Redlands, CA Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (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.
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