Clovis, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection frequency
- Once weekly
- Single-family basic capacity
- 105 gallons per week
- Single-family base charge
- $21.74 per month
- Account opening fee
- $10.00, nonrefundable
- Single-family deposit
- $25.00, held 2 years
- Smaller cart discount
- 48 gallons at 5% off
Summary
Every occupied property in Clovis must subscribe to and pay for the City's basic refuse service; opting out isn't allowed except for a narrow grandfather rule covering private haulers already serving a newly annexed area. Collection runs once a week, with single-family basic service set at 105 gallons of capacity for $21.74 a month.
Except as provided in Section 6.3.12 of this chapter, it shall be mandatory for every occupied property within the City to receive at least the City-provided basic service capacity and billing therefor. Additional non-City disposal service may be permitted by the Director of Public Utilities where the nature of the waste may exceed the capabilities of City equipment due to weight or volume. ... The City shall operate a regular garbage and solid waste pickup service. All residents or occupants shall subscribe to, participate in and pay for the once weekly scheduled collection services.
Full Breakdown
05(a) makes City refuse service mandatory for every occupied property, requiring at least the basic service capacity and its billing, with the Director of Public Utilities allowed to approve supplemental non-City disposal only where waste volume or weight exceeds City equipment capacity. 00 deposit for single-family or non-bin container service (a full billing period's charge for bin-service customers); deposits are held at least two years and returned only after that period, and not sooner than six months after a delinquency, or one year after the most recent of several.
08 then sets the actual schedule: the City runs a regular garbage and solid waste pickup and requires all residents and occupants to subscribe to and pay for once-weekly scheduled collection, with additional pickups available at the Public Utilities Director's discretion for health or safety reasons. 1 lets qualifying residential customers downsize to a 48-gallon cart at a 5% discount off the basic rate, though recycling and greenwaste capacity stay at the standard level.
Violations & Fines
Section 6.3.12 makes it unlawful for anyone other than the City, or a narrowly grandfathered private hauler in newly annexed territory, to collect, transport, or dispose of garbage or rubbish within City limits, a misdemeanor under Chapter 6.3's general violations clause, § 6.3.18. Unpaid refuse bills become delinquent on the same schedule as City water bills under § 6.3.11, triggering immediate service discontinuance without further notice and exposing the customer to a civil collection suit.
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