Fairfield, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Service
- Weekly garbage pickup mandatory citywide
- Collection hours
- 6 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Saturday only
- Sunday collection
- Prohibited entirely
- Hauler
- Sole city-Authorized Collector only
- First-offense fine
- Up to $100 infraction (Sec. 1.7)
Summary
Every household and business in Fairfield must subscribe to weekly garbage pickup through the city's Authorized Collector under City Code Section 9.210, with recyclables and organic waste service mandatory too unless a waiver applies. Section 9.260 blocks any collection truck from running before 6 a.m. or after 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and bans collection entirely on Sunday.
Subscription to Garbage collection service is mandatory except in the case of a self-hauler in compliance with Section 9.170. Subscription to Recyclables and Organic Waste collection service is mandatory except in the case of approved waivers as described in Section 9.190. Unless otherwise approved by the City Council, collection of Solid Waste shall take place no less than once each calendar week, on the same day of the week. ... No Collection or delivery/removal of Containers shall be made between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday or at any time on Sunday.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-02, passed February 17, 2026).
Full Breakdown
190. Collection must happen at least once each calendar week on the same day, unless the City Council approves otherwise. Only the city's franchised Authorized Collector may pick up waste for a fee inside Fairfield; no other hauler, firm, or person may contract to collect it. Every Residential Householder and Commercial/Industrial Business Owner must use that collector and pay the council-authorized rate, and may not contract with anyone else for the service except under the narrow exclusions listed in Article V (self-haul, gardener's exclusion, contractor exclusion, document destruction, and similar carve-outs).
m. Monday through Saturday, and none at all on Sunday, though the City Manager can waive the hours when conditions beyond the collector's control require it, or order a schedule change if the collector's operations cause disruption. 7 and can also be pursued as an administrative citation under Chapter 1, Article II.
Violations & Fines
A first violation of the mandatory-service or hours rules is an infraction with a fine up to $100 under Section 1.7. A second offense within a year can be charged as an infraction up to $250 or a misdemeanor up to $1,000 and six months in county jail. Every day the violation continues counts as a separate offense, and the City may instead issue an administrative citation under Chapter 1, Article II.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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