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

Section 8.32.050 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code is the rule that governs bulk items in the City of San Jacinto. No person can place solid waste that is not in an approved container adjacent to a street or public right-of-way for collection or removal without prior written approval from the solid waste supervisor, who is the city manager or an authorized representative. The proviso is the only opening for curbside bulk: bulk household waste can be set out during any citywide cleanup event announced by the city and/or the permittee, or if the permittee has agreed in advance to make a special pickup of it.

Section 8.32.010 defines bulk household waste as discarded household waste matter too large to be placed in an approved solid waste container, including vehicle tires and wheels, furniture, appliances, discarded carpets, discarded mattresses, discarded electronic equipment, and residential wastes such as wood waste, tree branches and scrap wood. A separate category, noncompactable solid waste, covers abandoned vehicles and large parts, large home and industrial appliances, demolition and construction wastes, tree stumps or branches, hot ashes, and other items that individually weigh more than fifty-five (55) pounds or measure more than four feet in length or four cubic feet in size. Items the solid waste supervisor decides could damage collection equipment or be dangerous if compacted also qualify.

Two related rules protect the system. Section 8.32.045 bars anyone from sorting through, gathering or removing discarded bulk household waste or noncompactable solid waste from an approved container without written approval from the person in charge of the premises, with exceptions for city employees and city contractors. Section 8.32.130 gives a franchisee the sole and exclusive right to collect solid waste found within the city. Section 8.32.100 lets the city council grant a special ruling when strict application would be unfair or inequitable after a written application for relief is filed.