Elk Grove, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- EGMC § 30.20.010(A)
- Requirement
- Mandatory subscription, all 3 waste streams
- Billing basis
- Sacramento County Assessor's roll owner
- Exemption path
- §30.20.020, 30-day agency review
- Nonpayment result
- City removes waste at generator's expense
Summary
Every residential property in Elk Grove must subscribe to the city's franchised hauler for garbage, recycling, and organic waste collection under Elk Grove Municipal Code Section 30.20.010(A). Residents pay hauler fees set by City Council resolution, and if a household refuses or fails to pay, the city can have the uncollected waste removed at that resident's own expense.
Except as otherwise provided in this title, every generator owning or occupying residential property within the City limits shall utilize the solid waste collection and transportation services of the franchised residential hauler authorized by the City and shall pay the fees for those services as set by resolution of the City Council. Except for residential generators that have applied for and received an exemption from mandatory service pursuant to EGMC Section 30.20.020, all residential generators shall subscribe to all mandatory service types offered by the residential hauler including garbage, nonorganic waste recycling, and organic waste recycling. The City may cause to be removed, at the expense of the residential generator, any solid waste not collected due to the failure or refusal of the residential generator to arrange or pay for the residential hauler's services.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4937385; v2 updated 2026-05-13; through 05-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
020. Fees are set by City Council resolution rather than fixed in the code text itself, and subsection (D) ties billing to the owner of record shown on the County of Sacramento Assessor's roll, so a property owner remains liable for charges even when a tenant requested the service or the account is in a different name. Subsection (E) lets the City review the number and size of a household's containers and require the resident to adjust service level and pay the applicable rate. High-density developments that lack space for full-size service, such as townhome complexes, may be required under subsection (C) to use a shared community collection area instead of individual curbside carts, and the City can set the cart size and number for each unit while still charging the standard residential rate. Because Elk Grove incorporated only in 2000, this franchised system, not any leftover Sacramento County arrangement, governs every parcel inside today's city limits.
Violations & Fines
If a residential generator fails or refuses to arrange or pay for the franchised hauler's service, Elk Grove Municipal Code Section 30.20.010(A) authorizes the City to have the uncollected solid waste removed at that resident's expense. The property owner of record remains liable for unpaid charges under subsection (D) regardless of who occupies the unit, and noncompliance with Title 30's service requirements is treated as a public nuisance enforced under Chapters 1.04, 1.08, 1.12, and 16.18 via Section 30.10.100.
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