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

The City of Redlands provides recycling collection through its own Solid Waste Division using a blue cart for each customer. Accepted recyclables include bottles, jugs, tubs, cans, aluminum, paper, cardboard, and glass bottles and jars, plus small PVC/ABS items. Prohibited from the blue cart are ceramics, textiles, diapers, light bulbs, plastic bags, toys, used oil, and food-contaminated paper. The black trash cart is for refuse/trash only - no recyclables - and recyclables must be kept out of the green organics cart as well, reflecting California source-separation law. Under SB 1383 and the city's solid waste code (RMC Chapters 13.64 and 13.67, as amended by Ordinance No. 2987), all customers must separate recyclable and organic materials from trash and subscribe to the required collection services. Redlands' updated code removed prior exemptions and made participation mandatory for all customers unless otherwise specified, aligning the city with statewide diversion mandates rather than offering a more lenient local standard. Because Redlands operates collection itself for roughly 19,000 residential and 900-plus commercial accounts, recycling service is built into city utility billing. These requirements come from the city's own ordinance implementing state law, not from San Bernardino County.