Victorville, CA Trash & Recycling: Mandatory Organics Recycling (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted
- Ordinance No. 2425, effective April 19, 2022
- Mandate
- Single-family homes must subscribe to organics service
- Sorting
- Recyclables in blue, organics in green, trash in black
- Alternative
- On-site composting or community composting permitted
- Escalation
- Contamination fees after more than two violations
Summary
Victorville requires every single-family household to subscribe to organic waste collection and sort food scraps and yard trimmings into the green cart under Municipal Code Section 6.37.030, part of the city's SB 1383 compliance ordinance. Mixing recyclables, trash, and organics into the wrong container violates the chapter and can trigger a notice of violation.
(a)Shall subscribe to city's organic waste collection services for all organic waste generated as described below in Section 6.37.030(b). City shall have the right to review the number and size of a generator's containers to evaluate adequacy of capacity...(b)...(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.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).
Full Breakdown
37, adopted by Ordinance No. 2425 on April 19, 2022, implements the state's SB 1383 organic waste reduction mandate. 030 requires that single-family generators shall subscribe to the city's organic waste collection services for all organic waste generated, though the city shall have the right to review the number and size of a generator's containers to evaluate adequacy of capacity, and residents shall adjust their service level for their collection services as requested by the city. The section also sets the sorting rule households must follow: residents shall place only designated recyclable materials in the blue container, shall place only designated organic waste materials in the green container, and shall not place designated recyclable materials in black or green containers and shall not place designated organic waste materials in blue or black containers.
Food scraps must first be prepared or bagged in the manner described in notice provided by the city before going in the green cart. 030(a). 120, which authorizes random inspections of containers and collection vehicle loads, though the city cannot enter the interior of private residential property for inspection under that same section.
Violations & Fines
Under Section 6.37.130, a violation triggers a notice of violation and, absent correction within the deadline given, an administrative citation and fine under Chapter 1.05. Prohibited container contaminants found in a resident's cart on more than two occasions let the city arrange pickup of the contaminated container and assess return-trip and extra-pickup fees. The city may also prosecute violations as misdemeanors or infractions under Section 1.04.010, and residents can appeal a citation through the Chapter 1.05 hearing process.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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