Pomona, CA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing sections
- City Code Secs. 62-701 through 62-705
- Collection blackout
- 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. near residential zones
- Container standard
- Metal, tight lid, labeled, reflectorized
- Bin removal after cancellation
- Within one week of notice
- Residential billing
- City's franchised hauler bills directly
Summary
Pomona bars trash, recycling and green waste pickups from commercial, industrial, institutional and multifamily sites between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. near residential zones, and requires every commercial bin to sit clear of rights-of-way. A hauler must pull its bins within a week after a customer cancels service.
Under this division each container shall be placed consistent with zoning ordinance section .503-C and in a manner that is accessible to collection and does not constitute an obstruction to public areas, rights-of-way or cause or contribute to littering or a nuisance and does not conflict with an area specifically designated for collection by this article. ... Collection of solid waste, recyclable material, and green waste from commercial, industrial, institutional and multifamily premises shall not be conducted between the hours of 7:00 p.m. through 6:00 a.m. in commercial, industrial, institutional, or multifamily zones adjacent to residential zones or any other zone with residential use.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: City Code: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
Division 4 of Chapter 62 governs collection for multifamily, commercial, industrial and institutional premises. Sec. 62-701 makes the division applicable to all such premises citywide, and Sec. 62-702 puts responsibility for disposal or diversion on each owner or occupant, who must contract with a city-franchised solid waste enterprise. Sec. 503-C; containers must be metal with tight-fitting lids, labeled with the business's name and phone number in letters at least one inch tall, and equipped with reflectorized devices for nighttime visibility. Sec. in zones adjacent to residential use.
Sec. 62-705 requires a solid waste enterprise notified that a customer is discontinuing commercial service to remove all of its bins from that property within one week of the notice, unless the hauler's own agreement with the customer says otherwise. Residential accounts fall under the separate Division 3 rate structure (Secs. 62-671-62-676), where fees are billed directly by the city's franchised hauler and update automatically each July 1 under a formula in the franchise agreement.
Violations & Fines
A container that obstructs a right-of-way, lacks required labeling or reflectors, or is collected outside the 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. window near residential zones violates Secs. 62-703 and 62-704 and is enforceable, like other solid waste article violations, as a misdemeanor or infraction under Article X of the City Code; a hauler that fails to remove bins within one week of a service cancellation notice breaches its Sec. 62-705 duty directly to the property owner.
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