Perris, CA Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)

Recycling in Perris operates through the City's exclusive franchise with CR&R, Inc. using a three-cart system: recycling goes in the gray cart, trash in the black cart, and organics/green waste in the green cart. The City instructs that only the provided containers are collected and that materials must be sorted into the correct cart. California law underpins the mandatory recycling requirement: SB 1383 requires all residents, businesses, and multifamily properties to separate recyclable materials and organics from trash and either subscribe to the required collection service or self-haul to an appropriate facility for diversion, and state mandatory commercial and multifamily recycling laws (AB 341 and AB 1826) require recycling subscription for covered generators. Perris meets these mandates by automatically providing the gray recycling cart as part of standard service. For businesses, the City's SB 1383 guidance requires an internal recycling/organics program with an adequate number of properly color-coded containers — black for trash, blue for recycling, and green for organics — at the business. CR&R processes recyclables and the recovered organics through its Perris facilities, including its anaerobic digester for organic material. Residents with recycling questions or contamination concerns contact CR&R at (951) 943-1991, and the City's Waste & Recycling team can be reached at (951) 657-3280. Note that recycling here is mandated primarily by state law (SB 1383, AB 341, AB 1826) implemented through the City's franchise, rather than by a unique local recycling-rate ordinance.