Recycling participation is mandatory in Daly City under Municipal Code Chapter 8.14 (Recyclable Materials) and the California Mandatory Commercial Recycling Act (AB 341). All residents and businesses receive a blue single-stream cart from Republic Services; covered materials must not be placed in trash. Multi-family and commercial generators must also subscribe to recycling.
Daly City's Municipal Code Chapter 8.14 (Recyclable Materials) — including section 8.14.080 on separate recyclable-materials requirements — implements mandatory single-stream recycling for all residential, multi-family, and commercial accounts. Republic Services provides a blue cart accepting commingled paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, aluminum and steel cans, and rigid plastics typically #1, #2, and #5 (check Republic's current accepted-materials list for changes — China's National Sword policy tightened plastics acceptance after 2018). The program operates alongside state law AB 341 (mandatory commercial recycling for businesses generating ≥4 cubic yards/week of solid waste and multi-family complexes of 5+ units) and AB 1826 (mandatory commercial organics — implemented locally via Daly City Chapter 8.80, Ordinance 1452). California's SB 270 single-use plastic-bag ban applies statewide and removes thin-film grocery bags from the curbside recycling stream; plastic bags should NEVER go in the blue cart. Contamination — placing trash, food waste, or non-accepted plastics in the recycling cart — may trigger a contamination tag and, for repeat offenders, surcharges or removal of cart service per the franchise contract. The City's Green Vision page promotes additional drop-off programs (e-waste, used oil) through San Mateo County RecycleWorks.
Failure to subscribe to recycling service (residential or commercial) is a Chapter 8.14 violation. Significant contamination of the blue cart may result in cart non-collection plus contamination surcharges set by the franchise agreement. Commercial AB 341 non-compliance is enforced jointly with CalRecycle.
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