Riverside County, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum frequency
- At least once a week
- Curb-out window
- No more than 12 hrs early
- Curb-in deadline
- Off street within 12 hrs after
- Residential set-out time
- At curb by 6:00 a.m. pickup day
- System
- Gray, blue, green three-container required
Summary
Riverside County requires weekly solid waste collection in unincorporated areas, curbside containers out by 6 a.m. on pickup day and removed within 12 hours after collection under the county's mandatory three-container system.
B. Not less than once a week all solid waste created, produced or brought upon the property shall be moved to an approved disposal facility... C. No container shall be placed adjacent to a street for collection more than twelve (12) hours prior to collection day. All containers shall be removed from the street location onto the owner's property within twelve (12) hours after collection... E. All residential solid waste and recyclable materials must be placed out at the curb pickup site by 6:00 a.m. on the designated pickup day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 84 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Unincorporated Riverside County requires solid waste to be moved to an approved disposal facility at least once a week under County Code Section 8.136.040. Residential properties in unincorporated areas must use the county's three-container system (gray, blue and green bins) and a franchised hauler under Section 8.136.050. Containers cannot be set out more than 12 hours before pickup day and must be pulled back within 12 hours after collection; residential waste and recyclables must be at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on the designated pickup day. Incorporated cities like Riverside, Corona, Moreno Valley and Temecula run their own separate collection programs.
Violations & Fines
Skipping mandatory collection, setting containers out early or leaving them at the curb past the 12-hour window, or hauling waste without a county franchise can draw administrative or criminal citations and public nuisance abatement under Ordinance No. 725.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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