Aliso Viejo, CA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

AVMC § 7.05.100(E) is the whole set-out rule for bulky goods: they shall be placed for collection only pursuant to an arrangement between the resident or business and the contractor. The code gives the reason as minimizing interference with public rights-of-way. In practice that means nothing bulky goes to the curb on its own schedule; the contractor holding the city franchise or permit sets the arrangement.

The definition in § 7.05.010 explains what counts. Bulk household waste means all discarded household waste matter too large to be placed in a covered container, including vehicle tires and wheels, furniture, appliances, discarded carpets, discarded mattresses, discarded electronic equipment and similar large items produced from residential premises, and it is considered solid waste for purposes of the chapter. Because it is solid waste, the general duties apply. Section 7.05.050 requires the owner, occupant or person running the premises to arrange collection with a franchised, contracted, licensed or permitted contractor, or to self-haul in compliance with § 7.05.160. Self-haulers and gardeners must deposit waste only at licensed landfill sites, recycling or composting facilities and must report the facility and that the waste originated in Aliso Viejo. Section 7.05.260(B) makes it unlawful to dump or abandon solid waste on any property in the city except as the code authorizes, and § 7.05.190 keeps the person in charge responsible for cleanup of waste outside an authorized container until a collector picks it up.