass clippings, to go inside city-issued carts…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Some RestrictionsLos Angeles requires that grass clippings and vegetative waste generated on development projects be recycled on-site or…
Read full rule →Madera
Some RestrictionsEvery solid waste customer in Madera must sort green and yard waste from garbage before collection, under Madera…
Read full rule →Madera County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Madera County's solid waste code defines yard waste, grass, leaves, prunings, branches, and small wood…
Read full rule →Manteca
Some RestrictionsManteca requires commercial properties generating two or more cubic yards of green waste weekly to subscribe to the…
Read full rule →Menifee
Some RestrictionsMenifee defines yard waste as leaves, grass cuttings and shrubs from routine property upkeep under Menifee Code of…
Read full rule →Merced
Some RestrictionsMerced defines 'green waste' as yard trimmings, plant waste and untreated wood, distinct from treated wood or…
Read full rule →Merced County
Some RestrictionsMerced County limits how residents in the unincorporated area may set out grass clippings, tree trimmings, and other…
Read full rule →Mission Viejo
Some RestrictionsMission Viejo requires yard trimmings to be cut to no more than four feet long and four inches thick before curbside…
Read full rule →Modesto
Some RestrictionsModesto's Public Works Department picks up large green waste once a month from January through November under Modesto…
Read full rule →Monterey
Some RestrictionsMonterey defines yard waste as organic material from routine yard and landscaping work and routes it through the…
Read full rule →Monterey County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Monterey County, single-family households must subscribe to the County's organic waste collection…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsMoorpark requires yard waste cut to no more than 4 feet long and 6 inches in diameter and set out only in designated…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Some RestrictionsMoreno Valley classifies grass clippings and trimmings as "green waste," collected weekly in the standard automated…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Some RestrictionsNewport Beach requires green waste and wood waste collected in the City to be composted on site or delivered to a…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Some RestrictionsNorwalk requires every residential household to keep a dedicated greenwaste container separate from trash and…
Read full rule →Oakland
Some RestrictionsGrass clippings, leaves, tree trimmings and other "green material, landscape and pruning waste" are legally "Organic…
Read full rule →Oakley
Some RestrictionsOakley's green organics cart accepts yard trimmings AND food scraps as required by California SB 1383, collected weekly…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Some RestrictionsSingle-family homes and mobile homes in Oxnard must receive a 96-gallon green and organics waste container serviced…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Some RestrictionsGreen Waste set out for the City's hauler in Palm Springs must go in the Green Container designated under § 6.04.040…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Some RestrictionsPalmdale single-family homes must subscribe to the city's three-container organic waste service under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsPasadena defines yard waste narrowly and requires it to go in its own city-issued cart. Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Some RestrictionsPetaluma's garbage collector picks up garden and tree trimmings at the curb, but only within fixed limits: tree…
Read full rule →Pleasanton
Some RestrictionsYard trimmings count as 'organic waste' under Pleasanton's solid waste code, and every residential, commercial and…
Read full rule →Redding
Some RestrictionsRedding collects tree trimmings, limbs, trunks, stumps, brush, and garden trimmings without a can, but only if each…
Read full rule →Redlands
Some RestrictionsRedlands requires properties enrolled in its green waste program to put yard trimmings only in the designated green…
Read full rule →Rialto
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family household in Rialto must subscribe to the city's three-container collection service and sort yard…
Read full rule →Ridgecrest
Some RestrictionsRidgecrest, Kern County, California defines yard trimmings as organic waste and bars accumulating it on a property…
Read full rule →Riverside
Some RestrictionsRiverside's code defines exactly what counts as 'green materials' that must go in the organics cart, yard trimmings…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Some RestrictionsRiverside County requires unincorporated residents to place lawn trimmings, green material and other yard waste in the…
Read full rule →Roseville
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family household in Roseville must subscribe to organic (green) waste collection service under Municipal…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Some RestrictionsSacramento bars dumping yard waste in streets or gutters except through its seasonal loose-in-the-street collection…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Sacramento County folds yard waste into mandatory organic material collection: County Code Section…
Read full rule →Salinas
Some RestrictionsSalinas requires every generator, residential and commercial alike, to subscribe to the city's exclusive franchisee's…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Some RestrictionsRoutine yard waste like grass clippings, leaves and tree trimmings goes out with organic waste collection under…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Bernardino County homes must subscribe to organic waste collection and sort green waste like grass…
Read full rule →San Diego
Some RestrictionsSan Diego's Recycling Ordinance requires weekly separate-container collection of yard trimmings and wood waste at…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Diego County requires residents in densely populated areas to source-separate yard trimmings, brush…
Read full rule →San Jose
Some RestrictionsSan Jose caps curbside yard waste piles at five feet in any dimension and requires them set at least one foot from the…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Some RestrictionsSan Leandro requires every occupied home to subscribe to the city franchisee's green waste service for tree trimmings…
Read full rule →San Luis Obispo County
Some RestrictionsSingle-family households in unincorporated San Luis Obispo County must subscribe to weekly three-container collection…
Read full rule →San Rafael
Some RestrictionsSan Rafael requires landscape and pruning waste to go in the green organics cart, not the garbage cart, under Municipal…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Some RestrictionsSan Ramon treats yard trimmings as part of the Organic Materials stream defined in Municipal Code Section B6-1, which…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Some RestrictionsCommercial and multifamily properties with five or more units that hire a gardening or landscaping service must put…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Some RestrictionsSanta Clara bans mixing green waste into garbage or recycling containers under City Code Section 8.25.290, lets the…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Santa Clara County collects residential yard waste through its three-container system, but yard debris…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita curbside green waste, leaves, grass clippings, brush, branches, and Christmas trees, can't exceed four…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Santa Cruz County requires every generator, homeowners, tenants, and businesses alike, to subscribe to…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Some RestrictionsTree limbs, brush, and yard trimmings set out for Santa Monica collection must be cut to no more than 4 feet in length…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa automatically enrolls every residence, multifamily property and business in curbside organic waste service…
Read full rule →Shasta County
Some RestrictionsSingle-family households in unincorporated Shasta County must subscribe to the county's organic waste collection…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Some RestrictionsSimi Valley requires single-family households to sort yard waste into the green organics container under the City's…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Some RestrictionsThe City of Sonoma requires every household and business to keep yard trimmings and other organic waste out of the…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Sonoma County requires weekly organic waste collection service, and yard trimmings must go in the green…
Read full rule →Stanislaus County
Some RestrictionsStanislaus County's refuse code defines grass clippings, leaves, tree and shrub trimmings, weeds, and untreated wood…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsStockton collects grass, leaves, branches and other yard trimmings through its mandatory three-container program, not…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Some RestrictionsSunnyvale defines yard trimmings broadly, covering everything from grass clippings to whole dead trees, and requires it…
Read full rule →Tehama County
Some RestrictionsIn areas of unincorporated Tehama County, California where mandatory collection service applies, single-family…
Read full rule →Temecula
Some RestrictionsTree trimmings and brush set out for collection in Temecula must be cut to four-foot lengths and tied into bundles no…
Read full rule →Tracy
Some RestrictionsTracy's yard waste program began in 1995 and now operates as part of the citywide organic materials collection required…
Read full rule →Truckee
Some RestrictionsTruckee residents who sign up for yard-waste service must use a franchisee-provided 96-gallon cart under Truckee…
Read full rule →Tulare County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Tulare County residents put grass clippings, leaves, prunings and other yard trimmings out for Franchise…
Read full rule →Turlock
Some RestrictionsTurlock residents put grass clippings, branches, and other yard waste in the green compost container, capped at 150…
Read full rule →Union City
Some RestrictionsUnion City's franchised hauler holds exclusive rights to collect yard waste citywide; hiring an unauthorized hauler is…
Read full rule →Upland
Some RestrictionsUpland does not put yard waste and brush on the routine cart schedule automatically. Under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Vacaville
Some RestrictionsVacaville has no separate yard-waste-only pickup. Municipal Code § 8.08.010 defines "yard waste" as identical to "green…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Some RestrictionsVallejo defines 'green waste' as prunings, brush, leaves, grass clippings and small branches under six inches in…
Read full rule →Vista
Some RestrictionsVista Municipal Code Section 13.16.120(A)(3) requires the city's waste contractor to supply every dwelling unit a…
Read full rule →West Covina
Some RestrictionsWest Covina Municipal Code Sec. 12-16 defines yard waste as leaves, grass cuttings and shrubs from routine property…
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsWhittier residents get automated green-waste carts under Section 8.12.110(A), but overflow tree trimmings need a…
Read full rule →Yolo County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Yolo County's curbside loose-pile yard-trimmings collection is not countywide: it is guaranteed only for…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsYuba City bans dumping tree trimmings, shrub clippings, grass cuttings and similar yard waste into the public…
Read full rule →Alameda
Light RestrictionsAlameda residents get scheduled bulky and yard-waste pickups on top of regular cart service. Municipal Code Sec. 21-2.6…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Light RestrictionsBaldwin Park lets residents bundle loose tree limbs, palm fronds and brush for pickup only if each bundle is tied with…
Read full rule →Butte County
Light RestrictionsButte County defines yard waste as green waste discarded from a landscape, and requires that anything a customer sets…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Light RestrictionsCamarillo forbids mixing green waste, defined to include grass clippings, leaves, brush and branches, into any…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Light RestrictionsCarlsbad collects grass, leaves, branches and other yard trimmings as organic materials with the weekly cart service…
Read full rule →El Monte
Light RestrictionsEl Monte lets residents self-compost yard trimmings generated on their own property under a city- or state-approved…
Read full rule →Escondido
Light RestrictionsEscondido defines 'yard waste' at Municipal Code § 14-1.1 as landscaping and pruning debris, leaves, grass, weeds, and…
Read full rule →Fremont
Light RestrictionsFremont Municipal Code Section 8.40.360 requires any landscaping contractor who hauls away a customer's yard waste…
Read full rule →Hayward
Light RestrictionsHayward lets residents route yard trimmings outside the city's franchised hauler in specific cases: an incidental part…
Read full rule →Hemet
Light RestrictionsHemet lets licensed landscapers collect, transport, and compost or dispose of green waste without a self-haul permit…
Read full rule →Irvine
Light RestrictionsIrvine folds yard waste, 'all leaves, grass cuttings and shrubs that accompany routine household or property…
Read full rule →Kings County
Light RestrictionsKings County lets residents pile leaves, wood and other green waste on their property without violating the county's…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Light RestrictionsYard waste too large for standard bins must be placed in securely tied bundles no longer than 4 feet and weighing no…
Read full rule →Los Banos
Light RestrictionsLos Banos regulates when residents may set out garbage and green waste containers for collection. Municipal Code §…
Read full rule →Pomona
Light RestrictionsPomona's code caps what qualifies as collectible "green waste" at branches under four inches thick, four feet long and…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Light RestrictionsRancho Cucamonga defines green waste broadly and lets residents, property owners, landscapers, weed abatement…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Light RestrictionsSan Clemente residents dispose of yard clippings, prunings, and brush through the City's organic waste cart under the…
Read full rule →Solano County
Light RestrictionsGreen waste, meaning leaves, grass clippings, brush and tree cuttings, cannot pile up on unincorporated Solano County…
Read full rule →Ventura
Light RestrictionsVentura's code defines green waste as tree trimmings, grass, leaves, and branches, and requires oversized yard debris…
Read full rule →Victorville
Light RestrictionsVictorville defines yard trimmings as green waste under Municipal Code Section 6.36.010(11) and folds that material…
Read full rule →Visalia
Light RestrictionsYard waste, grass clippings, leaves, prunings, branches, and stumps, must be source-separated into a dedicated organics…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Light RestrictionsWest Sacramento exempts bundled yard trimmings and cardboard from the leak-proof container rule that applies to…
Read full rule →Westminster
Light RestrictionsWestminster's waste code defines yard waste and green waste as landscape material like grass clippings, prunings and…
Read full rule →Yuba County
Light RestrictionsUnincorporated Yuba County lets owners bundle lawn and garden refuse for pickup instead of bagging it in a standard…
Read full rule →Calaveras County
Few RestrictionsCalaveras County defines yard waste as clean vegetative matter like limbs, brush, grass clippings and leaves, and…
Read full rule →Dumpster Rules
Permits and placement rules for residential or construction dumpsters, including how long they can stay and ROW obstruction limits.
Anaheim
Significant RestrictionsAnaheim treats commercial dumpsters and roll-off boxes as regulated equipment, not free-standing street furniture…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Significant RestrictionsBellflower runs an exclusive franchise system for solid-waste receptacles: only franchisee-provided bins may be placed…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Significant RestrictionsOnly the city's permitted solid-waste hauler may place a dumpster, bin, or roll-off container on public or private…
Read full rule →Butte County
Significant RestrictionsRenting a roll-off or debris box in unincorporated Butte County means using a licensed hauler: Section 31-20 makes it…
Read full rule →Corona
Significant RestrictionsOnly Corona's exclusive solid waste franchisee may place a dumpster, bin, cart, or rolloff box in the city under Corona…
Read full rule →Downey
Significant RestrictionsNo one may drop a commercial dumpster or a construction roll-off box anywhere in Downey without a City-issued Franchise…
Read full rule →El Cajon
Significant RestrictionsYou cannot drop a roll-off dumpster or trash bin anywhere in El Cajon without city authorization. Section 8.22.030…
Read full rule →Fresno
Significant RestrictionsYou can't just call any hauler for a construction dumpster in Fresno. FMC § 6-222(a) requires roll-off collection…
Read full rule →Imperial County
Significant RestrictionsImperial County requires commercial businesses and multifamily properties in the unincorporated area to subscribe to a…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Significant RestrictionsOnly the City's licensed refuse franchisee may place a dumpster, bin, box or roll-off for hire in Inglewood; anyone who…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Significant RestrictionsOnly the city's franchised hauler may place a dumpster, bin, or roll-off box in Moorpark; any unauthorized container is…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Significant RestrictionsCommercial bins in Oceanside must sit on a hard, accessible outdoor surface inside an approved enclosure, and Section…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Significant RestrictionsOnly the city's franchised hauler may place containers, including roll-off and commercial dumpsters, anywhere in San…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Significant RestrictionsBusinesses in Simi Valley cannot drop a bin or roll-off box on public property without an encroachment permit, and…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Significant RestrictionsCommercial, multi-family and mixed-use dumpsters in Thousand Oaks must be screened inside a City-approved Waste…
Read full rule →West Covina
Significant RestrictionsWest Covina treats any commercial bin or roll-off placed or used without the city's exclusive collection franchise as…
Read full rule →Alameda
Some RestrictionsAlameda businesses cannot wheel a dumpster or roll-off box wherever is convenient. Municipal Code Sec. 21-2.4(b)…
Read full rule →Alameda County
Some RestrictionsPermanent dumpsters and debris boxes on unincorporated Alameda County property must be screened from view of any public…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Some RestrictionsAlhambra requires a screened, roofed enclosure for waste and recycling containers at nearly every commercial and…
Read full rule →Antioch
Some RestrictionsAntioch requires a screened trash enclosure for multi-family (five-plus units), commercial and industrial developments…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Some RestrictionsCommercial and industrial dumpsters in Apple Valley must stay out of easements, public rights-of-way and the clear…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Some RestrictionsCommercial sites in Bakersfield that generate twelve or more cubic yards of trash a day must install a compactor or…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Some RestrictionsCommercial bins and roll-off drop-off boxes in Baldwin Park must sit on a hard surface where the franchisee's trucks…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Some RestrictionsBerkeley bars placing any waste container besides the City's own inside a street or alley right-of-way. Property owners…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Some RestrictionsBrentwood, California (Contra Costa County) puts the director of public works in charge of where commercial dumpsters…
Read full rule →Calaveras County
Some RestrictionsNew commercial, industrial and larger residential projects in Calaveras County must build a paved, properly sized solid…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Some RestrictionsA roll-off dumpster at a Camarillo commercial site can stay only 30 consecutive days, and no more than 60 days total in…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Some RestrictionsCarlsbad requires every commercial and multifamily property to keep solid-waste, recycling and organics containers…
Read full rule →Carson
Some RestrictionsCarson requires every commercial or industrial business to designate a solid waste container location on-site and keep…
Read full rule →Ceres
Some RestrictionsCeres bars open dumpster storage at businesses: the city's zoning code requires a trash and recycling area sized for…
Read full rule →Chico
Some RestrictionsChico requires multifamily, commercial, and industrial properties to store waste in receptacles emptied weekly or once…
Read full rule →Chino
Some RestrictionsMulti-family and nonresidential properties in Chino that use shared dumpsters must enclose them in a six-foot…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Some RestrictionsChino Hills requires an encroachment permit from the City Engineer before a temporary service bin, roll-off box, or…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Some RestrictionsChula Vista requires large trash generators to use bin or roll-off service through the city's authorized hauler, with…
Read full rule →Clovis
Some RestrictionsMobile home parks, multifamily properties, and commercial or industrial users on bin or compactor service in Clovis…
Read full rule →Compton
Some RestrictionsCompton requires every multifamily, commercial and manufacturing property to keep its trash bins and roll-off boxes…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Some RestrictionsCosta Mesa requires anyone who rents out dumpsters or other storage containers to hold a permit from the director of…
Read full rule →Davis
Some RestrictionsCommercial dumpsters, bin-type containers and roll-off boxes in Davis must be structurally compatible with the contract…
Read full rule →Dublin
Some RestrictionsDublin permits roll-off boxes only for temporary use and requires Public Works Director approval for placement, while…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Some RestrictionsCommercial and industrial properties in Eastvale must screen refuse storage areas and trash enclosures from public…
Read full rule →El Dorado County
Some RestrictionsAnyone running a construction or demolition site in unincorporated El Dorado County must keep adequate on-site…
Read full rule →El Monte
Some RestrictionsEl Monte bars dumpsters, roll-off boxes, and compactors from any public street, sidewalk, alley, or right-of-way unless…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Some RestrictionsElk Grove requires every commercial generator to store solid waste outdoors in an enclosure meeting Chapter 30.90…
Read full rule →Escondido
Some RestrictionsEscondido requires trash, recycling, and organic waste dumpsters to sit inside a roofed, four-sided enclosure with no…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Some RestrictionsFairfield requires every commercial or industrial business to use its franchised hauler's standard containers, keep…
Read full rule →Folsom
Some RestrictionsFolsom requires business dumpster enclosures to be sited where the public works director approves, kept free of debris…
Read full rule →Fontana
Some RestrictionsFontana requires apartment buildings of five or more units and commercial accounts to use city-approved dumpster or…
Read full rule →Fremont
Some RestrictionsFremont allows construction dumpsters and commercial trash bins on a residential driveway only for short periods tied…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Some RestrictionsFresno County requires multi-family projects with five or more units, plus commercial, industrial, and institutional…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Some RestrictionsFullerton bans setting trash, recycling or roll-off containers at the curb more than 24 hours before pickup and…
Read full rule →Garden Grove
Some RestrictionsGarden Grove Municipal Code Section 9.32.190 requires every refuse and refuse storage container, including commercial…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsGlendale requires anyone with charge of a commercial or industrial waste container to use a receptacle type approved by…
Read full rule →Hanford
Some RestrictionsHanford, California requires commercial dumpsters to sit with two feet of clearance on every side, kept accessible, and…
Read full rule →Hawthorne
Some RestrictionsHawthorne allows one storage container on a residential property for up to 7 calendar days, no more than twice a year…
Read full rule →Hayward
Some RestrictionsHayward lets a contractor park a debris box in a legal parking space fronting a job site for up to seven days with no…
Read full rule →Hemet
Some RestrictionsHemet City Code § 62-11 controls what containers a property may use for solid waste, recyclables, and organic waste…
Read full rule →Hesperia
Some RestrictionsHesperia requires construction and demolition roll-off bins to go on site once work generates waste, no later than the…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Some RestrictionsHuntington Beach requires multifamily, commercial, industrial, and public/semipublic properties to provide a screened…
Read full rule →Indio
Some RestrictionsIndio requires commercial refuse and recycling enclosures to sit at least 10 feet from any structure, 25 feet from a…
Read full rule →Irvine
Some RestrictionsCommercial dumpsters, roll-off boxes and compactors in Irvine, defined broadly as 'Bins' under Sec. 6-7-101, must come…
Read full rule →Kern County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Kern County requires every property owner to keep enough discarded-material containers on site, sized to…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsEvery dumpster serving a commercial or industrial use, or a multi-family building with three or more units, in…
Read full rule →Lake Forest
Some RestrictionsMultifamily, commercial, and industrial properties in Lake Forest must keep trash bins and dumpsters inside a…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood requires every commercial, industrial and institutional property, plus apartment complexes of five or more…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Some RestrictionsCommercial and industrial properties in Lancaster must provide a refuse/recycling storage area sized at 20 square feet…
Read full rule →Livermore
Some RestrictionsEvery property in Livermore that generates bin or debris box waste must provide and maintain an enclosure for it…
Read full rule →Lodi
Some RestrictionsCommercial dumpster bins and refuse collection areas in Lodi must be screened by a concrete block or masonry wall, or…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Some RestrictionsCommercial and multifamily accounts in Long Beach must use bins meeting City specifications under LBMC § 8.60.025(B)…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Los Angeles County, new commercial, industrial and 4+ unit residential projects must enclose…
Read full rule →Madera
Some RestrictionsConstruction and demolition projects in Madera that generate eight cubic yards or more of debris must use C&D recycling…
Read full rule →Manteca
Some RestrictionsCommercial customers in Manteca must place their solid waste dumpsters where the city's collection trucks can reach…
Read full rule →Menifee
Some RestrictionsMenifee defines a dumpster as a BIN under ten cubic yards and a larger unit as a ROLLOFF BOX under Menifee Code of…
Read full rule →Merced
Some RestrictionsOnly the City of Merced, or its authorized contractor, may place and collect commercial dumpsters and roll-off…
Read full rule →Merced County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Merced County requires solid waste and recycling storage areas at every development to sit in one…
Read full rule →Mission Viejo
Some RestrictionsPlacing a roll-off or construction bin in a Mission Viejo street, alley, sidewalk or parking lot takes a separate…
Read full rule →Modesto
Some RestrictionsModesto requires commercial premises and multi-family buildings built, enlarged, or structurally altered after January…
Read full rule →Monterey
Some RestrictionsMonterey requires multifamily, commercial, industrial and public buildings to screen dumpsters and other refuse…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Some RestrictionsMoreno Valley requires commercial bins to be screened from public view when not out for collection and never allowed to…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Some RestrictionsProperty owners can't keep a dumpster, box, or container sitting out for more than 72 straight hours under City Code…
Read full rule →Murrieta
Some RestrictionsSection 16.18.150 of Murrieta's Development Code dictates where a business can put its trash and recycling enclosure…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Some RestrictionsIn the Santa Ana Heights Residential Equestrian (REQ) District, Newport Beach bars dumpsters from a home's front…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Some RestrictionsNorwalk requires every commercial and industrial business to designate and maintain a solid waste container location on…
Read full rule →Oakland
Some RestrictionsAny commercial premises in Oakland must provide enough City-approved containers, bins, carts, or roll-off boxes and…
Read full rule →Ontario
Some RestrictionsCommercial properties in Ontario must use City-approved bins, roll-offs or carts for non-organic waste, recycling…
Read full rule →Orange
Some RestrictionsOrange Municipal Code Section 8.29.200(B) requires every commercial bin, cart or roll-off box to be stored out of…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Orange County requires trash bins and dumpsters to be enclosed, kept in a trash enclosure, or screened…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Some RestrictionsOxnard requires every commercial, industrial or institutional lot, and any residential project of five units or more…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Some RestrictionsCommercial-type bins and roll-off debris boxes serving Palm Springs businesses must meet specific construction…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Some RestrictionsPalmdale requires commercial and multifamily refuse and recycling enclosures to sit inside buildings or in rear/side…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsEvery roll-off box, debris box or dumpster placed in Pasadena must belong to a franchised hauler and meet the city's…
Read full rule →Perris
Some RestrictionsPerris requires a three-cubic-yard refuse receptacle on every construction site until work is done, anchored…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Some RestrictionsEvery Petaluma home and business must keep a watertight metal garbage container of no more than thirty gallons, capped…
Read full rule →Placer County
Some RestrictionsPlacer County bans repeatedly overfilling a dumpster and requires it to be stored outside the county right-of-way…
Read full rule →Pomona
Some RestrictionsCommercial and multifamily bins in Pomona must stay off city streets except during active dumping, and even then for no…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Some RestrictionsCommercial loading docks, dumpsters and refuse storage in Rancho Cordova must be screened from public streets…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Some RestrictionsStorage containers and dumpsters not tied to a construction project can sit on residential property for only 5 days…
Read full rule →Redlands
Some RestrictionsRedlands requires commercial bins and roll-off or compactor boxes to sit in a location the solid waste director…
Read full rule →Redondo Beach
Some RestrictionsEvery dumpster used for commercial waste collection in Redondo Beach must carry the owner's name and phone number, and…
Read full rule →Rialto
Some RestrictionsA roll-off debris box at a Rialto single-family home may stay visible from the street for up to thirty consecutive…
Read full rule →Riverside
Some RestrictionsRiverside requires centralized, enclosed trash and recycling collection areas for nearly every development project…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Some RestrictionsRohnert Park requires multi-family, commercial and industrial developments to enclose dumpsters in a solid masonry…
Read full rule →Roseville
Some RestrictionsCommercial dumpsters in Roseville must sit in city-approved trash enclosures used only for refuse equipment. Municipal…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Some RestrictionsSacramento requires a screened trash and recycling enclosure for any multi-unit building with five or more units, and…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Some RestrictionsEvery new multifamily project in unincorporated Sacramento County must build its trash, recycling and organics…
Read full rule →San Benito County
Some RestrictionsMulti-family developments of five or more units in unincorporated San Benito County must enclose shared dumpsters in a…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Some RestrictionsCommercial roll-off dumpsters must carry the hauler's name and a box number and stay covered or bagged to stop…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Some RestrictionsSan Clemente requires every dumpster serving a commercial or multi-parcel use to sit inside a solid enclosure at least…
Read full rule →San Diego
Some RestrictionsNew development in San Diego must locate exterior trash and recycling storage areas away from the street and behind a…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Some RestrictionsBusinesses and industrial sites in unincorporated San Diego County must keep dumpsters, grease bins, and similar…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Some RestrictionsSan Francisco debris boxes in the public right-of-way must sit parallel to the curb, no more than 8 feet out, and off…
Read full rule →San Jose
Some RestrictionsSan Jose bans keeping a commercial dumpster or rolloff box in the public furnishing zone except from 12 hours before…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Some RestrictionsSan Leandro's zoning code requires refuse storage areas for multi-family, commercial, industrial, and public/semipublic…
Read full rule →San Luis Obispo County
Some RestrictionsSan Luis Obispo County caps solid waste storage areas at 100 feet from the building served and bars bins over 100…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Some RestrictionsEvery commercial, industrial and multifamily project in San Marcos must build a dedicated trash and recycling enclosure…
Read full rule →San Mateo County
Some RestrictionsNew commercial and mixed-use development in San Mateo County's CMU-1 (Commercial Mixed Use-1) zoning district, the…
Read full rule →San Rafael
Some RestrictionsSan Rafael limits outdoor storage containers and debris boxes: they're barred from residential zoning districts except…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Some RestrictionsCommercial and multi-family properties in San Ramon must keep their solid waste, recycling and organics dumpsters…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Some RestrictionsEvery commercial and industrial property in Santa Ana, along with residential developments of three or more units, must…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Some RestrictionsPlacing a roll-off dumpster or providing unscheduled hauling service in unincorporated Santa Barbara County requires a…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Some RestrictionsNew solid waste enclosures built in Santa Clara must meet exact design specs under City Code Section 8.25.100(c)…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Santa Clara County, dumpsters and roll-off bins serving nonresidential or multi-unit properties need…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita Municipal Code Section 15.44.220(A)(12) bars placing any commercial bin, temporary bin or roll-off box in…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Some RestrictionsEvery commercial, industrial, and multi-family property in unincorporated Santa Cruz County must keep its own…
Read full rule →Santa Maria
Some RestrictionsSanta Maria Municipal Code Section 8-11.16 governs bin-type dumpster service for businesses and multifamily properties…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa requires recycling and waste collection areas for nearly every development citywide, except single-family…
Read full rule →Solano County
Some RestrictionsEvery commercial and industrial property in unincorporated Solano County must keep its solid waste, recyclables and…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Sonoma, multifamily residential projects must keep trash, yard-waste, compost and recycling bins, carts…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Sonoma County requires commercial buildings, larger multi-family projects, and high-volume waste…
Read full rule →South Gate
Some RestrictionsSouth Gate requires trash and recycling enclosures serving new development to give collection trucks a clear driveway…
Read full rule →Stanislaus County
Some RestrictionsMultifamily and commercial properties in unincorporated Stanislaus County place their carts, drop boxes, and bins under…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsStockton requires refuse and recycling storage areas sized by unit count or building square footage, screened on at…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Some RestrictionsSunnyvale allows a debris box or dumpster on private property during building construction or remodeling only in…
Read full rule →Temecula
Some RestrictionsEvery Temecula property owner or operator must keep a container large enough to hold everything produced between…
Read full rule →Tracy
Some RestrictionsTracy's exclusive collection franchise controls commercial dumpsters and roll-off boxes. Under Tracy Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Turlock
Some RestrictionsNew multifamily, commercial, and industrial trash and recycling enclosures in Turlock can't sit in a front or corner…
Read full rule →Union City
Some RestrictionsUnion City requires commercial, industrial and multifamily dumpster enclosures to sit outside required setbacks and…
Read full rule →Upland
Some RestrictionsUpland requires every commercial and industrial business to use the standard containers supplied by its authorized…
Read full rule →Vacaville
Some RestrictionsMultifamily and commercial properties in Vacaville must subscribe to at least weekly three-stream collection and supply…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Some RestrictionsVallejo requires every commercial dumpster, roll-off box, and recycling enclosure to sit at least five feet from…
Read full rule →Ventura
Some RestrictionsCommercial dumpsters supplied by Ventura's waste franchisee must be leak-proof, lidded where applicable, built entirely…
Read full rule →Ventura County
Some RestrictionsTrash and recycling enclosures on discretionary coastal-zone development must be built of masonry or wood, screened…
Read full rule →Victorville
Some RestrictionsVictorville treats roll-off boxes as a temporary use only: they're allowed on a job site tied to an active building…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Some RestrictionsWest Sacramento requires commercial bins, drop boxes and debris boxes to stay leakproof, bagged and covered at all…
Read full rule →Westminster
Some RestrictionsCommercial refuse and recycling storage areas in Westminster cannot sit in a required front or street side yard, and…
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsWhittier businesses cannot buy their own trash bin: commercial and industrial containers must come from the city or its…
Read full rule →Yolo County
Some RestrictionsCommercial properties in unincorporated Yolo County must arrange their own containers, bins, drop boxes, or compactors…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsEvery multi-family, commercial, and industrial property in Yuba City must keep an on-site trash receptacle sized for…
Read full rule →Collection Schedule
Day-of-week pickup schedules by neighborhood, set-out and take-back time windows, and where to find your specific block's schedule.
Carson
Heavy RestrictionsEvery Carson residential household must use the City's exclusive-franchise trash and recycling collector: hiring any…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Significant RestrictionsEvery lot in Bellflower owes solid waste and recycling service charges to the franchised hauler whether or not the…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Significant RestrictionsBerkeley declares garbage collection an essential service performed exclusively by the City. Every owner whose property…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Significant RestrictionsEvery residence and business in Camarillo must sign up with a solid waste collector or get a city self-haul permit; the…
Read full rule →Davis
Significant RestrictionsEvery waste generator in Davis must subscribe to the city's gray, green, dark blue, and recycling container collection…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Significant RestrictionsIn Fresno County's fourteen exclusive solid waste service areas, only the county's designated contractor may collect…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Significant RestrictionsFullerton Municipal Code § 5.14.030 requires every residential and commercial property owner, manager or tenant to…
Read full rule →Hanford
Significant RestrictionsEvery property inside Hanford city limits must subscribe to and pay for city solid waste collection: self-hauling your…
Read full rule →Lodi
Significant RestrictionsEvery residence and business within Lodi city limits must subscribe to the city's exclusive refuse contractor and pay…
Read full rule →Manteca
Significant RestrictionsManteca requires every residence and business to subscribe to the city's exclusive solid waste service, with pickup…
Read full rule →Marin County
Significant RestrictionsMarin County Code § 7.00.110 bars anyone from collecting, hauling or handling garbage, recyclables or organic waste in…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Significant RestrictionsNewport Beach makes trash and recycling collection an exclusive City-authorized service under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Significant RestrictionsEvery residential household in Palmdale must subscribe to the city's exclusive franchised trash and recycling collector…
Read full rule →Placer County
Significant RestrictionsSection 8.16.220 makes franchise refuse collection mandatory for occupied homes and businesses in Placer County's…
Read full rule →Roseville
Significant RestrictionsRoseville reserves the exclusive right to collect garbage citywide, and it's unlawful for anyone but the city or its…
Read full rule →San Benito County
Significant RestrictionsIn designated mandatory areas of unincorporated San Benito County, the exclusive franchise collector must pick up trash…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Significant RestrictionsSan Leandro requires every property that generates solid waste to subscribe to the city's exclusive franchisee within…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Significant RestrictionsSan Ramon requires the owner of every occupied property to subscribe to trash, recycling and organics pickup from the…
Read full rule →Alameda
Some RestrictionsAlameda requires every occupied property to sign up for weekly solid waste pickup through the city's exclusive…
Read full rule →Alameda County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Alameda County property owners must use curbside collection service from an authorized hauler…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Some RestrictionsAlhambra Municipal Code § 6.16.170 sets a once-a-week minimum for solid waste collection and bars residential and…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Some RestrictionsSingle-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and small apartment buildings of four units or fewer in Anaheim get one…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Some RestrictionsApple Valley's contracted hauler must pick up solid waste, recyclables and organic materials at least once a week from…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family, multifamily and commercial property owner in Bakersfield must arrange collection through the…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Some RestrictionsBaldwin Park collects trash through one exclusive city-awarded franchise, and every owner or occupant in the served…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied property in Brentwood must subscribe to city solid waste collection under Section 8.16.170: residents…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Some RestrictionsBuena Park, California requires every residential unit and commercial premises to have its solid waste removed at least…
Read full rule →Butte County
Some RestrictionsEvery licensed hauler in unincorporated Butte County must run weekly solid waste and organic waste pickup, plus…
Read full rule →Calaveras County
Some RestrictionsCalaveras County bars solid waste collection before 6 a.m. or after 8 p.m. unless the board authorizes otherwise, and…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Some RestrictionsEvery property in Carlsbad that generates waste must subscribe to the city's franchised hauler rather than self-haul or…
Read full rule →Ceres
Some RestrictionsCeres requires weekly curbside collection of garbage, recyclables, and organics through the City's contracted hauler…
Read full rule →Chico
Some RestrictionsEvery property in Chico with solid waste must keep receptacles on site under Municipal Code § 8.12.010, and residential…
Read full rule →Chino
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family household in Chino must subscribe to the city's three-container collection service: a gray…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Some RestrictionsChino Hills requires refuse to be removed from every property at least once a week, and Municipal Code § 13.20.130 bars…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Some RestrictionsChula Vista requires weekly garbage collection for every residence and business in the city and treats it as a…
Read full rule →Clovis
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied property in Clovis must subscribe to and pay for the City's basic refuse service; opting out isn't…
Read full rule →Compton
Some RestrictionsCompton requires every property to arrange for weekly solid waste pickup through the city's authorized collector under…
Read full rule →Contra Costa County
Some RestrictionsEvery home and business in unincorporated Contra Costa County must subscribe to weekly trash pickup, not just own a…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Some RestrictionsCosta Mesa Municipal Code § 8-81(a) requires curbside and commercial recurring collection at least once a week…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Some RestrictionsCupertino caps how long garbage can sit on a property at one week and requires it be put out for collection at least…
Read full rule →Downey
Some RestrictionsDowney lets its franchised Solid Waste Collectors set the manner, time and frequency of pickup with each customer, but…
Read full rule →Dublin
Some RestrictionsDublin, California requires its franchised hauler to pick up discarded materials from every residence and business at…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Some RestrictionsEvery Eastvale property owner or occupant must either subscribe to the city's franchised solid waste hauler or hold a…
Read full rule →El Dorado County
Some RestrictionsProperty owners in El Dorado County's mandatory collection area, covering the South Lake Tahoe Basin and the Cameron…
Read full rule →El Monte
Some RestrictionsEvery nonvacant residential property in El Monte must retain the city's franchised hauler, and solid waste must be…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Some RestrictionsEvery residential property in Elk Grove must subscribe to the city's franchised hauler for garbage, recycling, and…
Read full rule →Escondido
Some RestrictionsEscondido requires weekly trash, recycling, and organics pickup for every home under Municipal Code § 14-4.10(a), with…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Some RestrictionsEvery household and business in Fairfield must subscribe to weekly garbage pickup through the city's Authorized…
Read full rule →Folsom
Some RestrictionsFolsom Municipal Code 8.32.020(B) requires every residential dwelling and commercial business to subscribe to the…
Read full rule →Fontana
Some RestrictionsFontana picks up solid waste on every scheduled day except Sundays and six named holidays, under Sec. 24-37. Collection…
Read full rule →Fremont
Some RestrictionsFremont Municipal Code Section 8.40.150 sets weekly curbside collection for single-family trash, recycling, and…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsFresno requires every residence and business to put waste out at least once a week, and it sets a strict clock for the…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsGlendale bars refuse from sitting out more than one calendar week and organics more than 15 days under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Glenn County
Some RestrictionsEvery dwelling and business in unincorporated Glenn County, California, must have its garbage, rubbish, and refuse…
Read full rule →Hayward
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied home and business in Hayward must subscribe to weekly garbage collection from the city's franchised…
Read full rule →Hemet
Some RestrictionsHemet City Code § 62-13 sets the baseline for how often waste has to leave a property: at least once a week, with…
Read full rule →Hercules
Some RestrictionsHercules Municipal Code Sec. 5-2.07 requires every occupied property owner to subscribe to and pay for the city's solid…
Read full rule →Hesperia
Some RestrictionsEvery Hesperia property owner must subscribe to the city's franchised trash hauler for residential collection, whether…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Some RestrictionsHuntington Beach's contracted refuse collector must pick up residential refuse, recycling, and yard waste at least once…
Read full rule →Indio
Some RestrictionsIndio requires single-family and multi-family generators to subscribe to the city's three-container organic waste…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Some RestrictionsInglewood requires refuse to be collected from every place or premises at least once each calendar week under Municipal…
Read full rule →Irvine
Some RestrictionsIrvine requires weekly solid waste collection at every occupied premises through the city's exclusive franchised…
Read full rule →Kern County
Some RestrictionsInside a Kern County universal collection area, the property owner must subscribe to, pay for and use the franchise…
Read full rule →Kings County
Some RestrictionsLicensed haulers must give unincorporated Kings County customers a regular collection schedule and at least 30 days'…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsOnly a hauler under contract with the County of Lake may collect or dispose of another person's garbage in the…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood runs an exclusive, mandatory municipal refuse system: the City and its contractor are the only ones allowed to…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Some RestrictionsLancaster's Municipal Code requires refuse collection from every premises at least once per calendar week under Section…
Read full rule →Livermore
Some RestrictionsEvery Livermore property owner or occupant must subscribe with the city's franchised hauler for solid waste, recycling…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Some RestrictionsLos Angeles requires every commercial establishment and multi-family dwelling not already serviced by the City to…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Some RestrictionsIn the unincorporated High Desert Area, county code requires occupied properties without county-provided trash pickup…
Read full rule →Los Banos
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied property in Los Banos must receive City trash collection and be billed for it under Los Banos Municipal…
Read full rule →Madera
Some RestrictionsMadera Municipal Code Section 5-3.08 puts the City Administrator in charge of setting collection days and container…
Read full rule →Madera County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Madera County residents get solid waste pickup Monday through Friday under an exclusive county franchise…
Read full rule →Menifee
Some RestrictionsMenifee Code of Ordinances § 6.30.050(A) sets a floor of at least once-a-week trash removal for every single-family and…
Read full rule →Merced
Some RestrictionsMerced's Municipal Code entitles every dwelling unit to weekly removal of two 30-gallon containers of solid waste under…
Read full rule →Merced County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Merced County, every occupied home and business must have refuse hauled away at least once a week to…
Read full rule →Mission Viejo
Some RestrictionsMission Viejo requires solid waste to be collected at least once a week and bans truck collection between 6:00 p.m. and…
Read full rule →Monterey
Some RestrictionsMonterey requires every single-family and multifamily property to subscribe to the City's three-container collection…
Read full rule →Monterey County
Some RestrictionsMonterey County Code § 10.41.030 requires permittees and franchisees to collect solid waste from every occupied…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsEvery Moorpark home and business must subscribe to licensed solid waste collection or obtain a self-haul exemption, or…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Some RestrictionsMoreno Valley requires every occupied property to carry solid waste collection service through the city's contracted…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Some RestrictionsEvery property in Mountain View must have garbage and waste removed at least once a week, per City Code Sec. 16.4, with…
Read full rule →Murrieta
Some RestrictionsMurrieta requires every single-family household to subscribe to and pay for the city's three-container organic waste…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Some RestrictionsNorwalk requires every residential and commercial property to use the City's authorized solid waste collector rather…
Read full rule →Oakland
Some RestrictionsOakland requires solid waste, recyclables and organics to be collected, or self-hauled under a permit, at least once a…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied property in Oceanside must subscribe to discarded materials service through the city's authorized…
Read full rule →Ontario
Some RestrictionsOntario requires every residential property owner or occupant to subscribe to the city's integrated waste collection…
Read full rule →Orange
Some RestrictionsOrange Municipal Code Section 8.29.030 requires every residential and commercial property owner, manager or tenant to…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Orange County, franchised haulers may collect residential solid waste only between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Some RestrictionsOxnard requires every single-family home and mobile home to subscribe to weekly refuse, recycling, and organics pickup…
Read full rule →Pacifica
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Pacifica, every residential unit and every occupied hotel, motel, apartment house, rooming house, or…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Some RestrictionsEvery owner or occupant of real property in Palm Springs must subscribe to Solid Waste, Recyclable Materials, and…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsThe City of Pasadena is the exclusive trash hauler for single-family homes and buildings with four or fewer units under…
Read full rule →Perris
Some RestrictionsEvery property owner or occupant in Perris must arrange for regular refuse collection service; occupying a property…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Some RestrictionsPetaluma requires every property owner and occupant in the city to receive garbage collection service, whether the…
Read full rule →Pleasanton
Some RestrictionsEvery residential, commercial and industrial unit in Pleasanton must carry solid waste, recyclables and organic waste…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Some RestrictionsEvery improved parcel in Rancho Cordova, residential or commercial, must subscribe to three-container garbage…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Some RestrictionsRancho Cucamonga requires every occupied residential and commercial property to subscribe to the city's franchised…
Read full rule →Redding
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family home, multifamily building, and commercial property in Redding must maintain a subscription for…
Read full rule →Redlands
Some RestrictionsRedlands guarantees at least weekly trash, recycling and green waste pickup for every property under City Code section…
Read full rule →Redondo Beach
Some RestrictionsRedondo Beach requires every residence and commercial account to have solid waste collected by the City's designated…
Read full rule →Redwood City
Some RestrictionsRedwood City requires refuse service at every occupied property under Sec. 14.2, with pickup no less than once a week…
Read full rule →Rialto
Some RestrictionsEvery premises in Rialto must contract with the city's franchised hauler for solid waste service and keep the account…
Read full rule →Ridgecrest
Some RestrictionsEvery home, church, and business in Ridgecrest must subscribe to the city's franchise hauler for trash, recycling, and…
Read full rule →Riverside
Some RestrictionsEvery Riverside home must subscribe to city or contractor trash collection, or hold a self-hauler permit, and only…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Some RestrictionsRiverside County requires weekly solid waste collection in unincorporated areas, curbside containers out by 6 a.m. on…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Some RestrictionsRohnert Park requires every premises to subscribe to solid waste collection through the city's authorized collector…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Some RestrictionsSacramento requires every residential property owner to subscribe to city garbage collection at least once a week, sets…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Some RestrictionsEvery improved parcel in unincorporated Sacramento County must subscribe to solid waste, recycling, and organic…
Read full rule →Salinas
Some RestrictionsSalinas Municipal Code Section 14-01.11 makes garbage collection mandatory: every occupied residential, commercial…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino requires every occupied property to subscribe to at least the minimum level of solid waste service from…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Bernardino County requires household garbage picked up at least once every seven days, twice weekly…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Some RestrictionsSan Clemente requires every property owner to have solid waste collected through the City or its exclusive Franchise…
Read full rule →San Diego
Some RestrictionsCity forces must collect residential solid waste from single-family and small multi-family homes at least once a week…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated San Diego County, franchised haulers operating under a Non-Exclusive Franchise Agreement must pick up…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Some RestrictionsSan Francisco property owners must subscribe to and pay for adequate refuse collection service; failure to do so is…
Read full rule →San Joaquin County
Some RestrictionsSan Joaquin County automatically enrolls unincorporated homes zoned R-R through R-H in mandatory residential solid…
Read full rule →San Jose
Some RestrictionsEvery residential property in San Jose must have weekly solid waste, recycling, and organic materials collection…
Read full rule →San Luis Obispo County
Some RestrictionsCounty code requires weekly garbage removal for homes and twice-weekly pickup for restaurants and food businesses.
Read full rule →San Marcos
Some RestrictionsSan Marcos Municipal Code Section 8.68.070 requires the franchised contractor to collect refuse from every residence…
Read full rule →San Mateo County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Mateo County properties must dispose of solid waste at least once a week and, where a hauler serves…
Read full rule →San Rafael
Some RestrictionsSan Rafael requires solid waste pickup at least once a week for every home and business, with the day set by the city's…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Some RestrictionsThe executive director of public works sets each address's curbside collection day in Santa Ana, and single-family and…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Some RestrictionsIn the unincorporated county, the Board of Supervisors sets collection hours, days and frequency, and can order any…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Some RestrictionsSanta Clara requires weekly refuse pickup for every residential, commercial, industrial and institutional property…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Santa Clara County requires garbage and organic waste to be removed from homes and apartment complexes…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family home and commercial property in Santa Clarita that generates garbage, organics, or recyclables must…
Read full rule →Santa Maria
Some RestrictionsSanta Maria Municipal Code Section 8-11.10 sets the pickup calendar: residential trash goes out at least once every…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa City Code § 9-12.070(A) automatically enrolls every service recipient in garbage, recycling, and organic…
Read full rule →Shasta County
Some RestrictionsShasta County does not print a fixed pickup day in its code; instead the board of supervisors decides collection…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Some RestrictionsEvery Simi Valley property owner must arrange discards collection through a city-franchised hauler, not an outside…
Read full rule →Solano County
Some RestrictionsEvery congested-area resident and all commercial or industrial establishments in unincorporated Solano County must sign…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Some RestrictionsThe City of Sonoma does not fix pickup days in the municipal code itself. Sonoma Municipal Code § 7.08.070 instead has…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Sonoma County requires every single-family, multi-family, and commercial property to subscribe to weekly…
Read full rule →Stanislaus County
Some RestrictionsStanislaus County bars residential trash and recycling pickup before 5 a.m. or after 6 p.m. in unincorporated…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsEvery Stockton property owner must sign up for the City's three-cart collection program, which guarantees at least…
Read full rule →Temecula
Some RestrictionsEvery property owner or occupant in Temecula must arrange refuse, recyclables, and compostables collection through the…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Some RestrictionsThe City's Exclusive Franchise Contractor must collect residential trash, recycling and organics at least once a week…
Read full rule →Tracy
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied home in Tracy must subscribe to the city's franchised refuse, recycling, and organics collection…
Read full rule →Truckee
Some RestrictionsEvery Truckee resident and business must subscribe to solid waste collection at least once a week from the Town's…
Read full rule →Tulare County
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied home or business in a designated unincorporated Tulare County service area must subscribe to regularly…
Read full rule →Turlock
Some RestrictionsEvery Turlock home and business must subscribe to city trash, recycling, and compost collection and pay for it even if…
Read full rule →Union City
Some RestrictionsUnion City requires every residential property to subscribe to weekly solid waste collection through the City's…
Read full rule →Upland
Some RestrictionsUpland's authorized hauler must collect solid waste, recyclables, and organic waste from each home at least once a week…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Some RestrictionsVallejo Municipal Code Section 7.48.010 requires the city's franchised hauler to collect solid waste, recyclables, and…
Read full rule →Ventura
Some RestrictionsResidential and commercial waste in the City of Ventura must be removed from a property at least once a week under…
Read full rule →Ventura County
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family dwelling organic waste generator in unincorporated Ventura County must subscribe to solid waste…
Read full rule →Victorville
Some RestrictionsVictorville requires weekly trash pickup for every residence and business under Municipal Code Section 6.36.060, and…
Read full rule →Vista
Some RestrictionsEvery property owner in Vista must provide solid waste collection service through the city's exclusive contractor, with…
Read full rule →West Covina
Some RestrictionsWest Covina Municipal Code Sec. 12-18 requires weekly collection of residential, commercial and industrial solid waste…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Some RestrictionsWest Sacramento requires every property owner to sign up for the city's exclusive solid waste collection service, with…
Read full rule →Westminster
Some RestrictionsEvery property in Westminster must subscribe to refuse collection through the Midway City Sanitary District franchisee…
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied Whittier property must be signed up for trash pickup at least once a week: Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Yolo County
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family, multi-family, and commercial property in unincorporated Yolo County must subscribe to weekly trash…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsYuba City requires every property owner to subscribe to the city's contracted refuse collection service under Municipal…
Read full rule →Yuba County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Yuba County requires all refuse from dwellings and other premises to be removed at least once a week…
Read full rule →Corona
Light RestrictionsCorona limits solid waste pickup to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. citywide under Corona Code of Ordinances…
Read full rule →Recycling Rules
Which items can and cannot go in residential single-stream recycling bins, contamination penalties, and rules for hazardous-waste drop-off.
Sonoma
Heavy RestrictionsOnce a City of Sonoma resident sets recyclables at the curb, they legally belong to the city's authorized recycling…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Significant RestrictionsAnaheim requires every single-family and multi-family generator to subscribe to the Franchisee's Three-Container…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Significant RestrictionsInglewood runs recycling through one City-franchised hauler that must route source-separated recyclables to a facility…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Significant RestrictionsLancaster requires commercial businesses and multi-family properties of five or more units to source separate…
Read full rule →Madera
Significant RestrictionsMadera lets residents segregate recyclables from garbage and sell or give them to a private collector under Municipal…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Significant RestrictionsMoreno Valley requires builders on covered construction and demolition projects to divert at least 50% of debris…
Read full rule →Oakland
Significant RestrictionsOakland reserves curbside recyclable-materials collection to its franchised Residential Recyclables (RR) collector, and…
Read full rule →Orange County
Significant RestrictionsIn unincorporated Orange County, it's illegal for anyone but the county's authorized recycling agent to take paper…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Significant RestrictionsRancho Cucamonga requires certain businesses to recycle. Municipal Code Section 8.17.190 forces any commercial business…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Significant RestrictionsOnce recyclables are set out for pickup, San Leandro makes them the property of the City's franchisee and bars anyone…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Significant RestrictionsEvery household in Santa Clara must subscribe to residential recycling service, and commercial properties generating 4…
Read full rule →Santa Maria
Significant RestrictionsSanta Maria Municipal Code Section 8-11.05 gives the City the exclusive right to collect, transport and dispose of…
Read full rule →Temecula
Significant RestrictionsOnce you set recyclables at the curb for collection, they belong to the city's authorized recycling contractor…
Read full rule →Ventura
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Ventura, no one may collect or process recyclable materials commercially unless they hold a city…
Read full rule →Alameda
Some RestrictionsEvery owner or occupant of property in Alameda must subscribe to the franchised hauler's recycling and organic-waste…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Some RestrictionsAlhambra Municipal Code § 6.16.230 protects the right to sell or donate recyclable material outside the city's…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Some RestrictionsBerkeley runs a municipal curbside recycling program under Chapter 12.36 and makes it unlawful for anyone but the City…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Some RestrictionsOnce you set recyclables out for pickup in Brentwood, they legally belong to the city or its authorized hauler, not to…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Some RestrictionsBuena Park, California requires every residential unit to sort recyclable materials into a dedicated blue container and…
Read full rule →Butte County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Butte County, licensed haulers must provide weekly trash and organics pickup and recycling collection…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Some RestrictionsAny Camarillo property with five or more residential units, condominiums, or a mobilehome park must run a recycling…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Some RestrictionsEveryone in control of a Carlsbad property that generates discarded materials must separate recyclable materials from…
Read full rule →Clovis
Some RestrictionsOnce recyclables are set out at a Clovis collection point, whether curbside, a multifamily centralized bin, a…
Read full rule →Compton
Some RestrictionsCompton lets residents and businesses sell or donate their own source-separated recyclables or organic waste to buyers…
Read full rule →Contra Costa County
Some RestrictionsContra Costa County won't let a landfill operator accept solid waste from a hauler whose local agency isn't running a…
Read full rule →Corona
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family home in Corona must sort source separated recyclable materials into the blue container under Corona…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Some RestrictionsCosta Mesa Municipal Code § 8-84 requires every solid waste permittee and franchisee to divert collected waste from…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Some RestrictionsCupertino bans putting garbage into a bin marked for organic or non-organic recycling, and Section 6.24.035 guarantees…
Read full rule →Davis
Some RestrictionsOnce recyclables and organics hit the curb or a commercial container in Davis, Municipal Code Section 32.01.060 makes…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Some RestrictionsEastvale Municipal Code Sec. 16.05.400 makes clear that recyclables set out for pickup, or dropped at a recycling…
Read full rule →El Dorado County
Some RestrictionsIt's illegal in unincorporated El Dorado County for anyone other than the property's franchised hauler or the owner to…
Read full rule →El Monte
Some RestrictionsEl Monte makes it unlawful for anyone but the container's owner, the property owner, or the franchised hauler to…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Some RestrictionsOnce you set recyclables out in Elk Grove, they legally belong to the franchised hauler, the City, or another party…
Read full rule →Folsom
Some RestrictionsFolsom Municipal Code 8.32.080(C) requires recyclables to go loose, never bagged, into the city-issued blue container…
Read full rule →Fremont
Some RestrictionsFremont Municipal Code Section 8.40.250 makes every recyclable set out at the curb the property of the franchise…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsFresno's blue-cart recycling program isn't a suggestion: it's written into the Municipal Code as a sorting mandate. FMC…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Some RestrictionsFresno County requires unincorporated-area households to keep single-stream recyclables such as cardboard, glass…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Some RestrictionsFullerton Municipal Code § 5.14.060 makes it a public nuisance for anyone with franchised solid waste service to skip…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsGlendale requires every waste generator, residential or commercial, to sort trash into three curbside containers…
Read full rule →Glenn County
Some RestrictionsNew construction, additions, and alterations that need a Glenn County building permit must meet the CALGreen…
Read full rule →Hawthorne
Some RestrictionsHawthorne requires recyclables to be kept separate from trash and organics and placed only in a labeled recyclable…
Read full rule →Hayward
Some RestrictionsHayward routes recyclable materials through one authorized franchisee, not an open market of haulers. Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Some RestrictionsEvery business in Huntington Beach, including multifamily buildings with five or more units, must reuse, recycle…
Read full rule →Kern County
Some RestrictionsEvery property owner in unincorporated Kern County, residential or commercial, must keep discarded-materials containers…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsCommercial and multi-family properties in unincorporated Lake County that use a Refuse/Litter Control plan in place of…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood commercial businesses and multi-family properties must subscribe to the City's three-container collection…
Read full rule →Livermore
Some RestrictionsLivermore requires every resident and business to separate recyclables from trash and put them in the franchisee's own…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated LA County, only the county's authorized recycling agent may take recyclables you've set out for…
Read full rule →Los Banos
Some RestrictionsLos Banos Municipal Code Chapter 3.1 spells out how residents must handle their recycling containers: keep material…
Read full rule →Marin County
Some RestrictionsMarin County Code § 7.00.060(C) requires every residential generator to sort food waste and other organics into the…
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Some RestrictionsCommercial businesses and multi-family buildings in Menifee must run a recycling program capturing at least glass…
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Some RestrictionsAny Merced building project needing a permit for commercial, industrial, institutional, or five-or-more-unit…
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Some RestrictionsModesto requires every premises to keep enough approved garbage, recycling, and organics containers on hand, and it is…
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Some RestrictionsMonterey requires every single-family home, apartment building and commercial business to subscribe to the City's…
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Some RestrictionsMountain View's City Code makes curbside recyclables the property of the city or its licensed hauler the moment they're…
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Some RestrictionsNewport Beach requires AB 341 generators, businesses and multifamily properties producing enough waste, to divert all…
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Some RestrictionsNorwalk's solid waste ordinance spells out exactly which materials qualify as recyclables for curbside pickup…
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Some RestrictionsOntario businesses generating four or more cubic yards of solid waste a week, and multifamily buildings of five units…
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Some RestrictionsOrange Municipal Code Section 8.29.220 makes recycling mandatory for multi-family, commercial and industrial generators…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Some RestrictionsOnly the city, its licensed haulers, certified recyclers, or the property owner hauling their own material may collect…
Read full rule →Pacifica
Some RestrictionsPacifica Municipal Code Section 6-5.207 requires residents in the Pacifica Recycling Program to separate recyclables…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Some RestrictionsPalm Springs Commercial Businesses and multi-family dwellings must subscribe to the City's three-container Solid Waste…
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Some RestrictionsPalmdale bars putting the wrong material in the wrong cart, defined as a "prohibited container contaminant" under…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsEvery solid waste franchise operating in Pasadena must offer recycling to all its customers and collect recyclables at…
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Some RestrictionsOnce you set garbage, rubbish or recyclable material out in a container designated for pickup, Petaluma Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Placer County
Some RestrictionsNew commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings in unincorporated Placer County, along with new marinas and…
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Some RestrictionsOnce Pleasanton residents set recyclables out in a designated bin or trash can, ownership passes to the city's…
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Some RestrictionsPomona requires every business to source-separate or otherwise divert its commercial solid waste under City Code…
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Some RestrictionsRancho Cordova requires every home and business to keep watertight, covered containers for garbage separate from…
Read full rule →Redlands
Some RestrictionsRedlands requires every property to subscribe to solid waste, organic waste, and recycling collection services, and…
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Some RestrictionsOnce you set your recyclables at the curb in Redondo Beach, they belong to the City, and only its authorized contractor…
Read full rule →Riverside
Some RestrictionsEvery property in Riverside must keep separate containers for solid waste, recyclable materials, and organic recyclable…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Riverside County requires every residence and business to use three separate carts, green for organics…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Some RestrictionsRohnert Park requires every generator, household or business, to source separate recyclable materials from garbage and…
Read full rule →Roseville
Some RestrictionsRoseville requires every refuse hauler and recycler working in the city to deliver collected material to the Western…
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Some RestrictionsSacramento requires every business, non-residential property, and multi-family residential property to source separate…
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Some RestrictionsSalinas requires every residential, multifamily and commercial generator to source-separate recyclables and contract…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino Municipal Code § 8.24.090 requires every household, business and multi-family generator to subscribe to…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Bernardino County requires any business generating four or more cubic yards of solid waste per week…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Some RestrictionsSan Clemente requires every customer to place trash, recyclables, and organic waste only in City- or Franchise…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Diego County requires households and businesses to source-separate recyclables and organic waste…
Read full rule →San Jose
Some RestrictionsRecyclables set out for pickup become the authorized collector's property under city code, and only that collector may…
Read full rule →San Luis Obispo County
Some RestrictionsSection 8.98.020 of the County Code requires every household and multi-family building served by a franchised hauler in…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Some RestrictionsSan Marcos Municipal Code Section 8.68.211 makes it unlawful for anyone other than the owner, the owner's agent, the…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Some RestrictionsSan Ramon Municipal Code Section B6-7 bars anyone from collecting, transporting, or conveying Recyclable Materials…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Some RestrictionsCounty Code Sec. 17-18 lets residents donate or sell their own source-separated recyclables before setting them out…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Some RestrictionsOnce recyclables go into a container supplied by Santa Clarita's franchised hauler, they legally belong to that hauler…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Santa Cruz County it's an infraction to pull recyclables out of a neighbor's cart or a curbside…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa automatically enrolls every household in garbage, recycling, and organic waste service under City Code…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Some RestrictionsSimi Valley bars recyclables collectors from charging owners for picking up recyclable materials and makes it a crime…
Read full rule →Solano County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Solano County requires recyclable material to be kept in approved containers that are leakproof…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Sonoma County requires every household and business to source-separate waste into blue (recyclables)…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Some RestrictionsOnce a Thousand Oaks resident sets recyclables at the curb, they belong to the city's franchise hauler: TOMC § 6-2.103…
Read full rule →Tracy
Some RestrictionsTracy Municipal Code Section 5.20.130 sets the actual mechanics of curbside recycling: generators on the…
Read full rule →Tulare County
Some RestrictionsCommercial businesses and multifamily properties of five or more units in unincorporated Tulare County must enroll in…
Read full rule →Upland
Some RestrictionsUpland runs a mandatory three-container system: source-separated recyclables go in the blue container, organic waste in…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Some RestrictionsVallejo Municipal Code Section 7.44.020 requires every non-self-hauling property to maintain three separate containers…
Read full rule →Victorville
Some RestrictionsVictorville requires separate blue recycling containers for designated recyclables and bars mixing solid waste into…
Read full rule →Vista
Some RestrictionsVista Municipal Code Chapter 11.12 requires every customer to separate designated recyclable materials from the regular…
Read full rule →Westminster
Some RestrictionsWestminster bans anyone but the Midway City Sanitary District franchisee from scavenging recyclables left out for…
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsResidents or businesses who self-haul their own trash instead of subscribing to city collection must first get a…
Read full rule →Yolo County
Some RestrictionsYolo County Code Section 6-17.201(hh) defines Recyclable Materials that must go in the recycling cart, listing paper…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsYuba City requires SB 1383-compliant recycling and organic-waste containers for every refuse account and lets City…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Light RestrictionsOnce you set recyclables out in a designated container for the city's authorized hauler, Municipal Code § 13.20.190…
Read full rule →Downey
Light RestrictionsOnce you set recyclables out for collection in Downey, ownership passes directly to the licensed Solid Waste Collector…
Read full rule →Hercules
Light RestrictionsHercules Municipal Code carves recyclables out of its general solid-waste rules: Sec. 5-2.02 lets residents hold…
Read full rule →Rialto
Light RestrictionsOnce you set non-organic recyclables out at a designated collection point or in the franchisee's container, RMC §…
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