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Trash and recycling carts in Portola

Portola's own rules on trash and recycling carts, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Portola Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Portola's code says

Portola code What Portola's code adds
Required collection service
  • Occupied residential premises must subscribe to collection service from the city's franchisee, in the property owner's name.
    Applies: Within city limits. A person who declines service still pays the minimum charge.
    § 8.04.100 · code text
    all residential service, multi-family residential complexes and commercial service (as defined herein) premises within city limits which are occupied shall subscribe to solid waste collection services from the city's solid waste collection franchisee
When carts must come back
  • Containers may not remain in the front yard or public right-of-way more than 24 hours after collection day.
    Applies: Single-family and two-family residences.
    § 8.04.094 · code text
    shall not be permitted to remain in the front yard or adjoining public right-of-way more than twenty-four hours thereafter
When carts may go to the curb
  • Place containers curbside no more than 12 hours before the collection day.
    Applies: Single-family and two-family residences.
    § 8.04.094 · code text
    Such containers shall be placed curbside in front of the residence or adjoining public right-of-way not more than twelve hours in advance of the day on which the collection services are to be provided

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Frequently asked questions

When can trash carts go out to the curb in Portola?

Portola's code: Occupied residential premises must subscribe to collection service from the city's franchisee, in the property owner's name. (Within city limits. A person who declines service still pays the minimum charge.) (§ 8.04.100); Containers may not remain in the front yard or public right-of-way more than 24 hours after collection day. (Single-family and two-family residences.) (§ 8.04.094).

General information, not legal advice.

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