Victorville, CA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Green waste def.
- Grass, leaves, prunings; excludes sod, stumps, rocks
- Self-haul allowed
- Owner or licensed landscaper may haul own clippings
- No stand-alone hauling
- Discrete green-waste hauling needs city authorization
- Oversize branches
- Over 4in diameter, 36in long counts as bulky waste
- Penalty
- Infraction under Section 1.04.010 via Sec. 6.36.170
Summary
Victorville defines yard trimmings as green waste under Municipal Code Section 6.36.010(11) and folds that material into the mandatory weekly solid waste stream, but Section 6.36.040(b) lets a property owner or a licensed gardening, landscaping, or tree-trimming contractor haul away grass clippings and prunings themselves without hiring the city's exclusive waste contractor.
"Green waste" means compostable materials including grass clippings, leaves, pruning and similar vegetative materials; but does not include sod, stumps or similar bulky materials, rocks or dirt. ... Green waste removed from premises by an individual owner or occupant of the premises or by a duly licensed gardening, landscaping, or tree trimming contractor utilizing its own equipment, as an incidental part of a total service offered by that contractor rather than as a discrete hauling service;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).
Full Breakdown
010(11) defines green waste to mean compostable materials including grass clippings, leaves, pruning and similar vegetative materials, but that definition does not include sod, stumps or similar bulky materials, rocks, or dirt. 060, in the container the city or its authorized contractor provides. 040, carves out a specific exception for green waste at subsection (b): green waste removed from premises by an individual owner or occupant of the premises, or by a duly licensed gardening, landscaping, or tree trimming contractor utilizing its own equipment, as an incidental part of a total service offered by that contractor rather than as a discrete hauling service, does not require city authorization.
In practice that means a homeowner or their landscaper can bag clippings and haul them to a green-waste facility personally, but a hauler cannot run a stand-alone green-waste pickup business without becoming a city-authorized contractor. 120 requires be scheduled as special bulky-item collection rather than set out with routine yard trimmings.
Violations & Fines
Placing prohibited materials such as sod, stumps, rocks, or dirt in a green-waste or recycling container, or hauling green waste commercially without becoming a city-authorized contractor, violates Chapter 6.36 and is enforced under Section 6.36.170, which applies the infraction penalties of Section 1.04.010. Interfering with green waste already placed at the curb for the city's collection is also prohibited under Section 6.36.040.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I take my own yard trimmings to the dump in Victorville?
Can my landscaper haul away the clippings after mowing my lawn?
Do tree branches count as regular green waste in Victorville?
Sources & Official References
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