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Trash and recycling carts in Rancho Cordova

Rancho Cordova'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 Rancho Cordova Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Rancho Cordova's code says

Rancho Cordova code What Rancho Cordova's code adds
Required collection service
  • Subscribe to garbage, recycling and organics container collection service.
    Applies: Every improved parcel in the city.
    § 6.20.035 · code text
    the owner, tenant, or occupant of every improved parcel (parcel with one or more business and/or residential buildings approved for occupancy) located within the city shall subscribe to garbage container, recycling container and organics container collection service from a residential or commercial franchisee operating pursuant to this chapter.
  • Subscribe to collection service from a residential franchisee operating under this chapter.
    Applies: Parcels with a residential dwelling unit.
    § 6.20.035 · code text
    The owner, tenant or occupant of a parcel with a residential dwelling unit shall subscribe to a collection service from a residential franchisee operating according to this chapter.
Sorting organics and green waste
  • Organic recyclable materials need not be set out or stored together with garbage. They may be stored separately.
    § 6.20.200 · code text
    Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, generators shall not be required to set out or store recyclable materials and/or organic recyclable materials together with garbage and generators shall be allowed to appropriately store recyclable materials and/or organic recyclable materials for collection separate from garbage.
Where carts are kept
  • Keep containers within an enclosure, or conveniently near an enclosure or building.
    Applies: Residential dwelling units and multifamily residential property.
    § 6.20.200 · code text
    Every owner, tenant or occupant of a residential dwelling unit or multifamily residential property and every owner, operator or keeper of any business with a fixed location in the city which generates solid waste shall provide and at all times keep within an enclosure, or conveniently located near an enclosure or building, watertight containers for garbage and suitable containers for recyclable materials and organic recyclable materials

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

When can trash carts go out to the curb in Rancho Cordova?

Rancho Cordova's code: Subscribe to garbage, recycling and organics container collection service. (Every improved parcel in the city.) (§ 6.20.035); Subscribe to collection service from a residential franchisee operating under this chapter. (Parcels with a residential dwelling unit.) (§ 6.20.035).

General information, not legal advice.

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