Yard waste in Fairfield must go in the green organics cart under Fairfield Municipal Code Chapter 9 and California SB 1383 (Public Resources Code §42652+). Backyard burning of yard debris is prohibited by Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Regulation 5 and the California Health and Safety Code; only the franchise green-cart stream and approved composting are allowed.
Fairfield's green-cart organics stream is the only legal disposal route for residential yard waste. Under Fairfield Municipal Code Chapter 9 and California SB 1383 (Public Resources Code §42652 et seq., regulations at 14 CCR §18981 et seq.), grass clippings, leaves, hedge prunings, small branches (typically under 4 inches diameter and 4 feet long), and untreated wood must go in the green cart. Food scraps and food-soiled paper share the same cart in Fairfield's combined-organics program. Republic Services / Solano Garbage Company collects the green cart weekly and delivers material to a permitted composting facility for SB 1383 recovery credit. Backyard burning of yard debris is prohibited in the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (which covers Solano County south of the Carquinez Strait, including Fairfield) under BAAQMD Regulation 5 and the California Health & Safety Code (§41800 et seq.). The Solano County agricultural exemption does not apply inside Fairfield city limits. Home composting is encouraged and counts toward SB 1383 self-haul/source-reduction credit; the city distributes free kitchen compost pails through Republic Services.
Putting yard waste in the gray/black trash is an SB 1383 sorting violation. After a notice of violation, the owner has 60 days to comply; subsequent fines start at $50 and can escalate. Backyard burning of yard debris in Fairfield (BAAQMD jurisdiction) violates Regulation 5 and California Health & Safety Code §41800+, with BAAQMD enforcement and civil penalties of up to $1,000 per day per violation.
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