Redding Municipal Code Chapter 9.28 (Solid Waste and Recycling) governs collection by the City of Redding Solid Waste Utility — a city-operated department (NOT a private franchise hauler like Recology). Residential service is once weekly with routes starting at 5:00 a.m. The system is a three-cart program: gray for trash, blue for single-stream recycling, green for SB 1383 organics. Resident organics enforcement began in January 2024.
Trash collection in Redding is delivered by the City of Redding Solid Waste Utility under Redding Municipal Code Chapter 9.28 (Solid Waste and Recycling). The utility — not a private franchise hauler — has operated since 1944 and runs both the transfer station and material recovery facility at 2255 Abernathy Lane; collected material is transferred to the Shasta County-owned West Central Landfill on Clear Creek Road. Residential routes run once a week starting at 5:00 a.m.; commercial customers may arrange service up to six days per week. Every residential premises receives a three-cart program: gray (45-, 64-, or 96-gallon) for garbage, blue for single-stream recycling, and green for SB 1383 organics. California SB 1383 (codified at Public Resources Code §42652 et seq. and CalRecycle Title 14 CCR §18981 et seq.) requires every California jurisdiction to collect organics from residents and businesses; Redding's residential SB 1383 enforcement began in January 2024 and is administered under RMC §9.28.320 (organics noncompliance) and Chapter 1.15 abatement procedures. State law (14 CCR §18997.2) requires fines of $50–$100 for the first violation, $100–$200 for a second, and $250–$500 for a third within a 12-month period; jurisdictions must provide a notice and a meaningful opportunity to cure before assessing a fine. Self-haul is permitted to the city's transfer station for residents who want to supplement service.
Failure to subscribe to city service is a Chapter 9.28 violation citable through Code Enforcement. SB 1383 sorting violations (contamination of the gray, blue, or green stream) trigger a notice of violation with a cure period before fines are assessed; state-required minimums are $50–$100 first violation, $100–$200 second, and $250–$500 third within 12 months. The Solid Waste Utility may refuse to service a contaminated cart and leaves a courtesy tag.
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