Stockton provides weekly curbside trash, recycling, and green waste collection through its waste services program. Residents receive city-issued carts for each waste stream. Collection days are assigned by neighborhood. Carts must be placed at the curb by the morning of collection day. Holiday schedules may delay pickup by one day. California's SB 1383 requires organic waste diversion, which Stockton implements through its green waste program.
Stockton contracts with waste haulers or operates municipal trash collection on a weekly schedule. Residents receive assigned pickup days. Bins must be placed curbside by the designated morning time, typically 6 to 7 AM. Holiday delays shift pickup one day. Contaminated recycling bins may be skipped. Oversized or overweight bins will not be collected. Contact Stockton public works for schedule changes or missed pickup reports.
Failure to follow schedule may result in missed pickup. Repeated violations of bin rules may incur $50 to $200 fines from code enforcement.
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