Redlands, CA Trash & Recycling: Mandatory Organics Recycling (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- Redlands City Code § 13.67.030
- State driver
- SB 1383, adopted via Ord. 2945 (2022)
- Container system
- Three-cart: blue, green, black
- Alternative
- On-site composting per 14 CCR § 18984.9(c)
- Enforcement
- Administrative fine under § 13.67.130
Summary
Under SB 1383, Redlands single-family households must subscribe to three-container organic waste collection and sort designated food scraps and yard waste into the green container, recyclables into blue, and trash into black.
Single-family organic waste generators shall comply with the following requirements: A. Shall subscribe to the City's three-container organic waste collection services for all organic waste generated as described below in Section 13.67.030(b)... ... Generators may additionally manage their organic waste by preventing or reducing their organic waste, managing organic waste on site, and/or using a community composting site pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18984.9(c). B. Shall participate in the City's organic waste collection service(s) by source separating designated recyclable materials and designated organic waste (including designated food scraps which shall first be prepared/bagged in the manner described in notice provided by the City) from other waste and placing designated materials in designated containers... 1. ... Shall place only designated recyclable materials in the blue container. 2. Shall place only Designated organic waste materials in the green container... 4. ... Shall NOT place designated recyclable materials in black or green containers and shall NOT place designated organic waste materials in blue or black containers.
Full Breakdown
67, Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction, was adopted by Ordinance 2945 in 2022 to comply with SB 1383, the Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Act, and its state implementing regulations. 030 sets the residential rule: single-family generators must subscribe to the city's three-container organic waste collection service for all organic waste they generate, and the city may review the number and size of a household's containers to confirm adequate capacity, requiring the household to adjust its service level on request. 9(c) as an alternative to full subscription.
Once enrolled, households must source separate their waste: only designated recyclable materials go in the blue container, only designated organic waste including food scraps prepared as instructed by the city goes in the green container, and recyclables or organics may never be placed in the black or wrong-colored container. Food scraps specifically must first be prepared or bagged in the manner the city's written notice describes before going in the green cart. 030 is what reaches every Redlands house directly. 120 to confirm compliance.
Violations & Fines
Section 13.67.130 authorizes a City Enforcement Official, which may be the city manager or a designee, to issue a Notice of Violation and assess an administrative fine for any violation of Chapter 13.67. For contamination specifically, the city or its designee first issues an informational Notice of Contamination via a cart tag; if prohibited contaminants are found in a generator's container on more than two occasions, the city may arrange pickup and disposal of the contaminated load at the generator's cost. The city may also pursue civil action or prosecute a violation as a misdemeanor or infraction.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do Redlands homeowners have to use a separate organics cart?
Can food scraps just go loose in the green cart?
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Sources & Official References
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