Bellflower, CA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Small yard waste
- Green organics container
- Size cutoff
- Over 4 in. dia. / 4 ft. long
- Oversized trimmings
- Bundled as bulky material
- Subscription
- Mandatory under § 13.36.030
Summary
Bellflower requires yard waste like grass, shrubs and small tree trimmings to go in the green organics cart, not the trash.
"Compostables" or "greenwaste" or "yardwaste" shall mean and include organic wastes, the controlled microbial degradation of which yields a safe and nuisance free product, including vegetative cuttings, shrubs, trunks, stumps, brushes, tree trimmings, grasses and similar materials which have been separated from other solid waste. Compostable waste does not include stumps or branches exceeding four inches in diameter or four feet in length.
Full Breakdown
Under Bellflower Municipal Code Chapter 13.36, yard trimmings fall under "source separated green container organic waste," which generators must subscribe to collect and place in the green container (the same cart used for food waste). Separately, § 13.24.020 defines "compostables/greenwaste/yardwaste" to include cuttings, shrubs, trunks, stumps, brush and tree trimmings, but excludes stumps or branches over 4 inches in diameter or 4 feet long: those larger pieces instead count as bundled "bulky material" collected through the § 13.24.100 bulky-item process rather than the green cart.
Violations & Fines
Placing yard waste in the wrong cart, or skipping the mandatory green-cart subscription, is enforced under Chapter 13.36 § 13.36.130 via the City's general Code enforcement mechanisms (§§ 1.08, 1.12, 1.14), following a required 60-day compliance period after a notice of violation.
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