Chino Hills, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum frequency
- Once a week
- No collection
- 5:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.
- Food-prep waste
- Weekly minimum too
- Governing section
- CHMC § 13.20.130
- Service duty
- CHMC § 13.20.050
Summary
Chino Hills requires refuse to be removed from every property at least once a week, and Municipal Code § 13.20.130 bars franchised haulers from collecting trash, recycling or organics between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any day to protect residents' quiet enjoyment. Commercial food-preparation establishments must have food waste hauled at least weekly too.
A. To protect public health, safety, and well-being against the growth and spread of vectors, persons in charge of the day-to-day operation of properties other than commercial food preparation establishments, shall make arrangements to have removed, not less frequently than once a week, from the property upon which the residence or residences are located, all refuse on the premises... D. In order to protect residents' quiet enjoyment of their residential premises, collection from residential premises including multifamily premises, and commercial premises, shall not be made between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of any day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
130 sets the baseline schedule for every property in the city. Subsection A requires the person in charge of day-to-day operation of a residential property to arrange removal of all refuse not less than once a week. Subsection B applies the same weekly minimum specifically to food waste from commercial food preparation establishments, such as restaurants, because of the added vector risk. Subsection C lets commercial and multifamily properties negotiate a higher pickup frequency, and a larger or greater number of bins, directly with their franchised hauler above that floor.
, a citywide quiet-hours window that applies regardless of route. Subsection E requires the franchisee itself to design routes and collection times to minimize air pollution, traffic, noise, and street wear. 290's public nuisance provision.
Violations & Fines
Missing a service arrangement or a hauler collecting outside the 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. window is enforced through Chapter 1.18 administrative citations, with penalties following the same tiered schedule used across Chapter 13.20 enforcement: $100 for a first violation, $200 for a second, and $500 for a third or subsequent violation, appealable under Section 1.18.100.
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