Victorville, CA Trash & Recycling: Recycling Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- Municipal Code Ch. 6.36, Solid Waste Services
- Mixing rule
- Solid waste in recycling bin is unlawful, § 6.36.113
- Contamination penalty
- Extra fees or container removal, § 6.36.110(b)
- Non-compliant container
- Red-tagged, no pickup until fixed, § 6.36.111
- Banned recycling items
- CRTs, batteries, bulbs, electronics, § 6.36.116(b)
- Weight limit
- 150 lbs per container, § 6.36.110(c)
- First infraction fine
- Up to $100, § 1.04.010(b)(1)
Summary
Victorville requires separate blue recycling containers for designated recyclables and bars mixing solid waste into them. Municipal Code Section 6.36.113 makes it unlawful to place solid waste in the recycling container or recyclables in the trash container, with contaminated bins red-tagged and skipped.
The city or the city authorized waste and recycling contractors shall provide two or more separate containers for the expressed and respective purpose of recycling designated recyclable materials and disposal of solid waste. The recycling container may only be used for the storage and collection of designated recyclable materials. It is unlawful to place solid waste in the recycling container. The solid waste container may only be used for the disposal of solid waste materials. It is unlawful to place designated recyclable materials in the solid waste container.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).
Full Breakdown
36, the city and its authorized waste and recycling contractors provide two or more separate containers: one strictly for designated recyclable materials and one strictly for solid waste. 113 states it plainly: the recycling container may only be used for the storage and collection of designated recyclable materials, and it is unlawful to place solid waste in it; the reverse is equally unlawful. 110(b) reinforces the separation duty for every owner or occupant, warning that putting non-recyclable material in the recycling container can trigger additional handling and processing fees or removal of the container.
Weight is also regulated: curbside solid waste and recycling containers cannot exceed 150 pounds filled, and material may not be compacted so tightly it cannot be easily removed by the hauler. 116(b): universal wastes such as cathode ray tubes, batteries, fluorescent bulbs or tubes, electronic devices, non-empty aerosol cans with ignitable or toxic propellants, and mercury-containing devices. 111 authorizes the hauler to place a red tag on it as a notice of non-collection; no pickup occurs until the container holds only the proper materials at the proper weight. 130. 140.
Violations & Fines
Section 6.36.170 routes violations of the recycling chapter to the general penalty in Section 1.04.010: a first offense is a misdemeanor unless charged as an infraction, and infraction fines run up to $100 for a first violation, $200 for a second within one year, $400 for a third, and $1,000 for each further violation of the same section within that year. A red-tagged, non-compliant container simply goes uncollected until properly sorted, and repeat contamination can lead the hauler to remove the recycling container under Section 6.36.110(b).
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