§ 17.616.030 — Recycling volume requirement

Sacramento City Code (current through Supplement No. 4, July 2026, and Ord. 2026-0022) · Sacramento City Code § 17.616.030

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17.616.030 Recycling volume requirement.

Recycling volume shall be provided and maintained as specified in the table below for the use to which the property is devoted. Fractional requirements up to one-half are omitted; fractional requirements of one-half or over require additional volume. Land Use | Recycling Volume Required | Recyclable Materials 1. Multi-unit dwelling of 5 or more dwelling units | 1 cubic yard/16 units | metal, glass, plastic, newspaper (ONP) 2. Commercial | | a. Office and general commercial | 1 cubic yard/40,000 square feet | beverage containers, office paper, computer paper, newspaper (ONP), corrugated cardboard (OCC) b. Restaurant; bar | 1 cubic yard/5,000 square feet; 90-gallon container minimum | metal, glass, and plastics, corrugated cardboard (OCC) c. Retail sales | 1 cubic yard/8,000 square feet; 90-gallon container minimum | corrugated cardboard (OCC), office paper, computer paper d. Retail services | 1 cubic yard/10,000 square feet; 90-gallon container minimum | corrugated cardboard (OCC), office paper, computer paper e. Motel; hotel; inn; bed and breakfast | 1 cubic yard/20 rooms; 90-gallon container minimum | metal, glass, plastics, newspaper (ONP) f. Auto service and repair | 1 cubic yard/3,000 square feet | tires, motor oil, scrap metal 3. Industrial | propose volume in recycling information | propose materials in recycling information 4. Public or quasi-public | | a. School | 1 cubic yard/50 rooms | paper, cardboard, beverage containers b. Library; church | calculate volume using office sq. ft. | office paper, computer paper c. Park | supply recycling receptacle with each garbage receptacle unless park prohibits food and drink from outside the park and food and beverage containers provided in the park are paper only | beverage containers 5. Hospital; medical clinic | none except cafeteria (subsection 2.b of this table) and vending machines (section 17.616.060.A) | metal, glass, plastics, corrugated cardboard (OCC) 6. Other land uses | propose volume in recycling information | propose materials in recycling information (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

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