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Trash and recycling carts in Colusa

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

What Colusa's code says

Colusa code What Colusa's code adds
Required collection service
  • Property owners must subscribe with an authorized refuse collector for solid-waste and green-waste collection and disposal.
    § 14-2 · code text
    Every property owner shall subscribe with an authorized refuse collector for the collection and disposal of solid waste and green waste, or provide documentation of self hauling to city as required by Section 14-8.
  • Recyclables collection is optional.
    Applies: Applies unless otherwise specified in this article.
    § 14-2 · code text
    Unless otherwise specified in this article, the property owner may subscribe with the refuse collector for the collection and disposal of recyclable materials.
Sorting organics and green waste
  • Green waste must not be mixed in the same container with recyclable materials or solid waste.
    § 14-5 · code text
    Allow recyclable materials or solid waste and green waste to be mixed in the same container with green waste.
  • Recyclable materials and solid waste may be combined in the same container.
    Applies: Applies if the property owner elects not to separate recyclable materials for collection apart from solid waste.
    § 14-5 · code text
    Recyclable materials and solid waste may be combined in the same container if the property owner elects not to separate recyclable materials for collection apart from solid waste.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

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

Colusa's code: Property owners must subscribe with an authorized refuse collector for solid-waste and green-waste collection and disposal. (§ 14-2); Recyclables collection is optional. (Applies unless otherwise specified in this article.) (§ 14-2).

General information, not legal advice.

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