Tracy, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Subscription
- Mandatory for every occupied dwelling
- Commercial organics mandatory since
- January 1, 2022
- Organics pickup frequency
- Weekly
- Recycling frequency
- At least every 2 weeks
- Billing
- City bills as contractor's agent
Summary
Every occupied home in Tracy must subscribe to the city's franchised refuse, recycling, and organics collection service; there is no opt-out. Tracy Municipal Code section 5.20.030 makes subscription to all three services mandatory and requires residents to place materials in the contractor-provided containers under Chapter 5.20.
The owner, occupant, or owner-occupant, as the case may be, of every occupied residential dwelling shall pay the lawful established collection rates for the removal of refuse, recyclable materials, and organic materials from such premises. Subscription to all services is mandatory. Generators shall place such materials in designated containers provided by the contractor for collection by the contractor in accordance with this chapter and all applicable laws.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69).
Full Breakdown
' Residents must place refuse, recyclables, and organics in the designated containers the franchised contractor provides. 050. 110. 080 limits self-hauling to specific commercial and industrial situations using the generator's own personnel and equipment, and even then it does not exempt anyone from paying the collection charge. 240, and can pursue nonpayment as part of the customer's combined utility account.
Violations & Fines
Refusing to subscribe or pay the mandatory collection rate is enforced the same way as any other Chapter 5.20 violation: the City documents the noncompliance, issues an educational notice, then a Notice of Violation with a sixty-day cure period, followed by an administrative citation and fine under Chapter 1.28 if the account still isn't compliant, appealable under sections 1.28.070 through 1.28.110.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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