Roseville, CA Trash & Recycling: Recycling Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Delivery requirement
- All refuse/recyclables to the MRF
- Spill prohibition
- No dropping, falling or spilling material
- Hauler license
- Nonexclusive franchise required
- Insurance minimum
- $1M/$2M liability coverage
- Container marking
- Hauler name & phone required
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor/infraction plus franchise revocation
Summary
Roseville requires every refuse hauler and recycler working in the city to deliver collected material to the Western Placer Materials Recovery Facility and to handle it so nothing spills or drops along the way. Municipal Code § 9.17.130 backs that duty with franchise, licensing and container-labeling requirements.
All refuse collected, removed and/or disposed of by a person holding a nonexclusive refuse hauling franchise or a recycler of C&D waste from a covered project must be delivered to the MRF. All refuse collected, removed and/or disposed of by a person holding a nonexclusive refuse hauling franchise, a recycler of C&D waste from a covered project or any other recycler must be handled so that none of the refuse and/or recyclables drops, falls or spills upon the ground or in any way constitutes a nuisance.
Full Breakdown
130 sets the core handling duty for anyone moving refuse or recyclables under a city franchise: "All refuse collected, removed and/or disposed of by a person holding a nonexclusive refuse hauling franchise or a recycler of C&D waste from a covered project must be delivered to the MRF," the Western Placer Waste Management Authority's Materials Recovery Facility. " That duty sits inside a licensing structure. 150. 200 clarifies the rules don't stop individuals from donating, selling or otherwise disposing of their own recyclables, as long as that disposal still follows the chapter.
Violations & Fines
Any Chapter 9.17 violation, including spilling refuse or bypassing the MRF delivery requirement, is unlawful under § 9.17.210 and may be charged as a misdemeanor or infraction at the city attorney's discretion. The same conduct is separately declared a public nuisance, abatable through civil action, and violating the chapter is independently grounds for franchise revocation under § 9.17.160(A).
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