Rancho Cordova, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Required service
- 3-container: garbage, recycling, organics
- Applies per
- Every improved parcel, per unit
- Exempt entities
- Federal, state, county, city agencies
- Alternative allowed
- Self-hauling if requirements met
- Misdemeanor fine
- Up to $1,000, 6 months jail
- Civil penalty
- Up to $1,000 per day
Summary
Every improved parcel in Rancho Cordova, residential or commercial, must subscribe to three-container garbage, recycling, and organics collection service from a city-franchised hauler. RCMC § 6.20.035 requires each separately addressed unit or business to carry its own subscription, though residents and businesses may self-haul instead if they meet the chapter's self-haul requirements.
Except as otherwise expressly provided by this chapter, the owner, tenant, or occupant of every improved parcel (parcel with one or more business and/or residential buildings approved for occupancy) located within the city shall subscribe to garbage container, recycling container and organics container collection service from a residential or commercial franchisee operating pursuant to this chapter... ... The owner, tenant or occupant of a parcel with a residential dwelling unit shall subscribe to a collection service from a residential franchisee operating according to this chapter... ... Subscription to such required service does not preclude single-family residents or commercial businesses from self-hauling their own waste in their own vehicles if they meet the self-haul requirements of this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4660102; v2 updated 2026-03-02; through 03-02-2026).
Full Breakdown
140. 030, which makes it unlawful for anyone but a city-franchised hauler to collect, remove, or transport residential or commercial solid waste in Rancho Cordova. 040). Subscribing to the required three-container service does not stop single-family residents or commercial businesses from instead self-hauling their own waste in their own vehicles, provided they satisfy the chapter's self-haul conditions. 180).
Violations & Fines
Failing to subscribe to the required garbage, recycling, and organics service is enforced chapter-wide: RCMC § 6.20.290 makes an unexcused violation a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months in county jail, or both, with each day of continued noncompliance a separate offense. Section 6.20.300 additionally authorizes an administrative civil penalty of up to $1,000 per day of violation, imposed by the public works director after written notice, with a right to request a hearing before a city-appointed hearing officer within 15 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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