Tustin, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Tustin City Code Section 4313
- Restricted hours
- 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. within 200 ft of homes
- Approval needed
- Written OK from Director of Public Works
- Recognized holidays
- Six holidays: New Year's to Christmas
- Max holiday delay
- One day per affected service day
Summary
Tustin City Code Section 4313 keeps the contracted trash hauler out of neighborhoods overnight, barring collection within 200 feet of a home between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and caps holiday delays at one day for six recognized holidays each year.
a.Collection hours. No collection of municipal solid waste, divertable materials, or delivery or removal of containers by a contracted hauler, shall be made from within two hundred (200) feet of any residence in the City between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. any day unless prior written approval has been obtained from the Director of Public Works or their designee.b.Holiday schedule. Contracted hauler may only postpone collection for the following holidays: January 1st, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Service due on the holiday, and on each day during the remainder of the holiday week, shall be delayed no more than one (1) day.
Full Breakdown
Section 4313(a) sets Tustin's collection hours: no collection of municipal solid waste or divertable materials, and no delivery or removal of containers, may occur by a contracted hauler within two hundred feet of any residence in the City between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on any day, unless the hauler first obtains written approval from the Director of Public Works or the Director's designee. Section 4313(b) governs the holiday schedule: the contracted hauler may only postpone collection for six specific holidays, January 1st, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, and even then service due on the holiday, and on every other day that week, cannot be delayed more than one day.
These schedule rules apply on top of the once-a-week minimum frequency set in Section 4312(b) and the hauler's franchise obligations under the collection contract authorized by Initiative Ordinance No. 2006-01, and any request to collect during the restricted overnight window has to be approved in writing by Public Works in advance rather than assumed by the hauler.
Violations & Fines
A contracted hauler that collects within 200 feet of a home during the barred overnight hours, or that delays holiday service beyond the one-day limit without Public Works approval, violates Section 4313 and is subject to the general penalty under Section 1121, along with contract-level remedies the City can pursue against the hauler under its collection contract for noncompliance with Chapter 3's schedule requirements.
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