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

815, no person may place bulky goods such as furniture, mattresses or appliances adjacent to a street or public right-of-way without first arranging pickup with a solid waste enterprise licensed or franchised by the City. The same section bars leaving bulky goods in, on, or around a bin enclosure, or next to a bin, without permission from both the service recipient and the hauler. 220(A)(9) reinforces this: containers or bulky goods cannot be set at the curb before the day preceding the scheduled collection day, and bulky goods specifically require prior arrangement with an approved hauler before they go out.

220(A)(13) caps green waste at four feet in length and six inches in diameter before curbside placement, and any loose material must be tied into bundles weighing no more than fifty pounds; mixing green waste with other solid waste or hazardous waste is separately prohibited. 5 arrest authority for citation purposes. A resident who dumps a couch at the curb without scheduling pickup, or who stacks appliances against a commercial bin enclosure without the hauler's sign-off, is in violation of the chapter and can be cited the same as for any other unlawful placement offense.

The rule exists, per the chapter's stated purpose, to protect public health and safety and to minimize interference with public rights-of-way, since unscheduled bulky-item piles are what accumulate around trash enclosures and obstruct sidewalks.