Trash and recycling carts in Yountville: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Yountville Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Required collection service	Collection is mandatory. Self-haul only after certifying to the Town Manager that service is not needed and meeting listed criteria. § 13.80.020 · code text All owners and occupants of structures who demonstrate and certify to the satisfaction of the Town Manager or designee that solid waste collection service is not needed may collect and transport solid waste produced on the premises where he or she resides or which he or she owns if the owner or occupant satisfies any of the following criteria: Collection is not required. Applies: The owner or occupant takes solid waste to a permitted disposal facility at least every 7 days, and has certified this to the Town Manager. § 13.80.020 · code text The owner or occupant timely and appropriately transports his or her solid waste to a permitted disposal facility at least every seven days. Collection is not required. Applies: Shared solid waste disposal arranged with another structure that receives collection service, without undue accumulation or improper storage; certified to the Town Manager. § 13.80.020 · code text The owner or occupant otherwise has arranged for shared solid waste disposal with the owner or occupant of another structure receiving solid waste collection service from the contractor, and such shared service does not involve an undue accumulation or improper storage of solid waste. Collection is not required. Applies: The premises are unoccupied and the water service is used only for irrigation; certified to the Town Manager. § 13.80.020 · code text The premises are unoccupied and the water service is used exclusively for irrigation purposes.
Where carts are kept	Locations designated by the collector, where the container will not be a public nuisance or otherwise offensive. § 13.76.060 · code text Each person from whom solid waste is collected shall maintain the container in locations as designated by the collector, but where it will not be a public nuisance or otherwise offensive.

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Yountville's code: Collection is mandatory. Self-haul only after certifying to the Town Manager that service is not needed and meeting listed criteria. (§ 13.80.020); Collection is not required. (The owner or occupant takes solid waste to a permitted disposal facility at least every 7 days, and has certified this to the Town Manager.) (§ 13.80.020).

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