(AB 341, SB 1383 and RCMC 6.20.035 Mandatory service)

All businesses are required to subscribe to recycling services with a franchised waste hauler in the City of Rancho Cordova unless they do one of the following:

• Alternatively manage recyclable materials through self-hauling to a local recycling facility. To certify that you manage materials through self-hauling, please follow this link.
• Alternatively manage recyclable materials through a back-hauling to a central facility. To certify that you manage materials through back-hauling ,please follow this link.
• Alternatively manage recyclable materials via a shared container with another entity. To certify that you manage materials through a shared container, please follow this link.
• Obtain a de-minimis waiver where certain conditions are met. To apply for a de-minimis waiver for recycling, please follow this link.

(AB 1826, SB 1383 and RCMC 6.20.035 Mandatory service)
 

All businesses are required to subscribe to organic recycling services with a franchised waste hauler in the City of Rancho Cordova unless they have certified with the city that they are managing organic materials through alternative means or have a waiver approved by the city.

• Alternatively manage organic materials through self-hauling to a local organic recycling facility. To certify that you manage materials through self-hauling, please follow this link.
• Alternatively manage organic materials through a back-hauling to a central facility. To certify that you manage materials through back-hauling, please follow this link.
• Alternatively manage organic materials via a shared container with another entity. To certify that you manage materials through a shared container, please follow this link.
• Obtain a de-minimis waiver where certain conditions are met. To apply for a de-minimis waiver for organics recycling, please follow this link.

Container Requirements

(AB 827)

• All businesses that provide trash containers for customers to use for disposal of items purchased on the premises, except full-service restaurants, must also provide visible, easily accessible and clearly marked organics and recycling collection containers as well.
• Full-service restaurants (where you are seated and waitstaff bring your meal to you) must have visible, easily accessible and clearly marked organics and recycling collection containers for staff use. 
• The City of Rancho Cordova has ready-made signage to assist businesses with compliance. You can download PDF versions of these signs using the links below, or you can send a request to recycle@cityofranchocordova.org for the delivery of a quantity of laminated signs.
  
  
  • Food Waste Sign (PDF)
  • Recyclables Sign (PDF)
  • Trash Sign (PDF)
  • Combined Signage file (PDF)

Educational Requirements 

• Businesses must, to the extent practical through education, training, inspection, and/or other measures, prohibit employees from placing materials in a container not designated for those materials per the recycling container, organics container, and garbage container collection service.
• Businesses must periodically inspect recycling containers, organics containers, and garbage containers for contamination and inform employees if containers are contaminated and of the requirements to keep contaminants out of those containers.
• Businesses and Apartments must annually provide information to employees, contractors, tenants, building residents, and customers about organic waste recovery requirements and about proper sorting of organic waste and recyclable materials. A copy of such instructions shall be provided to the public works director or designee, upon request.
• Businesses and Apartments must provide information before or within 14 days of new occupation of the premises to new tenants and no less than 14 days before tenants move out of the premises, unless a tenant does not provide 14 or more days’ notice before moving out, that describes requirements to keep organics container organic waste and recyclable materials separate from each other and from garbage, the location of containers, and the rules governing their use at the premises.
• Businesses and Apartments must prominently post and maintain one or more signs where recyclable materials and/or organic waste are collected and/or stored that set forth what materials are required to be source separated, in addition to collection procedures for such materials.

Material Guidelines 

The following guides provide a detailed, but not comprehensive, list of materials accepted in each container.

• Food Waste/Organic Materials Acceptable List
• Recyclable Materials Acceptable List
• Trash Acceptable List

Service Agreements 

Commercial haulers must provide Business and Apartment customers with a Service Agreement that:

• Describes the Commercial Collection Services to be provided, the frequency of such services and the cost for providing such services;
• Clearly states the initial term and renewal terms;
• May contain a provision for automatic renewal for successive periods of no longer than one (1) year, unless either party gives written notice of termination by certified or registered mail at least sixty (60) days prior to the termination date of the current Service Agreement;
• Does not require customers to give notice of any offer by a competitor or require customers to give your current hauler the right to respond to such an offer.

Waiver/Alternative Services

Rancho Cordova Municipal Code and state law allow for organizations to employ alternative service to comply (e.g. self-hauling recycling to a facility) or to apply for a waiver if they don’t meet generation thresholds for organic or recyclable material.  Organizations that meet specific criteria may have certain mandatory service requirements waived and are able to discontinue that service with their waste hauler.  To apply for waiver or certify that you manage materials through alternative means, please follow this link.

Commercial Franchise Agreement 

Commercial service providers in the City of Rancho Cordova are required to adhere to this Non-Exclusive Commercial Collection Service agreement located here.  Interested in becoming a non-exclusive commercial waste hauler?  Visit the Waste Hauler Resources page.

Contact Us

State law requires jurisdictions to have a method to report entities that are not complying with the Short-Lived Climate Pollutant law (SB 1383). To report an organization that is not participating in a recycling and/or organics recycling program, please contact us at Recycle@cityofranchocordova.org.

Some businesses and multifamily properties may be exempt from organic waste recycling services if:

• They self-haul their pre-sorted organic waste to a licensed organic waste processing facility. Copies of weight tickets or receipts must be retained onsite for verification during inspections.
• They backhaul their organic waste to a central or corporate location to be collected for recycling. Contracts or other proof of evidence must be retained onsite for verification during inspection.
• The business does not have adequate space for an organic materials container, as verified by onsite inspection or documentation as evidence. Most businesses are ineligible for this waiver.
• They generate a minimal amount of organic material per week, as verified by onsite inspection. Multifamily residential buildings, restaurants, and other businesses that sell food products are ineligible for this waiver. Thresholds to qualify for a waiver based on minimal organic waste are:
  • Businesses that generate less than 2 cubic yards per week of solid waste (garbage and recycling combined), and generate less than 10 gallons of organic waste per week.
  • Businesses that generate 2 cubic yards or more per week of solid waste (garbage and recycling combined), and generate less than 20 gallons of organic waste per week.

Exemptions for organic waste are NOT granted by the city for businesses who do not have recycling collection service in place, or evidence of self-hauling. If you think your business or multifamily property may be exempt from having a mixed or organic waste recycling service, fill out the Alternative Service Compliance and Exemption Form.

Mixed recycling includes materials such as:

• Flattened cardboard: Cereal boxes, tissue boxes, egg cartons and clean pizza boxes.
• Mixed paper: White and colored paper, newspaper, magazines and catalogs.
• Cans: Metal food cans, aluminum cans, aluminum foil and empty aerosol cans.
• Plastic film and wrappers
• Plastics: Milk jugs, rigid plastics, trays and flowerpots.
• Scrap metal less than 10 lbs.: All-metal tools (wrenches, pliers, files) and aluminum siding.
• Clean polystyrene foam
• Glass: Beverage bottles and food jars.

Organic waste recycling includes materials such as:

• Food waste: Uneaten fruits, vegetables, meat, bones, pizza, eggs, dairy, rice and pasta.
• Food soiled paper: Pizza boxes and used paper plates, napkins and paper towels, coffee filters and tea bags, and paper food wrappings for hamburgers or French fries.
• Untreated wood waste.
• Branches less than 4” in diameter
• Yard Waste: Cut flowers, grass clippings, house plants, leaves, shrubs, weeds and dead plants.

To learn more about which materials are separated into which container, use the city’s Waste Wizard.

Businesses who qualify as Very Small Quantity Generators (VSQGs) can make an appointment to dispose of hazardous waste at one of the following facilities:

• North Area Recovery Station's Household Hazardous Waste Facility, located at 4450 Roseville Road, North Highlands, CA. Appointments are required and can be made by contacting the facility at 916.876.9458. There may be a fee, depending on material type. For more information, call 311 or email sacgreenteam@saccounty.gov. Learn more.
• Kiefer Landfill's Special Waste Facility, located at 12701 Kiefer Boulevard and Grant Line Road, Sloughhouse, CA. This facility accepts antifreeze, batteries, oils, paints (ABOP) and limited other wastes. Appointments are required and can be made by contacting the facility at 916.876.9458. There may be a fee, depending on material type. For more information, call 311 or email sacgreenteam@saccounty.gov. Learn more.
• Sacramento Recycling and Transfer Station (SRTS), located at 8491 Fruitridge Road, Sacramento, CA. Appointments are required and can be made by contacting the facility at 916.876.9458. There may be a fee, depending on material type. Learn more.
• Elk Grove Special Waste Collection Center, located at 9255 Disposal Lane, Elk Grove, CA. This facility accepts HHW, tires, sharps, and unused medications. A Reuse Room is onsite for household items including paint, cleaners, pool supplies, and clean wood. This facility also accepts recyclables. Appointments are required and can be made by contacting the facility at 916.627.3232. Learn more.

To learn about residential Waste Services in Rancho Cordova, visit our Residential Waste Services webpage.

For more information about Solid Waste services in the City of Rancho Cordova, contact the city’s Recycle Coordinator at recycle@cityofranchocordova.org.  

Commercial service providers in the City of Rancho Cordova are required to adhere to this Non-Exclusive Commercial Collection Service agreement located here.