Yucaipa, CA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

Yucaipa Municipal Code § 8.28.010 defines yard waste as all leaves, cuttings and trimmings from trees, shrubs and grass. The definition excludes heavy or bulky articles such as trees, tree limbs or logs, so a felled trunk or large limb does not qualify as yard waste. Bulky waste is a separate category: § 8.28.240 bars placing it next to a street or public right-of-way without prior approval and arrangements with the collector, and § 8.28.180(F) says it is collected only during annual cleanups or by contractual arrangements between the resident or business and the contractor.

Section 8.28.180 is the set-out rule for the City of Yucaipa. Subsection J requires any yard waste to be placed in a separate container, as specified by the city manager. Subsection G requires tree trimmings and brush to be cut into four-foot lengths and tied in bundles not larger than twenty-four inches in diameter for ease in pickup. Containers cannot be placed beside a street or public right-of-way more than twenty-four hours before the normal collection time (subsection D), must come off the street or right-of-way within twelve hours after collection (subsection E), and residential solid waste must be at the curb pickup site by six a.m. on the designated pickup day (subsection H). Under § 8.28.200(D), collection is made only between six a.m. and five p.m., Monday through Saturday, and commercial pickup can begin at five a.m. when the commercial location is not adjacent to residential uses.

Yard clippings cannot be disposed of by fire. Section 8.48.030(B) says no person shall burn rubbish, waste, construction debris, yard clippings, or other prohibited materials at any location within the city. Single-family generators who subscribe to the city's three-container organic waste service under § 8.29.030(B) place source separated green container organic waste, including food waste, in the green container and cannot put black container materials into it. The San Bernardino County Sheriff and CAL FIRE do not set these container rules; the City Council's code does, and the city manager specifies the yard waste container.