Aliso Viejo, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Trash service is mandatory in the City of Aliso Viejo. AVMC 7.05.050 requires the owner, occupant or other person responsible for the day-to-day operation of every place or premises to arrange collection of solid waste with a contractor holding a city franchise, contract, license or permit. A person can act as a self-hauler under AVMC 7.05.160, but service has to be maintained at all times despite the self-hauling. AVMC 7.05.250 makes it unlawful, and a public nuisance, to occupy or control property without arrangements for regular collection of solid waste, recyclable materials or organic waste.

AVMC 7.05.110 sets frequency. Properties other than food establishments must have all solid waste, recyclable materials and organic waste removed at least once a week. Establishments where food is commercially prepared or sold must have it removed at least twice a week. The director of public works can require more frequent service or larger or additional bins, and commercial or multifamily operators can specify their own frequency above the minimum.

The same section limits hours. Residential collection, single-family and multifamily, is prohibited between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, and between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on Saturdays following holidays. Commercial collection audible in adjacent single-family residential areas is prohibited between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, and between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on Saturdays following holidays. Commercial collection not audible in residential areas is prohibited between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any day. The code prints no fixed weekday; the person in charge of the property and the collector set the day by arrangement. Containers go out no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the day before and come in by 6:00 p.m. on collection day (AVMC 7.05.100), and collection trucks cannot exceed 75 dB at 25 feet during stationary compaction (AVMC 7.05.150).

Billing is in AVMC 7.05.080. The person who arranges collection is liable for the fees, the city can place charges on the property tax roll, and the owner and occupant are jointly and severally liable. Service can be discontinued if fees go unpaid for 30 days after the due date, but liability continues.