Los Banos, CA Trash & Recycling: Recycling Rules (2026)

08 requires recyclable material to be kept as clean as possible and separated from other garbage and refuse, then placed at curbside on the household's regular refuse collection schedule; the chapter allows materials to be co-mingled together in the single recycling container rather than sorted by type. on pickup day and store it behind a gate or at the side of the garage, and must keep it clean, sanitary, and tightly covered except when depositing or removing material, so flies cannot get into the contents.

09 declares those items the property of the City or its authorized contractor, and it is a chapter violation for anyone not authorized by the City to collect or pick them up, which reaches informal scavenging of curbside bins. 10 separately bars placing recyclable material in someone else's receptacle, or in a City receptacle meant for another household, without that person's or the City's consent; the code is explicit that the City does not consent to residents sharing containers intended for others. Together these sections govern the day-to-day mechanics of the service, distinct from the participation mandate and container-supply rules found earlier in the same chapter.