Yard waste goes in the green organics cart along with food scraps under SB 1383. Christmas trees are collected curbside Dec 25-Jan 15 if under 6 feet, free of stands and ornaments. Open burning of yard waste is prohibited under Yuba City Code Title 4 fire provisions.
Per Recology Yuba-Sutter's three-cart program, the green cart accepts leaves, grass clippings, branches, weeds, flowers, plant trimmings, and (under SB 1383, PRC §42652) food scraps and food-soiled paper. Branches must fit inside the cart with the lid closed; oversized limbs require a bundled extra pickup. Yuba City participates in the regional curbside Christmas tree program: trees collected at the curb between December 25 and January 15 if they are under 6 feet tall, with all stands, lights, ornaments, and flocking removed; larger trees must be cut down or taken to the Marysville transfer station. Open burning of yard waste is prohibited within Yuba City limits under fire-code provisions and statewide CARB/air-district rules administered by the Feather River Air Quality Management District. Self-haul to the Recology Yuba-Sutter Transfer Station, 3001 N. Levee Road, Marysville, is the alternative for overflow yard waste — call (530) 743-6933 for current tip fees.
Putting yard waste in the gray landfill cart contaminates the load and may trigger an SB 1383 contamination tag (informational notice on the first occurrence; escalating to administrative citations of $50-$500 per occurrence under 14 CCR §18997.2). Open burning of yard waste in city limits is a fire-code violation and can be cited as an infraction; during a Red Flag Warning, statewide CARB no-burn rules apply.
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