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

Rialto's bulky waste rule sits in Article VI (Prohibited Acts) of Chapter 8.08, alongside the chapter's other curbside restrictions. Section 8.08.610 makes it unlawful to place bulky waste, items like furniture, appliances or mattresses too large for a standard cart, adjacent to or in a street or public right-of-way for collection or removal without first arranging that pickup with the city's franchised solid waste hauler. The rule exists to keep large discarded items from sitting in the right-of-way indefinitely as an eyesore, obstruction or fire hazard while nobody has actually scheduled a removal.

Section 8.08.320(B) is the corresponding service authorization: the city's solid waste franchisee may provide on-call collection of bulky waste and household hazardous waste to its account holders, with the specific terms and conditions of that special collection arranged directly between the franchisee and the account holder, subject to the franchisee's city franchise agreement. In practice, a resident who wants an old appliance or piece of furniture hauled away calls the franchisee to schedule a bulky-item pickup rather than setting the item out speculatively.

Hazardous waste gets its own, stricter rule under § 8.08.620, which bars placing hazardous waste, household hazardous waste or universal waste in any franchisee container, or discharging it into the environment at all, so bulky items containing batteries, refrigerants or similar hazardous components need separate handling rather than a standard bulky waste pickup.