Ceres, CA Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Recycling cart
- Required per residential unit
- Collection frequency
- At least weekly
- Authorized collector
- City's franchised hauler only
- Scavenging fine
- Up to $500.00 infraction
Summary
Every Ceres home and small multifamily property must keep a dedicated blue recycling cart alongside its garbage and organics carts, serviced weekly under the city's franchised hauler contract.
Owners or residents of single-family residential dwellings, duplexes, triplexes, or apartment houses of four units or less shall maintain upon their premises at least one grey/black cart for garbage, one blue cart for recyclables, and one green cart for organics material collection per residential unit of a type and size provided by the arranger/transporter and approved by the Public Works Director.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 4).
Full Breakdown
Ceres Municipal Code § 6.01.020 requires owners and residents of single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes, and four-unit-or-fewer apartment buildings to maintain a grey/black garbage cart, a blue recyclables cart, and a green organics cart per unit, sized as approved by the Public Works Director. Larger apartment complexes and commercial or industrial properties must provide equivalent three-stream capacity. Only the city's authorized recycling agent may collect material from curbside carts; scavenging recyclables out of a cart is an infraction under § 6.01.150.
Violations & Fines
Failing to maintain the required recycling cart violates § 6.01.030's receptacle-maintenance duty. Scavenging or removing recyclables from a curbside cart is an infraction under § 6.01.150, punishable by a fine up to $500.00.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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