Baldwin Park, CA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

03, Storage and Disposal of Refuse and Recyclable Materials, sets the baseline pickup obligation for every premises in the city. 03(A) lets a customer voluntarily separate recyclables, but anything not separated is treated as refuse for all purposes. 03(B) caps how long waste may sit on a property: refuse and recyclable materials cannot accumulate for more than seven days, except non-combustible refuse and recyclable materials such as ashes, glass, crockery, and metal, which may sit for up to 30 days. 03(C) requires whoever has charge or control of a premises to place refuse for collection by the franchisee, and to place recyclables either for franchisee collection, in a state-designated regional recycling receptacle, or at another authorized recycling location; anything not disposed of that way is deemed refuse, and failing to follow the refuse rules is a chapter violation.

03(D) bars burying refuse or disposing of it any way other than through the franchisee, with narrow exceptions for liquefying garbage into sewage and for backyard composting in a container capped at one cubic yard. 04 backs this up by making it a misdemeanor to haul more than two cubic yards of city-origin refuse through public streets outside the franchise system, and an infraction to haul two cubic yards or less, with exceptions only for city employees and the franchisee itself.