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

Napa's green compost cart is the everyday legal disposal route for residential yard waste under Napa Municipal Code Chapter 5.60 and California SB 1383 (PRC §42652+, regulations at 14 CCR §18981+). Napa Recycling & Waste Services (NRWS) accepts grass clippings, leaves, plant clippings, yard trimmings, untreated wood waste, fruit and vegetable peels, coffee grounds and filters, meat and plate scraps, cooked food, and food-soiled paper napkins in the green cart. Excluded items include plastic bags (even those marked compostable or biodegradable), aluminum cans, plastic wrap, styrofoam, coated paper, twist ties, rubber bands, and packaging marked compostable. Only brown paper bags and newspaper liners are allowed inside the green cart. Outdoor burning of yard debris within the City of Napa is regulated by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) — Napa is in BAAQMD's jurisdiction, not the Shasta or Sacramento Valley districts — and BAAQMD generally prohibits open burning of vegetative waste in urban areas. Where any rural-edge burning is permitted at all, both a BAAQMD permissive burn-day declaration and a CAL FIRE burn permit are required (May 1-first significant rain), and the City of Napa Fire Department's annual weed-abatement clearance still applies. Home composting is encouraged and counts toward SB 1383 source-reduction credit. NRWS conducts periodic 'flip-the-lid' route reviews for cart contamination.