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Title 6 — SANITATION AND HEALTH

Chapter 2 — SOLID WASTE, ORGANIC WASTE AND

Thousand Oaks Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-30 · Thousand Oaks

Sec. 6-2.101. Purpose.

Sec. 6-2.102. Flow control.

Sec. 6-2.103. Anti-scavenging and materials handling.

Sec. 6-2.104. Violations.

Sec. 6-2.200. Definitions.

Sec. 6-2.201. AB 341.

Sec. 6-2.202. AB 827.

Sec. 6-2.203. AB 939 or “The Act”.

Sec. 6-2.204. AB 1594.

Sec. 6-2.205. AB 1826.

Sec. 6-2.206. AB 3036.

Sec. 6-2.207. Agreement.

Sec. 6-2.208. Animal waste.

Sec. 6-2.209. Applicable law.

Sec. 6-2.210. Applicant.

Sec. 6-2.211. Bin.

Sec. 6-2.212. Bulky waste.

Sec. 6-2.213. California Code of Regulations or CCR.

Sec. 6-2.214. CalRecycle.

Sec. 6-2.215. Cart.

Sec. 6-2.216. CEQA.

Sec. 6-2.217. City.

Sec. 6-2.218. City collection service.

Sec. 6-2.219. City facility.

Sec. 6-2.220. City Manager.

Sec. 6-2.221. Code.

Sec. 6-2.222. Collection.

Sec. 6-2.223. Collection container.

Sec. 6-2.224. Collection services.

Sec. 6-2.225. Combined solid waste.

Sec. 6-2.226. Commercial business or business.

Sec. 6-2.227. Commercial collection service.

Sec. 6-2.228. Commercial edible food generator.

Sec. 6-2.229. Commercial premises.

Sec. 6-2.230. Commercial recycling permit or “Permit”.

Sec. 6-2.231. Commercial service recipient.

Sec. 6-2.232. Commercial service unit.

Sec. 6-2.233. Compacted waste.

Sec. 6-2.234. Compliance review.

Sec. 6-2.235. Compost.

Sec. 6-2.236. Composting.

Sec. 6-2.237. Construction and demolition waste.

Sec. 6-2.238. Contractor.

Sec. 6-2.239. Day.

Sec. 6-2.240. Delivery.

Sec. 6-2.241. Designated waste.

Sec. 6-2.242. Designated zone.

Sec. 6-2.243. Disposal or dispose.

Sec. 6-2.244. Disposal facility.

Sec. 6-2.245. Diversion or divert.

Sec. 6-2.246. Edible food.

Sec. 6-2.247. Edible food recovery.

Sec. 6-2.248. Effective date of agreement.

Sec. 6-2.249. Emergency permit.

Sec. 6-2.250. Encroachment permit.

Sec. 6-2.251. Enforcement action.

Sec. 6-2.252. Exclusive franchise.

Sec. 6-2.253. Exclusive franchisee.

Sec. 6-2.254. Facility.

Sec. 6-2.255. Food recovery.

Sec. 6-2.256. Food recovery organization.

Sec. 6-2.257. Food recovery service.

Sec. 6-2.258. Food soiled paper.

Sec. 6-2.259. Food waste.

Sec. 6-2.260. Generator.

Sec. 6-2.261. Green waste.

Sec. 6-2.262. Hauler route.

Sec. 6-2.263. Hazardous waste.

Sec. 6-2.264. Holiday.

Sec. 6-2.265. Home composting.

Sec. 6-2.266. Household hazardous waste.

Sec. 6-2.267. Industrial premises.

Sec. 6-2.268. Land clearing.

Sec. 6-2.269. Large event.

Sec. 6-2.270. Large venue.

Sec. 6-2.271. Legislation.

Sec. 6-2.272. Limited franchise.

Sec. 6-2.273. Limited franchisee.

Sec. 6-2.274. Material recovery and processing facility (MRF).

Sec. 6-2.275. Medical waste.

Sec. 6-2.276. Mixed use dwelling or MXD.

Sec. 6-2.277. Multi-family dwelling unit complex or MFD.

Sec. 6-2.278. Non-putrescible material.

Sec. 6-2.279. Organic waste.

Sec. 6-2.280. Organic waste generator.

Sec. 6-2.281. Organic waste processing facility.

Sec. 6-2.282. Permittee.

Sec. 6-2.283. Person.

Sec. 6-2.284. Putrescible material.

Sec. 6-2.285. Premises.

Sec. 6-2.286. Prohibited container contaminants.

Sec. 6-2.287. Recovery.

Sec. 6-2.288. Recyclable material.

Sec. 6-2.289. Recycling.

Sec. 6-2.290. Remote monitoring.

Sec. 6-2.291. Residential collection service.

Sec. 6-2.292. Residential service recipient.

Sec. 6-2.293. Residential premises.

Sec. 6-2.294. Roll-off.

Sec. 6-2.295. Route review.

Sec. 6-2.296. SB 1383.

Sec. 6-2.297. Self-hauler.

Sec. 6-2.298. Scavenge or Scavenging.

Sec. 6-2.299. Service recipient.

Sec. 6-2.299.1. Single-family/duplex residence or SFD.

Sec. 6-2.299.2. Solid waste.

Sec. 6-2.299.3. Source separated.

Sec. 6-2.299.4. Subscription.

Sec. 6-2.299.5. Term.

Sec. 6-2.299.6. Tier one commercial edible food generator.

Sec. 6-2.299.7. Tier two commercial edible food generator.

Sec. 6-2.299.8. Transfer station.

Sec. 6-2.299.9. Transformation facility.

Sec. 6-2.299.10. Waste.

Sec. 6-2.299.11. Waste diversion.

Sec. 6-2.299.12. Waste generator.

Sec. 6-2.299.13. Waste enclosure.

Sec. 6-2.299.14. White goods.

Sec. 6-2.299.15. Wood waste.

Sec. 6-2.301. Authorization.

Sec. 6-2.302. Franchises or permits required for solid waste, organic waste, and…

Sec. 6-2.303. Types of franchises and permits.

Sec. 6-2.304. Approval or denial of franchise or permit.

Sec. 6-2.305. Issuance and term.

Sec. 6-2.306. Assignment or transfer of franchise or permit.

Sec. 6-2.307. Revocation.

Sec. 6-2.308. Charges for franchise or permit service.

Sec. 6-2.401. Billings for franchised service.

Sec. 6-2.402. Uniform City-wide rate.

Sec. 6-2.501. Payment responsibility.

Sec. 6-2.502. Collection containers.

Sec. 6-2.503. Placement and maintenance of residential collection containers.

Sec. 6-2.504. Placement and responsibility for commercial collection containers.

Sec. 6-2.505. Accumulation and duration of storage.

Sec. 6-2.506. Collection and recycling of commercial recyclable materials.

Sec. 6-2.507. Collection and recycling of commercial organic materials.

Sec. 6-2.508. Burning or incineration of waste prohibited.

Sec. 6-2.601. Collection.

Sec. 6-2.602. Collection containers.

Sec. 6-2.603. Processing, disposal and transfer.

Sec. 6-2.604. Contractor's properties, facilities and equipment.

Sec. 6-2.605. Contractor's employees.

Sec. 6-2.606. Inquiries, complaints and complaint reimbursement.

Sec. 6-2.607. Maintenance and inspection of records.

Sec. 6-2.608. Hazardous waste notification.

Sec. 6-2.609. Privacy.

Sec. 6-2.610. Damage by contractor or permittee.

Sec. 6-2.701. Commercial, multi-family (MFD-C), and mixed-use dwelling enclosures.

Sec. 6-2.702. Location requirements for outdoor waste enclosures.

Sec. 6-2.703. Location requirements for parking garages and indoor waste enclosures.

Sec. 6-2.801. Requirements for single-family and MFD-I organic waste generators.

Sec. 6-2.802. Requirements for commercial service recipients.

Sec. 6-2.803. Requirements for multi-family dwellings with centralized service (MFD-C).

Sec. 6-2.804. Waivers for generators.

Sec. 6-2.805. Requirements for commercial edible food generators.

Sec. 6-2.806. Requirements for food recovery organizations and services.

Sec. 6-2.807. Requirements for haulers and facility operators.

Sec. 6-2.808. Self-hauler requirements.

Sec. 6-2.809. Inspections and investigations by the City.

Sec. 6-2.810. Enforcement.

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