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

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Citation
Redlands City Code § 13.64.270
Set-out deadline
6:00 A.M. on collection day
Container return deadline
10:00 P.M. same day (§ 13.64.220)
Prohibited items
Hazardous waste, tires, carcasses (§ 13.64.250)
Penalty
Misdemeanor under § 13.64.320

Summary

Redlands residents in the curbside recycling program must set recyclables out in the city-provided container at the designated collection point by 6:00 A.M. on their regular collection day, with penalties for contamination and misuse.

Properties located in areas of the city that are included in the residential recycling program shall place the recyclable materials in the container provided by the city in the designated collection location directed by the city, prior to six o'clock (6:00) A.M., on the regular solid waste collection day, for automated customers. Recyclable material collection for nonautomated customers shall occur on the automated collection day for their specific area.

Full Breakdown

on the regular solid waste collection day for automated customers; nonautomated customers put recyclables out on the same day as their automated-area counterparts. on collection day. 260 bars inert noncompostable material, chemicals, and food scraps from green waste containers specifically. 250(D) lets the collector tag it and withhold pickup until it is corrected, and the city may assess a service charge to cover removal and disposal costs when a noncompliant container has to be handled anyway. The chapter was last substantively amended by Ordinance 2929 in 2021 and traces its base text to Ordinance 2382 from 1998.

Violations & Fines

A contaminated or noncompliant recycling container can be tagged and left uncollected under Section 13.64.250(D), with a service charge assessed to cover removal costs where collection proceeds anyway. Beyond that, Section 13.64.320 makes any violation of Chapter 13.64, including improper placement under Section 13.64.270, a misdemeanor, enforced by the municipal utilities director.

Frequently Asked Questions

By what time must recycling be set out in Redlands?
Section 13.64.270 requires properties in the residential recycling program to place recyclables in the city-provided container at the designated location before 6:00 A.M. on the regular solid waste collection day for automated customers; nonautomated customers use the same day as their area's automated collection.
How soon must I bring my recycling cart back in after pickup?
Section 13.64.220 requires the container to be removed from the street, sidewalk, curb, or alley as soon as possible after collection, and in any event no later than 10:00 P.M. on the collection day; failing to do so is unlawful.
What can't go in the recycling or green waste container?
Section 13.64.250 bars hazardous or infectious materials, tires, asphalt, and metallic discards from any solid waste or recycling container, and Section 13.64.260 separately bars animal waste, chemicals, and food scraps from green waste containers.

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