San Leandro, CA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing code
- SLMC § 3-6-100, § 3-6-310(d)
- Collection method
- On-call special service, not curbside
- Cost
- Special fee charged by franchisee
- Debris box response
- By end of next business day
- Max misdemeanor fine
- $1,000 / 6 months jail
Summary
San Leandro residents cannot set large items like furniture, mattresses, appliances, or tires out with regular trash. The city's exclusive franchisee handles bulky waste only as a special on-call service, billed as an extra fee outside the normal weekly collection.
"Bulky waste" includes, but is not limited to, discarded materials such as large household appliances, furniture, tires, carpets, mattresses, tree trunks, and similar large items that require special handling because of their size. ... Upon request of a resident or business and for a special fee, the franchisee or contractor shall provide other services, including but not limited to, bulky waste collection, at times other than the regularly scheduled solid waste collection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4967405; v8 updated 2026-07-06).
Full Breakdown
San Leandro Municipal Code § 3-6-100 defines "bulky waste" as discarded materials such as large household appliances, furniture, tires, carpets, mattresses, tree trunks, and similar large items that require special handling because of their size. " That means residents must call the franchisee to schedule a pickup and pay the special charge rather than leaving a couch or mattress at the curb on trash day. Section 3-6-230(a)(1) separately bars anyone from placing a container for solid waste, recyclables, or green waste, or leaving materials, in any public place outside that authorized process, and § 3-6-230(a)(3) prohibits collecting, removing, or hauling such materials without a franchise or permit from the City.
Bulky waste that piles up because a customer fails to arrange proper set-out can also become an abatable nuisance under the San Leandro Community Preservation Ordinance per § 3-6-310(f), after the franchisee gives a minimum of two warnings. Debris boxes of 10 cubic yards or larger, defined separately in § 3-6-100, follow a different on-call process under § 3-6-310(c), with the franchisee required to respond by the end of the next business day.
Violations & Fines
Setting bulky items curbside without scheduling the paid special service, or dumping them in a public place, violates § 3-6-230. Enforcement runs through Chapter 1-12: a first violation may be charged as an infraction (fine up to $100, $200 for a second violation within a year) or, per § 1-12-200, prosecuted as a misdemeanor (fine up to $1,000 and/or up to six months in County Jail). Repeat nuisance violations can trigger treble abatement costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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