Sacramento, CA Trash & Recycling: Mandatory Organics Recycling (2026)

Section 13.24.600(B), 'Organics recycling volume requirement,' requires that 'organics recycling services shall be provided and maintained at service levels that are sufficient for a specific property with the levels in the table below unless adjusted by the solid waste manager.' The table sets a minimum 64-gallon organics can per 25 dwelling units (or equivalent capacity) for multi-unit dwellings of five or more units, a minimum 32-gallon can per 25 on-site employees for offices and general commercial uses, and a minimum 64-gallon can (or equivalent) for restaurants, bars, and other organics-generating uses such as nurseries.

The Solid Waste Manager can adjust container type, size, count, or pickup frequency at a specific property to match actual generation. This local table implements § 13.24.610, which since January 1, 2022 requires 'all waste generators, franchisees, and waste management facilities' in the city to comply with CalRecycle's Senate Bill 1383 organics-diversion regulations, portions of which are codified at Public Resources Code §§ 42652-42654; a violation of the state SB 1383 rules is independently 'a violation of this chapter.' Section 13.24.620 lets a property apply for an exemption if its total waste service is under a specific per-week organics threshold, under 20 gallons per week of qualifying organic waste for accounts of two cubic yards or more, or under 10 gallons per week for smaller accounts, or if no organics collection system actually serves the site.

Businesses and multi-family properties otherwise separate organics under §§ 13.24.510(A)(4) and 13.24.520(A)(3), which set weekly organics pickup as the collection-frequency floor beneath the § 13.24.600 volume table.