Dublin requires every residential and commercial premises to subscribe to garbage, recycling and organics collection from the city's franchised hauler, Amador Valley Industries, under Municipal Code Chapter 5.32 (Discarded Materials Management). Collection is weekly, Monday through Friday, and carts must be set out the night before the scheduled pickup.
Solid waste collection in Dublin is governed by Municipal Code Chapter 5.32 (Discarded Materials Management) and provided by the city's franchised hauler, Amador Valley Industries (AVI). The code requires that every residential and commercial premises where discarded materials are created or accumulated provide and use at least one container for organic waste, solid waste and recyclable material; commercial premises must have solid waste, source-separated recyclable, and source-separated organic-waste collection service unless a waiver is granted. Every person in possession or control of property provided collection service must pay the collection fees set out in the chapter. AVI provides weekly collection of all three streams (landfill, recycling and compost), Monday through Friday except holidays. Residents receive three carts: a black/gray landfill cart, a blue recycling cart and a green compost/organics cart. To ensure pickup, carts should be placed at the curb the night before the scheduled collection day; pickup times can vary day to day. Because service is mandatory under Chapter 5.32 and Alameda County's Organics Reduction and Recycling Ordinance, residents cannot opt out of subscribing. Questions about rates and schedules go to AVI at (925) 479-9545; code-enforcement issues go to the city at (925) 833-6610.
Failing to subscribe to mandatory garbage, recycling and organics service violates Chapter 5.32; commercial generators must have all three streams unless they receive a waiver. Not paying the collection fees set out in the chapter is also a violation. Practical issues such as setting carts out late (not the night before) can result in a missed pickup. Improper sorting is addressed under the city's recycling/organics rules.
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