Pleasanton, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum frequency
- Once per week (§ 9.20.060(A))
- Mandatory service
- All residential/commercial/industrial units
- Collector
- Exclusive franchised hauler under contract
- Contract term
- Up to 5 years, extendable to 15
- Performance bond
- $1,000,000 (§ 9.20.100(D))
- Rates
- Set by city council resolution
Summary
Every residential, commercial and industrial unit in Pleasanton must carry solid waste, recyclables and organic waste service under Pleasanton Municipal Code § 9.20.020, and the city's exclusive collection contract can never schedule pickups less often than once a week under § 9.20.060(A), with the exact days set by a city-approved schedule.
A. The city may make such regulations concerning the number and manner of collections of solid waste, recyclables and organic waste as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, but in no case shall collection services less than once a week be permitted. B. Times and dates of collection shall be according to a schedule prepared by collector and approved by the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4955754; v17 updated 2026-06-02).
Full Breakdown
100 caps that contract at five years with an option to extend to ten and, by mutual consent, up to fifteen. 100(D), (F)). 090). 060 governs the pickup schedule itself: the city may regulate the number and manner of collections, "but in no case shall collection services less than once a week be permitted," and the actual times and dates run on a schedule the collector prepares and the city approves. 070). 030(B).
Violations & Fines
Failing to maintain required collection service is enforced the same way as other Chapter 9.20 violations: a misdemeanor or administrative citation under Chapter 1.24 (§ 9.20.030(A)). Removing solid waste, recyclables or organic waste from any city location without the collection contract is a separate violation under Section 9.20.045, subject only to narrow exceptions for fee-free donations, food recovery, a contractor's own project debris, or removal of animal waste and used cooking oil.
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