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Trash and recycling carts in Vallejo

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

What Vallejo's code says

Vallejo code What Vallejo's code adds
Required collection service
  • Every premises must subscribe to and keep the minimum level of collection service.
    Applies: Unless the person is a self-hauler.
    § 7.44.020 · code text
    Every owner, proprietor, manager, or other person having charge or control of any premises within the city who is not a self-hauler shall subscribe to and maintain the minimum level of service as defined herein.
When carts must come back
  • Carts may not stay in public view after 10 p.m. on the day of pickup.
    Applies: Residential areas.
    § 7.44.020 · code text
    In residential areas, solid waste, recycling and organic waste carts, shall not be placed in public view for purposes of pickup by the franchisee prior to sunset on the day before pickup is scheduled, and empty containers shall be removed from public view before ten p.m. on the day when pickup is made.
When carts may go to the curb
  • Carts may not be placed in public view before sunset on the day before pickup.
    Applies: Residential areas.
    § 7.44.020 · code text
    In residential areas, solid waste, recycling and organic waste carts, shall not be placed in public view for purposes of pickup by the franchisee prior to sunset on the day before pickup is scheduled, and empty containers shall be removed from public view before ten p.m. on the day when pickup is made.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Vallejo's code: Every premises must subscribe to and keep the minimum level of collection service. (Unless the person is a self-hauler.) (§ 7.44.020); Carts may not stay in public view after 10 p.m. on the day of pickup. (Residential areas.) (§ 7.44.020).

General information, not legal advice.

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