Camarillo, CA Trash & Recycling: Mandatory Organics Recycling (2026)
Key Facts
- Who must comply
- All single-family organic waste generators
- Citation
- Camarillo Municipal Code § 9.05.030
- Container system
- Green (organics), blue (recycling), black (trash)
- Effective date
- January 1, 2022
- State law basis
- SB 1383 (2016), CalRecycle enforced
Summary
Camarillo requires every single-family household to subscribe to the city's organic waste collection service and sort food scraps and yard waste into the green container, separating it from recycling and trash, under the local ordinance implementing state law SB 1383.
Single-family organic waste generators must subscribe to city's organic waste collection services for all organic waste generated as described below in Section 9.05.030.B... ... Generator will place source separated green container organic waste, including food waste, in the green container; source separated recyclable materials in the blue container; and black container waste in the black container. Generators must not place materials designated for the black container into the green container of blue container.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
05 (Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction), obligates every single-family organic waste generator to subscribe to the city's organic waste collection service for all organic waste produced at the home. The city or its designee can review the number and size of a household's containers to judge whether capacity is adequate, and can require a resident to adjust their service level. Under the three-container system, source-separated green container organic waste, including food waste, goes in the green container; recyclables go in the blue container; and everything else goes in the black container, and residents may not cross-contaminate by putting black-container material into the green or blue bins.
090. 9(c), instead of relying solely on curbside pickup. 130 fixes the chapter's local effective date at January 1, 2022. 040, including container labeling, contamination monitoring, and annual education duties to employees and tenants.
Violations & Fines
The chapter authorizes the city or its designee to inspect properties under Section 9.05.120 to confirm compliance and to require generators to adjust their service level; commercial edible food generators face separate food-recovery duties under Section 9.05.060. Because the ordinance implements SB 1383, noncompliant jurisdictions and, ultimately, generators can also face enforcement referrals to CalRecycle, which is authorized under state law to impose penalties for failure to comply with organic waste recycling requirements, in addition to any local code-enforcement action under Chapter 1.12 of the municipal code.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can I skip curbside organics service by composting at home?
Sources & Official References
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