Vallejo, CA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Green waste defined
- Prunings, brush, leaves, grass, small branches
- Size limit for branches
- Under 6 in. diameter, 4 ft length
- Collection frequency
- At least once per calendar week
- Excluded
- Stumps, bulky wood, painted/treated wood
- Burning
- Unlawful without BAAQMD approval
Summary
Vallejo defines 'green waste' as prunings, brush, leaves, grass clippings and small branches under six inches in diameter and four feet long, collected weekly alongside solid waste and recyclables. Stumps, bulky wood and painted or treated wood don't qualify, and burning or dumping green waste outside the franchised collection system is unlawful.
"Green waste" means prunings, brush, leaves, grass clippings, garden and hedge trimmings, and small branches less than six inches in diameter and four feet in length and similar vegetative waste generated from residential property or landscaping activities, but does not include stumps or similar bulky wood materials, or painted or treated wood... Unless otherwise approved by the city council, collection of solid waste, recyclables and green waste shall take place no less than once each calendar week, on the same day of the week, with exception of holidays, or at such other collection frequencies as the health department or public works director may require.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Update 12 - 25).
Full Breakdown
140 defines 'green waste' as prunings, brush, leaves, grass clippings, garden and hedge trimmings, and small branches under six inches in diameter and four feet in length, generated from residential property or landscaping, but the definition excludes stumps or similar bulky wood materials and painted or treated wood. 010 requires the franchisee to collect solid waste, recyclables and green waste no less than once each calendar week, on the same day each week except holidays, on a schedule the public works director approves by collection district, or at other frequencies the health department or public works director requires. the day of collection. 080 except as the Bay Area Air Quality Management District allows.
Violations & Fines
Failing to present green waste for weekly collection properly, dumping it outside an authorized receptacle, or burning it without Bay Area Air Quality Management District approval is enforceable as an infraction or misdemeanor under Section 7.52.050, with civil enforcement and administrative citation options also available and each day of a continuing violation treated as a separate offense.
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