Placement of material in receptacles.

Riverside Municipal Code § 6.04.040

in effect

6.04.040 - Placement of material in receptacles. A. At residential properties, the Public Works Director shall designate the manner in which material shall be placed in containers for collection, including, but not limited to, the types of materials to be placed in solid waste, recycling, and green waste or organic recyclable containers and the manner in which materials shall be separated, contained, or broken down prior to placement in containers. B. When filled, the manual container shall not weigh more than 55 pounds. When filled, the standard automated container shall not weigh more than 150 pounds. C. The Public Works Director may designate materials eligible for special pickup as bulky items and the time, frequency, and volume of bulky item collection service. Acceptable materials shall be placed at the curb immediately adjacent to the serviced property no earlier than 4:00 p.m. on the day before the scheduled bulky item service. City or Contractor's may refuse collection if items exceed limitations or otherwise do not conform to the established bulky item service requirements. D. Placement of solid waste into containers designated for recyclable or organic recyclable material is prohibited. The Public Works Director, or designee, shall enforce contamination of recycling and organic recycling containers. For the purposes of this section, contamination shall mean more than two percent by volume of nonacceptable materials. 1. If a collector finds that a recycling or organic recycling container has been contaminated by solid waste, the collector must leave a tag on the container notifying the customer of the violation and identifying the incorrect materials. The collector shall not refuse to empty a container from a residential property. 2. If a collector identifies contamination and issues notices of violation for three collection dates within a calendar year for a particular container (i.e. solid waste, recyclable, or green waste and organic recyclable containers), a fee equal to the charge for an additional solid waste disposal container shall be charged to the customer's account for the third and fourth violation. For the fifth and subsequent violation within a calendar year, Contractor may require that the property maintain a second container for the particular waste, the cost of which shall be charged to the customer's account. Contractor shall notify the City within five business days if Contractor requires a property to maintain an additional container pursuant to this Section. The Public Works Director shall provide notice of the fee to the customer at least ten days prior to the fee appearing the customer's bill. Notice of the fee shall be deemed served when placed in the mail to the customer at the last known address listed on the account. The customer may appeal the assessment of the fee to the Public Works Director within ten days of service of notice. The Public Works Director's decision shall be final. E. If a collector identifies overfilled or overweight containers and issues notices of violation for three collection dates in a calendar year for a particular container (i.e. solid waste, recyclable, or green waste and organic recyclable containers), a fee, in an amount as set by resolution of the City Council, shall be charged to the customer's account for the third violation and each violation thereafter. 1. For the purposes of this section, overfilled shall mean a container filled past its capacity, preventing the lid from closing properly with a lid angle open from the rims at a 45-degree angle or greater, or 11 inches or more. Overfilled shall also mean waste is piled on top of or around the container. 2. For the purposes of this section, overweight shall mean a container exceeding the container weight limits of Section 6.04.040(B). 3. The customer has the right to appeal the assessment of this fee to the Public Works Director within ten days of receiving notice. The decision of the Public Works Director shall be final. (Ord. 7740, § 2, 2025; Ord. 7515 § 5, 2020; Ord. 5954 § 3, 1991; 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_6.04.040PLMAREFetched: 11/1/2026