Victorville, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum frequency
- Once per week for all premises
- Multi-family/commercial
- Weekly minimum, more if city requires
- Holiday shift
- Pickup moves one day later, not skipped
- Hours
- Set by city council resolution, not fixed in code
- Noncompliant carts
- Red-tagged, no pickup under Sec. 6.36.111
Summary
Victorville requires weekly trash pickup for every residence and business under Municipal Code Section 6.36.060, and Section 6.36.070 lets the city council set collection hours by resolution while requiring crews to work as quietly as possible. Section 6.36.065 pushes any holiday-week pickup back one day when the county landfill is closed.
(a)To prevent harborage, or attraction of files, rodents, or other vectors, and the creation of nuisances, solid waste, except for inert materials, must be removed from premises at least once per week.(b)Single-family dwellings and other residences or commercial premises with curb collection shall be provided with once per week collection... All solid waste and recyclable materials collection shall be made as quietly as possible and the city council may fix and determine the hours of collection by resolution.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).
Full Breakdown
060(a) sets the baseline: to prevent harborage or attraction of flies, rodents, or other vectors, and the creation of nuisances, solid waste, except for inert materials, must be removed from premises at least once per week. Subsection (b) applies that standard directly to houses, stating that single-family dwellings and other residences or commercial premises with curb collection shall be provided with once per week collection. Multi-family buildings and commercial accounts serviced by dumpster get the same weekly floor under subsection (c), though the city manager, or his or her designee, may require a greater number of collections per week as deemed necessary to prevent nuisances and for the protection of public health, safety, and welfare.
065 states solid waste shall not be collected on any holiday when the county disposal site is closed, and when that happens, pickup simply moves one day late through the end of the week. 070 provides that all solid waste and recyclable materials collection shall be made as quietly as possible and the city council may fix and determine the hours of collection by resolution, meaning residents should check the current council resolution or their service notice for the exact start time on their route rather than the ordinance text.
Violations & Fines
Failing to receive service is addressed administratively rather than punitively: if a container is contaminated or overweight, Section 6.36.111 authorizes a red-tag notice of non-collection, and no pickup resumes until the container complies with Section 6.36.110. General violations of the collection-frequency and hours provisions fall under Section 6.36.170, which applies the infraction penalties of Section 1.04.010 of the code.
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