Recycling participation is mandatory in Chino under Chino Municipal Code Chapter 8.18 (Specific Regulations for Organic Waste Disposal Reduction, Recycling and Solid Waste Collection, added by Ordinance No. 2021-014), which implements California AB 341 (commercial recycling), AB 1826 (organics recycling), and SB 1383. Single-family residences must use the blue-lid recycling cart; businesses and multi-family complexes (5+ units) must subscribe to recycling and organics service or self-haul to a permitted facility.
Chapter 8.18 was added to Title 8 of the Chino Municipal Code by Ordinance No. 2021-014 to enact the state's mandatory organic-waste, recycling, and solid-waste rules. Under California law incorporated by Chapter 8.18: AB 341 (Pub. Resources Code § 42649 et seq.) requires any business or public entity that generates 4 or more cubic yards of solid waste per week to recycle; AB 1826 (PRC § 42649.8 et seq.) extends that mandate to organic waste and to multi-family complexes of five or more units (yard/green waste only — multi-family is exempt from the food-waste requirement under AB 1826, but SB 1383 closes that gap). For Chino residents, the blue-lid 95-gallon cart accepts CRV beverage containers (5¢ under 24 oz / 10¢ at 24 oz+), aluminum and steel cans, rigid plastics #1–#5, glass bottles and jars, and clean paper/cardboard. Plastic bags, film, food-contaminated paper, Styrofoam, and electronics are NOT accepted in the blue cart. Businesses with 4+ cubic yards/week of trash must either subscribe to WM's recycling service, self-haul recyclables to a permitted facility, or contract with a private recycler offering free recycling services — and certify compliance via the city's Mandatory Solid Waste & Recycling Compliance Form (cityofchino.org/590). Construction projects must submit a Waste Management and Recycling Plan (Form CD-1) and divert at least 65% of C&D waste per CALGreen § 5.408.
Failure to subscribe to recycling service when required by AB 341/AB 1826, contamination of the blue cart with trash or organics, and failure to submit a C&D recycling plan are violations of Chino Municipal Code Chapter 8.18. WM is required to monitor carts (Smart Truck cameras) and issue contamination notices; persistent contamination after notice is an infraction citation under Title 1 (typically $100 / $200 / $500 escalating). Businesses found noncompliant on the mandatory compliance form may be cited and reported to CalRecycle.
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