Vehicle requirements for conveyance of solid waste.
Riverside Municipal Code § 6.04.060
in effect6.04.060 - Vehicle requirements for conveyance of solid waste.
A. Passenger motor vehicles shall not be used in the transportation of solid waste, recyclable or organic recyclable material upon or along any public street or highway of the City; provided, however, residential self-haulers as provided in Section 6.04.055 may utilize such vehicles upon the condition that the solid waste, recyclable or organic recyclable material is so contained as to prevent it from leaking, dripping, falling, blowing or scattering from the vehicle in which it is being conveyed or transported.
B. Trucks used in the collection and transportation of solid waste, recyclable or organic recyclable material shall have bodies of watertight metal construction which shall be leakproof and shall be equipped with a close-fitting cover, which shall be affixed in a manner that will prevent dropping, spilling or other loss of solid waste upon the highway during collection and transportation. In lieu of such watertight bodies and covers, separate metal containers with tight-fitting, clamp-on lids may be used.
C. Trucks used in the collection of rubbish shall have solid construction of the floor and body and shall be equipped with a close-fitting covering which shall be affixed in a manner that will prevent the dropping or blowing of any rubbish upon the highway during collection and transportation.
D. All trucks used in the collection and transportation of solid waste, recyclable or organic recyclable material and rubbish shall be maintained in a clean, sanitary and neatly painted condition, and shall carry a shovel, broom, first-aid kit and fire extinguisher.
E. Every contractor authorized by the City Council to collect solid waste, recyclable or organic recyclable material shall paint his firm name and telephone number in legible letters not less than three inches in height on both sides of all trucks used to collect and transport refuse.
(Ord. 7515 § 8, 2020; Ord. 5928 § 1, 1991; Ord. 4189 § 1 (part), 1975)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT6HESA_CH6.04RESOWAREMA_6.04.060VERECOSOWAFetched: 11/1/2026