Oxnard, CA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Free pickups
- 1 per year, curbside
- Item limit
- Up to 5 household items
- Extra pickups
- Billed under §19-204 fee schedule
- Commercial rate
- $135.00/ton, §19-204(F)(7)
- Program administrator
- Solid waste division, §19-152
Summary
Every Oxnard residential account gets one free curbside bulky item collection per year, covering up to five household items, under City Code § 19-203(A). Extra pickups beyond that single annual visit are billed under the special-collection fee schedule in § 19-204, and commercial or industrial 'hard to handle' loads are charged separately by the ton.
Each residential service includes one curbside bulky item collection (up to five household items) per year at no additional charge.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Contains Supplement current through 1-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
Section 19-203(A) states that each residential solid waste service includes one curbside bulky item collection, covering up to five household items, per year at no additional charge, on top of the weekly 96-gallon refuse, recycling, and organics cart service the same subsection establishes. The bulky item benefit runs through the city's solid waste division, the same office the city manager directs to issue collection regulations under § 19-152, including standards for keeping, collecting, and disposing of solid waste and the sale of salvageable materials. Once a resident has used the single annual free pickup, additional or return bulky pickups are billed as special, non-property-related services under the fee schedule the city council adopts by ordinance or resolution under § 19-204, which the city incorporates into its master fee schedule; each customer requesting that extra service is personally liable for the stated fee.
00 per ton for oversized loads billed through the industrial tipping-fee structure at the Del Norte Regional Recycling and Transfer Station, distinct from the one-time residential courtesy pickup.
Violations & Fines
There is no separate criminal penalty for bulky item requests; the program is a billed service rather than a prohibition. A resident who sets out bulky items without scheduling the collection, or who exceeds the five-item limit without paying the additional fee, can still be cited under the general § 19-201 enforcement scheme for improper placement of solid waste, carrying the § 1-10 penalties of up to $1,000 and six months for a misdemeanor or escalating infraction fines.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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