Chico, CA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Single/two-family homes
- 2 free pickups per year
- Multi-family complexes
- 1 free pickup per year
- Set by
- exclusive franchise agreement
- Hauler non-compliance
- risks franchise revocation
Summary
Chico's exclusive waste franchise must provide two free bulky-item pickups a year to single-family and two-family homes, and one free pickup a year to each multi-family complex, under Chico Municipal Code § 5.16.090.
N. Provide no fewer than two free bulky waste collections each year to single-family and two-family residential customers; O. Provide no fewer than one free bulky waste collection each year to multi-family residential complexes as may be arranged by the multi-family complex management;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Supplement contains local legislation current through: Codified Resolution No. 53-26, adopted 7-14-26 and Ordinance No. 2622, adopted 6-2-26).
Full Breakdown
Under the city's exclusive solid waste franchise agreement, the contractor must provide no fewer than two free bulky waste collections each year to single-family and two-family residential customers, and at least one free bulky waste collection each year to multi-family residential complexes, as arranged through complex management. Bulky waste is defined at Chico Municipal Code § 8.04.010(C) as large items, furniture, mattresses, carpets, major appliances, and large green waste, that can be safely lifted by hand and are not otherwise exempt waste. Residents schedule pickups through the city's franchised hauler.
Violations & Fines
This is a franchise service standard, not a resident penalty: a hauler that fails to provide the free collections risks franchise revocation proceedings (§5.16.120) or a $500 monetary penalty in lieu of termination (§5.16.140).
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