Union City, CA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential trash
- Collected at least once a week
- Residential organics
- Collected at least every other week
- Recycling
- Collected at least once a week
- Commercial/industrial trash
- One to five times a week
- Bulky items
- Two free pickups per year
Summary
Union City's franchised hauler must pick up residential trash weekly, organic waste every other week, recycling weekly, and commercial or industrial trash one to five times a week depending on the account.
The solid waste franchisee shall collect and dispose of all solid waste generated at residential premises ... not less than once each week, as scheduled ... shall collect organic waste placed for collection from residential premises not less than every other week, as scheduled ... shall collect and dispose of all solid waste generated at commercial and industrial premises ... delivered to a can or bin for its collection from one to five times per week unless special arrangement is made with each occupant.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4940544; v16 updated 2026-06-23).
Full Breakdown
Under Union City Municipal Code § 7.04.062, the City's solid waste franchisee must collect residential solid waste at least once a week and residential organic waste at least every other week, returning emptied carts upright with lids secured. Recycling must be collected from every residential, commercial and industrial account at least once a week. Commercial and industrial solid waste goes out one to five times a week depending on arrangement with the occupant, and debris boxes for commercial, industrial and construction sites are collected on a schedule set with each account. Residents also get up to two free bulky-item pickups a year.
Violations & Fines
Missed or shorted collection is handled through the City Manager and franchisee; hauling waste outside the franchise system is a separate infraction under § 7.04.130, fined up to $500 for repeat violations within a year.
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