Redlands, CA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 13.64.070
- Collection window
- 6:00 A.M.-2:30 P.M., Mon-Sat
- Automated cart limit
- 200 pounds filled
- Nonautomated can limit
- 32 gallons, 65 pounds full
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor, up to $1,000 or 6 months
- Enforcement
- Solid waste division director
Summary
Every occupied property in Redlands must subscribe to city trash, organics and recycling service under City Code section 13.64.070. Occupancy alone is legal proof that waste is generated, so owners cannot opt out by claiming they make no trash. Keeping waste outside an approved container is unlawful, and the city can clear accumulated waste and bill the customer.
The fact that any property is occupied shall be prima facie evidence that solid waste is being generated and accumulated upon such property and that service charges for the collection and disposal thereof are due the city. Every person owning or occupying any property in the city shall keep such property in a clean and sanitary condition and shall not cause or permit solid waste to collect or accumulate upon... A. ... Residential: 1. Every property shall subscribe to automated or nonautomated solid waste, organic, and recycling services. It is unlawful for any property to keep, accumulate, or permit to be kept or accumulated, any solid waste in or upon any private place unless the same shall be in a container for such as specified in this chapter.
Full Breakdown
070 makes occupancy itself "prima facie evidence" that solid waste is being generated, so every residential property must subscribe to automated or nonautomated solid waste, organic, and recycling service, and every commercial property must subscribe to a bin, roll-off, can or automated commercial service. Commercial generators producing two cubic yards or more of solid waste per week must also carry organics and recycling collection. 070(A)(2) and bill the customer the full cost of removal. Residential automated customers must separate organic and green waste from other trash themselves.
M. Monday through Saturday; a customer who sets out late and reports a missed pickup can be charged an additional fee. 150 caps automated cart weight at 200 pounds filled and limits nonautomated cans to 32 gallons and 65 pounds full (20 pounds empty), banning plastic bags, cardboard barrels and 50-gallon drums as substitute containers. 310.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of Chapter 13.64, including failing to subscribe to service or dumping trash outside an approved container, is a misdemeanor under section 13.64.320. Absent a more specific penalty, Redlands' general penalty section 1.20.020 sets misdemeanors at up to six months in the city or San Bernardino County jail, a fine up to $1,000.00, or both, and each day a violation continues is a separate offense under section 1.20.010.
Frequently Asked Questions
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