Palm Springs, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Subscription
- Mandatory for every owner/occupant (§ 6.04.200(a))
- Rates and schedules
- Set by City Council resolution (§ 6.04.190)
- Nonpayment
- Service terminable after 60+ days unpaid (§ 6.04.212)
- Unlawful occupancy
- No service = public nuisance (§ 6.04.200(b))
- Dispute path
- City Manager, then City Council appeal (§ 6.04.232)
Summary
Every owner or occupant of real property in Palm Springs must subscribe to Solid Waste, Recyclable Materials, and Organic Waste collection service under § 6.04.200(a). The City Council sets pickup schedules and rates by resolution, § 6.04.190, and occupying property without keeping the service paid and in force is itself an unlawful public nuisance.
The City Council shall, by resolution, from time to time, establish rates and pickup schedules for collection and disposal of waste accumulated or produced within the City. ... (a) Every owner or occupant of real property within the City, shall subscribe to Solid Waste, Recyclable Materials, and Organic Waste collection services. (b) It is further unlawful, and a public nuisance, for any person to occupy or inhabit any property within the City for which appropriate arrangements have not been made and kept in full force and effect, including payment therefor, for regular Solid Waste, Recyclable Materials, and Organic Waste Collection services, in compliance with subsection (a) of this section.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4923139; v14 updated 2026-06-24).
Full Breakdown
190 puts pickup schedules and collection rates in the City Council's hands, set by resolution from time to time, with authority to delegate commercial and industrial scheduling to the City Manager. 200(b) makes it unlawful, and a public nuisance, to occupy property without keeping arrangements and payment for that service in full force. 200(c) makes every person with that duty jointly and severally liable for unpaid fees, though an occupant of only part of a parcel is liable only for their share. 215. 05.
Violations & Fines
Occupying property without current, paid collection service is an unlawful public nuisance under § 6.04.200(b), and every responsible person is jointly and severally liable for unpaid fees plus penalties and interest under § 6.04.200(c). The City enforces Chapter 6.04 through administrative citations under the Chapter 1.06 procedures referenced in § 6.04.370, with penalty amounts set by § 1.06.040, and unpaid accounts can also be pursued through the alternative collection method in § 6.04.215.
Frequently Asked Questions
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