Alhambra, CA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Special pickup items
- bulky goods, brown/white goods, trees
- HHW pickup
- authorized providers only
- Self-haul
- requires city permit, § 6.16.210
- Max accumulation
- 13 consecutive days
- Vehicle standard
- leak-proof, covered
Summary
Alhambra Municipal Code § 6.16.180 lets solid waste subscribers order special collections for bulky goods, brown and white goods, Christmas trees and other oversized items, plus household hazardous waste pickup through authorized service providers.
Subscribers to a solid waste collection service may order: special collections of such things as bulky goods, brown goods, white goods, Christmas trees and other items too large to fit in standard containers; and pickup of household hazardous wastes (from service providers authorized to collect household hazardous wastes).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-25: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 4851, passed 10-27-25).
Full Breakdown
180 covers items too large for a standard container: subscribers to a solid waste collection service may order a special collection for bulky goods, brown goods, white goods, Christmas trees and similar oversized items, and separately arrange pickup of household hazardous wastes, but only from service providers authorized to collect household hazardous waste. 210: self-haulers and licensed gardeners can deposit solid waste, including green waste, only at lawfully permitted solid waste facilities, green compost facilities, or exempt composting facilities, and must first obtain a self-haul permit from the city and report the type, quantity, volume, weight and destination of what they haul. 190(A) to prevent spilling or blowing waste onto public streets during transport. 250(A)'s cap on accumulation.
Violations & Fines
Disposing of household hazardous waste through an unauthorized hauler, rather than the service providers § 6.16.180 requires, or accumulating bulky items and solid waste beyond 13 consecutive days under § 6.16.250(A), is declared unlawful, a public nuisance subject to abatement. Self-hauling bulky goods or green waste without the § 6.16.210 permit, or without reporting quantity and destination, is enforceable as a Chapter 6.16 misdemeanor under § 6.16.290, punishable per §§ 1.12.010 through 1.12.050.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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