Redlands, CA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

Residential refuse, recycling, and organics collection in Redlands is provided directly by the City of Redlands Solid Waste Division (under Facilities and Community Services; customer service 909-798-7529), not by a private franchise hauler. Collection is weekly on an assigned service day using three automated carts: black for trash, blue for recycling, and green for green/organic waste. All containers must be placed curbside for collection prior to 6:00 a.m. on the regular collection day. Collection can occur any time between 6:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and in rare cases later, so carts should be out by the 6:00 a.m. deadline rather than timed to the truck. Missed collections must be reported within 24 hours of the regular collection day to receive a make-up pickup. The black trash cart is for refuse/trash only - no food waste, green waste, or recyclables - reflecting the city's source-separation rules for SB 1383 organics and recycling. Elderly and physically challenged customers can request set-out and set-back (blue curb) service at no extra charge with a written request. Because Redlands operates its own system serving roughly 19,000 residential and 900-plus commercial accounts, these pickup rules are set by city code (Chapters 13.64/13.67), not by San Bernardino County.