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Trash and recycling carts in Rancho Cucamonga

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

What Rancho Cucamonga's code says

Rancho Cucamonga code What Rancho Cucamonga's code adds
Required collection service
  • Each occupant must use an authorized collector for solid waste and pay the fees.
    Applies: Owners are liable for the fees whether or not they use the service.
    § 8.17.170 · code text
    each occupant shall utilize the services of an authorized collector for the collection of solid waste from a residential or commercial premises of such occupant, and shall pay collection fees
Sorting organics and green waste
  • Put organics in the containers designated for refuse, recyclables and organics collection, provided by the authorized collector.
    § 8.17.090 · code text
    It shall be the duty of every owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of a residential premises to deposit refuse, recyclables and organics in the containers designated for refuse, recyclables and organics collection provided by the authorized collector.
When carts must come back
  • Remove containers before 8:00 p.m. on the day they are emptied.
    § 8.17.110 · code text
    all containers shall be removed from the place of collection prior to 8:00 p.m. of the day the containers have been emptied.
Where carts are kept
  • Store containers out of public view.
    Applies: At all other times.
    § 8.17.110 · code text
    At all other times, containers for solid waste, recyclables and organics shall be stored out of public view in accordance with section 8.17.090(B).
  • Keep containers in enclosures as approved by the city.
    § 8.17.090 · code text
    Containers shall be kept in enclosures as approved by the city.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Rancho Cucamonga's code: Each occupant must use an authorized collector for solid waste and pay the fees. (Owners are liable for the fees whether or not they use the service.) (§ 8.17.170); Put organics in the containers designated for refuse, recyclables and organics collection, provided by the authorized collector. (§ 8.17.090).

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