Yard waste in Redding must go in the green organics cart under Redding Municipal Code Chapter 9.28 (Solid Waste and Recycling) and California SB 1383 (Public Resources Code §42652+). The City of Redding Solid Waste Utility's green cart accepts grass, leaves, plant clippings, untreated wood waste, food scraps, and food-soiled paper. Open burning of yard debris is regulated by the Shasta County Air Quality Management District and CAL FIRE — outdoor burning generally requires a permit and a 'burn day' from SCAQMD.
Redding's green organics cart is the everyday legal disposal route for residential yard waste under Redding Municipal Code Chapter 9.28 and California SB 1383 (PRC §42652+, regulations at 14 CCR §18981+). The City of Redding Solid Waste Utility 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. Open burning of yard debris is regulated by the Shasta County Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and CAL FIRE-Shasta-Trinity Unit; outdoor burning of yard waste typically requires both an SCAQMD-declared permissive burn day and a CAL FIRE burn permit (May 1–first significant rain), and a CAL FIRE Hazardous Fire Area declaration can suspend burning entirely. Home composting is encouraged and counts toward SB 1383 source-reduction credit.
Putting yard waste in the gray garbage cart is an SB 1383 sorting violation. After a notice of violation and a meaningful opportunity to cure under 14 CCR §18997.2, fines start at $50–$100 for the first violation, $100–$200 for the second, and $250–$500 for a third within a 12-month period. Open burning outside an SCAQMD permissive burn day or without a CAL FIRE permit is enforceable by SCAQMD and CAL FIRE with civil penalties; a Hazardous Fire Area declaration suspends burning altogether and a fire that escapes can support criminal charges and civil cost recovery.
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