Anaheim, CA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

050 spells out exactly how yard waste has to be prepared for the cart: grass clippings, cuttings, leaves and smaller vegetation including shrubs, brush and tree trimmings must be 'cut into short lengths no more than 36 inches' before they are placed in Organic Materials Containers or another container the City Manager or a designee specifies. Oversized branches that will not fit safely in the Organic Materials Container are not the Franchisee's problem to collect from the regular cart; residents with heavy pruning loads need to arrange a bulk pickup or self-haul to a permitted facility instead.

010(2) lets 'a gardener or landscaper collect, transport, and Dispose of Yard Waste generated as an incidental part of providing gardening, landscape maintenance service,' provided the gardener does not operate as a hauling service, does not charge separately for hauling the debris, and uses only its own employees and vehicles. 050: any written contract for gardening or landscaping service must require the vendor to divert all Yard Waste from disposal, certify compliance annually by July 1st, and produce weight tickets from the receiving facility on request.

900 defines Yard Waste as Organic Waste 'resulting from normal yard and landscaping installation, maintenance, or removal,' a subset of the broader Organic Waste category the city must divert under its SB 1383 program.