Moorpark, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Requirement
- subscribe to licensed collection service
- Alternative
- approved self-haul exemption permit only
- Compliance window
- 72 hours after city notice
- Tied to
- state SB 1383 diversion mandate
Summary
Every Moorpark home and business must subscribe to licensed solid waste collection or obtain a self-haul exemption, or face a violation after 72 hours' notice.
In order to protect the public health, safety, and well-being and to prevent the spread of vectors, the person responsible ... shall either make arrangements with a solid waste enterprise for the collection of solid waste ... or obtain an exemption or self-haul permit from the administrative authority ... If the person responsible does not subscribe to service within 72 hours of the notice, or obtain an exemption per Section 8.36.045, the person is in violation of this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4978490; v10 updated 2026-07-01).
Full Breakdown
Section 8.36.040 requires whoever runs the day-to-day operations of a residential or commercial premises to either sign up with a franchised solid waste enterprise for collection or obtain a self-haul exemption/permit under § 8.36.045. If the city finds a property hasn't subscribed, it can send written notice; failing to sign up for service within 72 hours of that notice (without an approved exemption) is a violation of the chapter, which ties into the diversion goals of the California Integrated Waste Management Act and SB 1383.
Violations & Fines
Failing to subscribe or obtain an exemption within 72 hours of notice is a chapter violation, enforceable as an infraction/misdemeanor (§§ 1.10.060-.070) or a Chapter 1.16 administrative citation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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