Carson, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Mandatory service
- exclusive franchise collector only
- Self-haul exception
- occasional loads, CMC § 5240
- Adopted by
- Ordinance 91-956
- Enforcement
- fines up to $1,000/violation
Summary
Every Carson residential household must use the City's exclusive-franchise trash and recycling collector: hiring any other hauler for regular residential collection is against city code.
Every residential householder shall utilize the services of the collector having the exclusive franchise therefor. No residential householder shall enter into an agreement for residential refuse or recyclable material collection services with a vendor other than the exclusive franchisee.
Full Breakdown
CMC § 5260, in the Residential Collection and Recycling part of the solid waste chapter (Ordinance 91-956), makes service mandatory: every residential householder must utilize the collector holding the City's exclusive franchise, and no householder may contract with any other vendor for residential refuse or recyclable material collection. The exclusivity is enforced through Carson's franchise system (CMC §§ 5220 et seq.), under which no unfranchised hauler may lawfully collect solid waste in the City. Residents may still self-haul occasional loads of their own solid waste under the separate householder exclusion at CMC § 5240.
Violations & Fines
Using an unfranchised hauler is itself a Chapter 2 violation; unauthorized collectors risk a written warning, fines up to $1,000 per violation, and vehicle/container impoundment under CMC § 5229.3.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Carson homeowner hire their own trash hauler?
Can residents haul their own trash occasionally?
Sources & Official References
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