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

31 of the Hawthorne Municipal Code, added in 2005 and amended by Ordinance 2255 in March 2025, targets bulky items left on public property rather than set out through the city's regular cart service. " Subsection B defines bulky waste broadly: discarded furniture such as chairs, sofas, mattresses and rugs; "white goods" like refrigerators, ranges, washers, dryers, water heaters and dishwashers; "brown goods" such as stereos, computers and VCRs; residential wood waste including tree branches and scrap wood; and tires. Subsection C separately defines "sidewalk" as the strip between the curb line and the property line.

100(A), which lets residents set out bulky items, bundles or boxes up to sixty pounds, or carts up to one hundred fifty pounds, through an authorized excess-materials set-out program approved by the director of public works, meaning bulky items are legal at the curb only when scheduled through that program, not simply abandoned on the right-of-way. 010 sets the penalty: a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, imprisonment in county jail for not more than six months, or both, and the March 2025 amendment added an alternative $1,000 administrative fine the city can issue instead of pursuing a criminal case, giving code enforcement a faster path than booking a case with the city prosecutor.