Union City, CA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Frequency
- Up to twice per year
- Eligible property
- Single-family dwelling units
- Cost
- No charge to resident
- Materials
- Appliances, bulky nonputrescible waste
- Provided by
- City's solid waste franchisee
Summary
Union City's solid waste franchisee must pick up bulky items like appliances from single-family homes up to twice a year at no charge, on request.
Clean-Up Events/Bulky Item Pickups. Upon request, and up to twice annually, the solid waste franchisee shall collect nonputrescible, bulky solid waste, including appliances from single-family dwelling units and shall divert from disposal as much material as possible and shall properly dispose of residual material. There shall be no charge for this service. The materials to be collected under this section shall be defined in the franchise agreement between the City and the solid waste franchisee.
F. Collection/Spillage. The solid waste and recycling franchisees shall exercise all reasonable care and diligence in collecting solid waste, organic waste and recyclable material so as to prevent spilling, scattering or dropping such waste and materials and shall immediately, at the time of occurrence, clean up any spillage. (Ord. 433-94 § 3, 1994; Ord. 576-01 Exh. B, 2001; Ord. 762-11 § 3, 2011)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4940544; v16 updated 2026-06-23).
Full Breakdown
Under § 7.04.062(E) of the Union City Municipal Code, the City's solid waste franchisee must collect nonputrescible bulky waste, large appliances, furniture, and similar items too big for a regular container, from single-family dwelling units up to twice each year, upon the resident's request. The franchisee must divert as much of the material as possible from landfill disposal and properly dispose of whatever remains. There is no charge to the resident for this service; the specific covered materials are further defined in the City's franchise agreement with the collector.
Violations & Fines
This section creates a service obligation on the City's franchisee rather than a resident duty; residents who dump bulky items outside this program instead risk illegal-dumping enforcement under § 7.04.040(B).
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Sources & Official References
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