Glendale, CA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Who qualifies
- Residential customers only, by request
- Advance notice
- Required before pickup
- Placement
- Atop curb, not street/alley
- Clearance required
- 5 feet from cars/fixed objects
- Covered items
- Bulky items and universal waste
- Enforcement
- Administrative citation, Public Works
Summary
Glendale Municipal Code Section 8.44.070 lets residential customers request free curbside pickup of bulky items and universal waste, but only with advance notice, only for residential customers, and only if items sit atop the curb at least five feet from any parked car or fixed object.
Residential property customers shall be allowed to place waste which by reason of its character cannot practically be placed in such receptacles, including bulky items and universal waste, upon advance notice to the city. The city shall receive requests for and provide for the collection of certain bulky items and universal waste from residential property customers of the city who shall request such service. No bulky items or universal waste shall be collected from private property. All bulky items and universal waste shall be placed at and atop the curb, and not in the street or alley, and should be a minimum of five feet away from any fixed object or parked vehicle.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4983441; v20 updated 2026-05-19).
Full Breakdown
" The mechanism is request-based, not automatic: "The city shall receive requests for and provide for the collection of certain bulky items and universal waste from residential property customers of the city who shall request such service," meaning a resident has to schedule the pickup rather than simply setting furniture out on trash day. The section draws a hard line on eligibility and placement. It applies only to residential customers, since "No bulky items or universal waste shall be collected from private property" outside that program, and everything set out has to go "at and atop the curb, and not in the street or alley," positioned "a minimum of five feet away from any fixed object or parked vehicle" so crews can maneuver trucks and lifting equipment around it.
060(D), which bars putting "any item which is too large or heavy" into the regular gray, blue or green cart in the first place, pushing oversized items into the scheduled bulky-item program instead. 060(A) separately bans from ordinary containers as excluded or hazardous material. 082 instead requires them to arrange their own hauling and disposal service for oversized waste through the city's designated franchised hauler.
Violations & Fines
Setting bulky items out without scheduling a pickup, or placing them in the street or alley instead of atop the curb, is treated the same as any other refuse violation: the director of public works can issue an administrative citation under Section 8.44.180, and the city may pursue civil action or prosecute repeated or large-scale violations as a misdemeanor or infraction. Items placed less than five feet from a parked car or fixed object can also simply be left uncollected until the placement is corrected.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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