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Roseville, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
RMC § 9.12.020(A)
Collection right
Exclusive to city/authorized hauler
Curbside deadline
6:00 a.m. on collection day
Container removal window
Within 12 hours of pickup
Enforcement
Administrative citation, infraction

Summary

Roseville reserves the exclusive right to collect garbage citywide, and it's unlawful for anyone but the city or its authorized hauler to gather trash under Municipal Code Section 9.12.020(A). Containers go out no earlier than the evening before collection and no later than 6:00 a.m., and must come off the curb within 12 hours of pickup under Section 9.12.130(A).

The city, its duly authorized agents, servants or employees, shall have the exclusive right to gather and collect garbage within the city and it is unlawful for any person, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, to collect or gather garbage within the city. The city council, however, is empowered to grant permission to any person to collect or gather garbage. ... Each container subject to this chapter shall be placed on the curb or parkway or in the alley for collection, not earlier than the evening preceding and not later than 6:00 a.m. on the day of regular collection. Those containers shall be removed from the curbs, parkways or alleys within 12 hours after the refuse has been collected therefrom.

Full Breakdown

020(A) gives the city and its duly authorized agents the exclusive right to gather and collect garbage within city limits, making it unlawful for anyone else to do so unless the city council grants specific permission. The exclusivity carries narrow self-haul carve-outs: contractors, handymen or repair persons removing construction and demolition debris as an incidental part of their service (not as a dedicated hauling business), gardeners or landscapers removing yard waste incidentally to their landscaping work, and anyone who sells or donates recyclables directly to a collector rather than paying a third party to haul them.

060, more often if a tenant, occupant or lessee requests it, delivering everything to the authorized solid waste management facility. 130 require curbside-frontage residences to set containers with wheels in the gutter and handle facing the house, at least three feet from cars, fences, mailboxes or other obstructions, and clear of pedestrian access; alley-access residences place containers on private property adjacent to the alley line. , and pulled back within 12 hours after collection. 080. 170.

Violations & Fines

Anyone other than the city or a city-authorized hauler who collects garbage within city limits violates Section 9.12.020(A). Leaving a container at the curb before the evening preceding collection, past 6:00 a.m. on collection day, or for more than 12 hours after pickup violates Section 9.12.130(A). Violations are enforceable by administrative citation under Chapter 2.50 and prosecuted as infractions with penalties no lower than the state minimums set under 14 CCR Section 18997.2, per Section 9.12.170.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I hire my own private hauler to pick up my trash in Roseville?
Not for regular household garbage. Section 9.12.020(A) gives the city the exclusive right to collect garbage, and only the city council can grant an exception; the only self-haul carve-outs cover incidental construction debris removal by contractors and incidental yard-waste removal by gardeners.
What time does my trash cart need to be at the curb?
Section 9.12.130(A) requires containers to be out no earlier than the evening before your scheduled day and no later than 6:00 a.m. on collection day, then pulled back in within 12 hours after the truck empties it.
How far from obstructions does my container need to sit?
Section 9.12.070(A) requires curbside-frontage residences to place containers with wheels in the gutter, handle facing the house, at least three feet from cars, fences, mailboxes, or other obstructions, and clear of the pedestrian path.

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