Unincorporated Ventura County provides weekly curbside recycling in a blue cart through franchised haulers. Recycling is mandatory under California law (AB 341/AB 939) and the County's solid-waste ordinance. Containers should be emptied so no drips or chunks remain, and contamination of the recycling cart should be avoided.
Recycling in unincorporated Ventura County is provided as weekly curbside service in a dedicated blue recycling cart by the County's franchised haulers, Athens Services and EJ Harrison & Sons. The County's amended solid-waste ordinance code regulates collection, disposal, and recycling within unincorporated areas as required by California Assembly Bills 939, 341, and 1826, and Senate Bill 1383 - meaning recycling participation is a legal requirement layered on top of statewide mandatory commercial recycling laws, not just a voluntary option. For accepted materials, the County and haulers direct residents to the residential recycling guidance; the Public Works FAQ advises that bottles and cans should be emptied 'to the point where no drips or chunks will fall out' before placing them in the recycling cart, to reduce contamination. Common curbside recyclables in these programs are clean paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, metal cans, and accepted plastics, while food waste belongs in the organics cart and trash in the trash cart. Because acceptable-item lists and plastics numbers are updated periodically and can differ slightly by hauler, residents should check their hauler's current guidelines or the County's Residential Recycling Guide for the definitive list. Putting non-recyclable or food-soiled items in the blue cart (contamination) can cause loads to be downgraded, so the County emphasizes clean, empty, and dry recyclables. Commercial generators have additional mandatory recycling obligations under the County ordinance and state law.
Heavily contaminated recycling carts may be refused or charged as trash. Commercial generators that fail to subscribe to required recycling service can be cited under the County solid-waste ordinance and state mandatory recycling laws.
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