Inglewood, CA Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing ordinance
- Ch.7 Art.5 § 7-53 et seq., Ord. 22-07 (2022)
- Minimum service
- Weekly blue-container recycling pickup required
- Tenant education deadline
- Within 14 days of move-in
- Container color deadline
- Old containers exempt until Jan 1, 2036
- De minimis waiver threshold
- Under 20 gal/week (10 gal if under 2 cu.yd. service)
- Waiver duration
- 5 years, then must reapply
- First-violation penalty
- $50 to $100 civil fine
Summary
Every Inglewood home and apartment building must subscribe to the City's franchised blue-container recycling service and keep source-separated recyclables out of the black refuse cart. Multifamily properties carry extra duties: color-coded or labeled containers, tenant education within fourteen days of move-in, and City inspection access, all under Municipal Code § 7-53.
Responsible parties of multifamily dwellings shall: (1) Subscribe to and pay for franchisee provided collection services and comply with requirements of those services for all recyclable materials, organic materials, and refuse generated at the multifamily dwelling as further described below in this Section... (2) Participate in franchisee provided container collection service(s) for at least weekly collection of recyclable materials, organic materials, and solid waste in the manner described below. (A) A three-or three-plus-container collection service (blue container, organic materials container(s), black container, and if applicable, brown container): (i) Place and/or direct its generators to place source separated organic materials, including food waste, in the organic materials container; source separated recyclable materials in the blue container; and solid waste in the solid waste container.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4954608; v8 updated 2026-05-19).
Full Breakdown
), enacted by Ordinance 22-07 on April 5, 2022 to implement AB 341, AB 1826 and SB 1383. 5, must subscribe to and pay for the franchisee's collection service and participate in at least weekly pickup of source-separated recyclable materials in the blue container. 9; containers bought before January 1, 2022 don't need replacing until they wear out or January 1, 2036, whichever comes first. Owners must give new tenants written education about sorting recyclables within fourteen days of move-in, brief everyone annually, periodically inspect containers for contamination, and let City inspectors onto the property to confirm compliance.
7; a de minimis waiver requires recyclables under twenty gallons a week (or ten gallons if total service is under two cubic yards weekly), and an approved waiver lasts five years before it must be renewed. 13(e), enforced through Chapter 11's administrative citation process with a right to request an appeal hearing.
Violations & Fines
Failing to subscribe to blue-container recycling service, mixing recyclables into the black refuse cart, or ignoring container labeling and tenant-education duties under § 7-53.5 exposes a responsible party to a notice of violation and civil penalties of $50-$500 depending on how many times the violation recurs, assessed under § 7-53.13(e) and collectible through an administrative citation or, for repeat noncompliance, a civil court action.
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