Hesperia, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 8.04.300
- Service
- Weekly cart collection, franchise-only
- Who must subscribe
- Every property owner, occupied or not
- Low-volume option
- Under 95 gallons/week, reduced rate
Summary
Every Hesperia property owner must subscribe to the city's franchised trash hauler for residential collection, whether the home is owner-occupied, tenant-occupied, or vacant, and service includes at least one weekly pickup.
A.No person shall engage in the business of collection of residential solid waste unless such person is authorized to do so pursuant to a franchise agreement then existing between such person and the city.B.It shall be the duty of every property owner to subscribe to the collection service as stated in this chapter whether or not the property is occupied by the owner, residential unit tenant, lessee or occupant.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 24 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Hesperia Municipal Code § 8.04.300 requires every property owner in the city to subscribe to the franchised residential trash collection service, regardless of whether the property is owner-occupied, rented, or vacant. Only haulers holding a franchise agreement with the city may collect residential solid waste: anyone else providing pickup service without that franchise is operating illegally. Under the companion cart-service section, § 8.04.310, each single-family home receives at least one weekly collection in a franchise-owned cart, with low-volume and hardship-rate options available through the franchisee.
Violations & Fines
Violations of Chapter 8.04 are enforced under Hesperia Municipal Code Chapter 1.12's general citation process; unauthorized haulers and non-subscribing property owners face administrative citations.
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