Hemet, CA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Self-haul permit
- not required for landscapers
- Disposal site
- CalRecycle-permitted only
- Hired haulers
- need city franchise
- Governs
- landscapers, not residents
Summary
Hemet lets licensed landscapers collect, transport, and compost or dispose of green waste without a self-haul permit, as long as it goes to a CalRecycle-permitted or exempt site.
Landscapers may collect, transport and compost or dispose of green waste without obtaining a self haul permit, provided that any such green waste is transported to a site permitted by CalRecycle or exempt from permitting.
Landscapers shall not contract with a solid waste enterprise to collect, transport and compost or dispose of green waste unless that solid waste enterprise has a franchise from the city to perform said services.
(Ord. No. 1890, § 1(Exh. A), 7-8-14; Ord. No. 1986, § 9, 12-14-21)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Hemet exempts landscapers from the city's self-haul permit requirement when they collect, transport, and compost or dispose of green waste generated through their work, so long as the material goes to a site permitted by CalRecycle or exempt from CalRecycle permitting. The exemption is narrow: if a landscaper instead contracts out the hauling to a solid waste company, that company must hold a franchise from the City of Hemet to perform the work. Residential green waste placed in city-provided organics carts is handled separately through the franchised hauler's regular collection program, not this section.
Violations & Fines
Using a solid waste hauler without a city franchise, or hauling green waste to an unpermitted site, is enforceable under the same citation, misdemeanor, and civil penalty provisions that apply to Hemet's solid waste chapter generally.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do landscapers need a permit to haul green waste?
Can a landscaper hire any hauling company?
Sources & Official References
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