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

Chapter 8.28 of the Yucaipa Municipal Code governs integrated waste management in the City of Yucaipa. Section 8.28.200 requires persons in charge of the day to day operation of properties other than commercial food preparation establishments to arrange removal of all refuse from the property, not less frequently than once a week. Commercial food preparation establishments must have refuse removed not less frequently than twice a week. The city manager can specify collection frequency, bin size and bin number for commercial and multifamily premises. Collection is allowed only between six a.m. and five p.m. on any day Monday through Saturday; commercial pickup can begin at five a.m. if the location is not adjacent to residential uses, and an earlier time needs prior written approval of the city manager. The city manager also regulates routes, intervals, delivery points and times for every contractor.

Section 8.28.050 makes service mandatory: every person who owns and every person who occupies any developed real property must arrange regular refuse collection with the city's authorized agent. An occupant is covered if the owner made the arrangements. Occupying a property without those arrangements is unlawful and a public nuisance, which § 8.28.220 repeats. Under § 8.28.030 the city council sets hours, days and frequency by resolution.

Curbside rules sit in § 8.28.180. Containers cannot be placed adjacent to a street more than twenty-four (24) hours before the normal collection time and must come back within twelve (12) hours after collection. All residential solid waste must be at the curb by six a.m. on the designated pickup day. Single-family service charges are collected on the property tax roll under § 8.28.115. A refuse invoice unpaid thirty (30) days after mailing is delinquent and draws a ten percent penalty plus one and one-half percent per month.