Compton, CA Trash & Recycling: Holiday Pickup Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection hours
- 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Sunday collection
- Prohibited outright
- Holiday collection
- Prohibited outright
- Hour waivers
- City Manager only, for disruption
- Governing section
- Muni. Code § 21-1.5(c)
Summary
Compton's authorized trash collector cannot run routes on Sundays or holidays, and even on weekdays pickup is confined to a fixed daily window. Municipal Code § 21-1.5(c) sets collection hours between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., pushing any holiday-week route into a surrounding weekday rather than allowing early-morning, evening, or Sunday makeup runs.
Hours and Days of Collection. Collection from any premises by an authorized collector shall not be made between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. of the following day or at any time on a Sunday or a holiday. The City Manager may waive the requirements of this section when necessitated by conditions beyond the control of the authorized collector and may require an authorized collector to change hours of operation if disruption occurs.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4952997; v15 updated 2026-07-14; through 07-14-2026).
Full Breakdown
5(b). 5(d)'s route-design standard, which requires collectors to design routes and times to minimize air pollution, traffic, noise and street wear. Residents who see no truck on a holiday should expect their route the next business day rather than a Sunday makeup, since Sunday collection is barred outright, not merely discouraged. The rule sits inside the same collection-hours subsection that also protects residents from before-dawn or late-evening truck noise every week of the year, not only around holidays.
Violations & Fines
An authorized collector that runs routes outside the 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. window, or on a Sunday or holiday, violates § 21-1.5(c) and is subject to the Chapter 21 penalty scheme: misdemeanor prosecution under § 21-1.11(d), enforced by the City Manager or City Code Enforcement Officers under Penal Code § 836.5, with fines set under Municipal Code §§ 1-6.1 through 1-6.6.
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Sources & Official References
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