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

330, titled Container: Improper substances, sets the baseline rule that only refuse belongs in a container, that no one may compact material to force it in, and that nothing may be placed that keeps the lid from closing or pushes the container's contents over a combined 800 pounds. Subsection C then carves out the bulky-item path: anyone wanting to dispose of furniture, appliances, construction and demolition waste, or other large items of a similar nature must inform the MCSD franchisee and arrange special removal rather than setting the items at the curb with regular collection.

The franchisee may levy a removal charge, but only under a formula and schedule applied uniformly to every customer and approved in advance by the public works director. 16's definitions section separately defines 'bulky items' to include furniture, mattresses, bedsprings, sofas, stoves, refrigerators, bathtubs, washers and similar household or commercial fixtures, plus motor vehicle engines, bicycles, and machinery parts, so the category covers most large discards beyond ordinary bagged trash. The franchisee is never required to collect hazardous waste through this or any other special-collection arrangement.