Rohnert Park, CA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Bulky waste covers
- appliances, furniture, tires, mattresses, tree limbs, large auto parts
- Excludes
- abandoned vehicles and household hazardous waste
- Container exception
- bulky waste need not be bagged or binned
- Weekly removal duty
- accumulated waste must be cleared at least once a week
- Collection route
- authorized collector service or a permitted self-haul
Summary
Rohnert Park's solid waste code carves bulky waste, appliances, furniture, tires, carpets, mattresses, large auto parts, trees, and branches, out of the container rule that applies to ordinary garbage, letting it sit uncontained while still requiring collection through the authorized collector or a valid self-haul permit.
"Bulky waste" means large items of solid waste such as appliances (white goods), e-waste (except for universal waste), furniture, tires, carpets, mattresses and similar large items, large auto parts, trees, branches, stumps, and other oversize wastes whose large size precludes or complicates their handling by normal collection, processing, or disposal methods. It does not include abandoned vehicles or household hazardous waste. ... E.Except bulky waste, it is unlawful for any person to keep, accumulate or permit to be accumulated, any solid waste, upon any lot or parcel of land, or on any public or private lane, place, street, alley or drive, unless the same is kept in a durable and enclosed container designed for such purpose.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 51 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
010 of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code defines 'bulky waste' as large items of solid waste such as appliances (white goods), e-waste other than universal waste, furniture, tires, carpets, mattresses and similar large items, large auto parts, trees, branches, and stumps, and other oversize wastes whose large size precludes or complicates handling by normal collection methods; the definition specifically excludes abandoned vehicles and household hazardous waste, which fall under separate rules. 020(E) then carves bulky waste out of the general container requirement: while ordinary solid waste must be kept in a durable, enclosed container at all times, bulky waste is the one exception, so residents are not required to bag or bin an old mattress or appliance before it is collected.
120. There is no separate scheduled 'bulky item day' spelled out in the code; residents arrange bulky waste pickup through the authorized collector's service or haul it themselves under a permit.
Violations & Fines
Leaving bulky waste, or any solid waste, to accumulate on a premises beyond the one-week limit in § 8.12.020(C), or dumping it in a vacant lot, yard, or public place, is enforceable under § 8.12.170 as a public nuisance and infraction: up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second within twelve months, and $500 for further repeats, with three violations in a year chargeable as a misdemeanor.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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