Newport Beach, CA Trash & Recycling: Recycling Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum collection frequency
- once a week
- Compliance options
- franchisee service, self-haul, or dirty MRF
- Notice-to-comply window
- 60 days
- Governing state law
- AB 341 mandatory commercial recycling
- Verification authority
- City inspections under Section 6.06.080
Summary
Newport Beach requires AB 341 generators, businesses and multifamily properties producing enough waste, to divert all recyclable material from the trash under Municipal Code Section 6.06.020. Covered generators must separate recyclables and subscribe to weekly collection from a city-authorized franchisee, self-haul to a permitted recycler, or use a City-approved dirty MRF.
A. An AB 341 generator shall divert all recyclable materials generated at their premises by one or more of the following methods, and shall fully participate in the method(s) selected: 1. Separate all recyclable materials from other municipal solid waste and subscribe to a recyclable materials collection service a minimum of once a week from a City-authorized franchisee and fully participate in the diversion program provided by the franchisee;
Full Breakdown
020 implements California's AB 341 mandatory commercial recycling law at the local level. An AB 341 generator must divert all recyclable material generated on its premises using one of three compliant methods and fully participate in whichever it selects. The first option is to separate recyclables from municipal solid waste and subscribe to a recyclable materials collection service at least once a week from a City-authorized franchisee, participating fully in that franchisee's diversion program. 150(B). The third option is to subscribe to a City-authorized franchisee that uses a City-approved AB 341 dirty MRF to mechanically separate recyclables from mixed waste, so long as the results are comparable to source separation.
060, which cover container labeling, contamination checks, annual employee and tenant education, and access for City inspections. 150, including a 60-day cure period before civil penalties attach. 040.
Violations & Fines
An AB 341 generator that fails to divert recyclables or falls out of full participation under Section 6.06.060 gets a notice of violation under Section 6.06.150 with 60 days to fix it; an uncorrected violation moves to an administrative citation under the Section 1.05.020 fine schedule, appealable under Section 1.05.060.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who counts as an AB 341 generator under Newport Beach's code?
Can a business haul its own recyclables instead of using the city's hauler?
What if my recycling hauler mixes everything together?
Sources & Official References
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