Gardena, CA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Bulky item size cap
- 8 ft long, 4 ft wide
- Bulky item weight cap
- 150 pounds
- Accumulation limit
- No solid waste stored over 7 days
- Collection hours
- 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Mon-Fri
- Max penalty
- Misdemeanor, jail up to 6 months, fine over $1,000
Summary
Gardena Municipal Code Chapter 8.20 defines bulky items, such as furniture, appliances, e-waste and yard debris, that the city's solid waste operator collects but caps unlisted items at eight feet by four feet and one hundred fifty pounds, while barring anyone from letting solid waste accumulate on a property for more than seven days.
"Bulky items" means solid waste that cannot and/or would not typically be accommodated within a cart including specifically: furniture (including chairs, sofas, mattresses, and rugs); and appliances (including refrigerators, ranges, washers, dryers, water heaters, dishwashers, plumbing, small household appliances and other similar items, commonly known as "white goods"); ... Other items not specifically included or excluded above will be collected by the solid waste collection operator; provided, that they are not more than eight feet in length, four feet in width, or more than one hundred fifty pounds. ... ... G. No person shall accumulate solid waste for more than seven consecutive days; nor shall any person keep upon any premises in the city any solid waste which is offensive, obnoxious or unsanitary.
Full Breakdown
Section 8.20.020 defines bulky items as solid waste that cannot or would not typically fit in a cart, expressly naming furniture such as chairs, sofas, mattresses and rugs; appliances including refrigerators, ranges, washers, dryers and water heaters; residential wastes such as wood waste, tree branches and remodeling debris; e-waste such as televisions, computers and microwaves; universal waste; and clothing. Bulky items exclude car bodies, tires, construction and demolition debris, or any item that would take more than two people to remove. Any other item is collected by the city's solid waste operator only if it is not more than eight feet long, four feet wide, or one hundred fifty pounds, and the city has final, binding authority to decide whether a disputed item qualifies as a bulky item under Section 8.20.020.
Regular residential collection, which includes bulky item service, runs between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, under Section 8.20.130, shifting to the day after a holiday or to the following Saturday during a holiday week. Section 8.20.120 separately makes it unlawful to let solid waste accumulate at any property for more than one week, or to keep waste that is offensive, obnoxious or unsanitary on the premises at any time, and bars anyone but the city's authorized operator or the container's owner from tampering with a collection container or its contents.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of Chapter 8.20, including the bulky item size limits or the seven-day accumulation cap, is a misdemeanor under Section 8.20.180, punishable by up to six months in county jail, a fine of more than $1,000, or both, with each day a violation continues charged as a separate offense; the city manager and code enforcement officers enforce the chapter under Section 8.20.190.
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