Roseville, CA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Subscription
- Mandatory for single-family generators
- Container size
- 95-gallon, city-issued
- Collection frequency
- Every other week
- Extra container fee
- $13.49/mo, $13.89 from 7/1/2026
- Extra pickup fee
- $17.84, $18.38 from 7/1/2026
- Self-haul exception
- Gardeners/landscapers may haul incidentally
Summary
Every single-family household in Roseville must subscribe to organic (green) waste collection service under Municipal Code § 9.12.030. The city issues a 95-gallon container serviced every other week, and residents may instead manage green waste on-site or through a licensed community composting site.
A. Single-family organic waste generators shall comply with the following requirements: 1. Subscribe to and maintain organic waste collection services for all organic waste. The city shall have the right to review the number and size of a generator's containers to evaluate adequacy of capacity provided for each type of collection service for proper separation of materials and containment of materials... 2. Participate in the city's organic waste collection service(s) by placing source separated organic waste in the container identified and designated for source separated organic waste and placing all other materials in the container identified and designated for such materials.
Full Breakdown
030(A) requires every single-family organic waste generator to "subscribe to and maintain organic waste collection services for all organic waste," and the city can review the number and size of a household's containers to confirm capacity is adequate for proper separation. Residents must also "participate in the city's organic waste collection service(s) by placing source separated organic waste in the container identified and designated for source separated organic waste," keeping it out of the regular trash cart. 9(c). 090(A)(3), the city supplies residents a 95-gallon container for green waste, matching the mixed-waste container size; a smaller mixed-waste-only container is available on request but costs the same as the 95-gallon size. 090(A). 38. 020.
Violations & Fines
Failing to subscribe to organic waste service, or contaminating the green waste container with garbage or prohibited materials, is enforceable the same way as other Chapter 9.12 violations: administrative citation under Chapter 2.50, prosecuted as an infraction, with penalties set no lower than the minimum under 14 CCR § 18997.2 per § 9.12.170.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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