Recology South Bay is Cupertino's exclusive franchised hauler, and Municipal Code 6.24.030 requires every occupied residential and nonresidential property to subscribe to and pay for garbage collection. Weekly collection of garbage, recycling, and organics is mandatory, with service starting within ten days of occupancy.
Under CMC 6.24.030, the owner of each occupied premises must subscribe to at least the minimum collection service made available by the franchised garbage collector. Service must begin within ten days of occupancy (CMC 6.24.040), and charges apply for all occupied periods even if no trash is set out. CMC 6.24.050 allows no more than one week's garbage accumulation and requires weekly disposal; dry recyclables and compostables may be held up to a month if out of public view. The City granted Recology South Bay the exclusive franchise (CMC 6.24.120), serving residential and commercial customers with three carts: recycling, compost/organics, and landfill. Residents get two free on-call bulky pickups per year. Unauthorized private collection of set-out materials is barred by
Failing to subscribe to required service can result in the City authorizing service and billing the owner, with delinquent charges becoming a lien or special assessment (CMC 6.24.040, 6.24.150–6.24.270). Chapter 6.24 violations are misdemeanors under CMC Chapters 1.10 and 1.12.
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