San Ramon, CA Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)

Section B6-11(B) governs how commercial and multi-family properties in San Ramon must place their trash, recycling and organics containers. Organic materials and recyclable materials containers must sit reasonably close to every solid waste container so they are no harder to reach than the trash bin, and every enclosure, trash room or collection area must hold all three container types together. Containers must carry prominent signage describing what belongs in each bin. If the City's Chief Building Official finds an existing enclosure too small to fit all three container types, the property owner may place one or more containers outside the enclosure, so long as they stay lidded and leak-proof under Section B6-10, without being cited for a nonconforming enclosure; new enclosures must fully contain all three container types under Zoning Ordinance Section D3-11.

Separately, Section B6-21 covers roll-off and debris boxes: no one may collect, transport, or place a debris box or collection container in the City without a Commercial Recycling Transporter Franchise or Authorized Collector designation, except for an owner hauling their own material under Section B6-7. If a debris box or collection container owned by a non-authorized hauler ends up in the City right-of-way, Section B6-21(C) lets the City remove and impound it, charge a City Council-set fee to release it back to the owner, and after 60 days dispose of an unclaimed box and its contents, billing the owner for the City's costs.