Pomona, CA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code Sec. 62-581 (definitions)
- Branch/limb size cap
- 4 in. diameter, 4 ft. length, 40 lbs.
- Excluded materials
- Palm fronds, succulents, tree stumps
- Holiday trees
- Accepted as green waste
- Collection format
- Piled or bagged at the curb
- Commercial pickup hours
- Barred 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. near residential zones
Summary
Pomona's code caps what qualifies as collectible "green waste" at branches under four inches thick, four feet long and 40 pounds, and excludes palm fronds, succulents and stumps entirely. Residents can put it out uncontainerized, piled or bagged at the curb, for the city's separate green waste collection service.
Green waste means leaves, grass clippings, brush and branches generated from landscapes or gardens, separated from other solid waste. Green waste includes holiday trees placed out for collection by persons residing or conducting business within the city limits, but does not include tree stumps or branches or shrubbery exceeding four inches in diameter or four feet in length or weighing in excess of 40 pounds nor shall it include palm fronds and succulents. ... Uncontainerized green waste and yard waste collection service or uncontainerized service means a collection service that collects green waste and yard waste that is placed in a pile or bagged for collection on the street in front of a generator's house or place of business for collection and transport to a facility that recovers source separated organic waste, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR section 189852(a)(75).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: City Code: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
City Code Sec. 62-581 defines "green waste" as leaves, grass clippings, brush and branches generated from landscapes or gardens, separated from other solid waste, and it specifically includes holiday trees placed out for collection by city residents and businesses. The definition draws a hard line on size and weight: green waste does not include tree stumps, or branches or shrubbery exceeding four inches in diameter or four feet in length or weighing more than 40 pounds, and it excludes palm fronds and succulents outright, regardless of size.
Material that exceeds those limits instead falls under the separate, larger "bulky goods" category, which covers branches, trunks, stumps or limbs bundled over 18 inches in diameter or four feet long. The code's "uncontainerized green waste and yard waste collection service" definition describes how the material reaches the curb: it is a collection service that picks up green waste and yard waste placed in a pile or bagged for collection on the street in front of a generator's house or place of business, then transported to a facility that recovers source separated organic waste. Sec. 62-651 confirms Division 3's residential collection rules, including green waste, apply to residential premises citywide, while Sec. in or near residential zones.
Violations & Fines
Green waste that exceeds the four-inch/four-foot/40-pound thresholds, or includes excluded material like palm fronds, succulents or stumps, does not qualify for uncontainerized curbside pickup and can be left uncollected; commingling it with regular solid waste or dumping it on public property instead violates Secs. 62-590 and 62-592's bans on unlawful deposit and burial of solid waste, both enforceable as a misdemeanor or infraction under Article X of the City Code.
Frequently Asked Questions
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