Trash and recycling carts in Covina

It is mandatory for any occupant of an occupied residence, commercial unit, or industrial unit within the city to arrange for the collection, transportation, processing and disposal of all refuse, green waste, and recyclables on at least a weekly basis and pay the related charges described in CMC § 8.08.180.

If a residence, commercial unit, or industrial unit generates refuse, green waste, and/or recyclables at a rate such that weekly collection, transport, processing and disposal is insufficient to prevent an accumulation that violates subsection (A) of this section, the city may require an occupant to arrange for such collection, transportation, processing and disposal more frequently than once weekly, as determined by the city manager.

Separate residential containers, including but not limited to residential refuse, green waste, and recyclable material containers, shall be furnished to each occupant by the city or its approved collector for green waste, recyclables, and all other residential refuse, unless otherwise exempted by this chapter or specifically approved by the city manager.

It is unlawful for an occupant to introduce residential refuse, special waste materials, green waste, or any materials which are not recyclables into a container designed for recyclable materials.

It is unlawful for an occupant to introduce green waste, special waste materials, recyclables, or any materials which are not refuse into a container designed for refuse.