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Multi-Family Waste Requirements

Multi-Family Recycling

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What is the law?

Multi-family properties - those with five or more units on one parcel - must meet state mandates for diverting mixed recyclables and organics (food waste, food-soiled paper, and green waste) from landfill disposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Currently this means all multi-family properties must separate their waste into:

  1. Recyclables;
  2. Organics (food waste, food-soiled paper, and green waste); and,
  3. Garbage

Which materials should be recycled?

Paper, cardboard, hard plastics, aluminum/metal containers, and all colors of glass bottles and jars.

Contact your hauler to learn more about what is acceptable/unacceptable, and how acceptable items must be prepared.

How do I comply?

Multi-family properties must select one or more of the following options:

1) Sign-Up for Recycling Service with Waste Hauler - Call your waste hauler today to sign up for recycling service. You may also choose a different Franchised Hauler to collect and haul your recyclables.

2) Alternative Recycling Service - Complete and submit the Alternative Service Verification portion in the Recycling Compliance Form if your property uses one or more of these alternative recycling services for recyclable materials:

  1. Third-Party Recycler: You contract with a licensed recycler, who is not a franchised hauler, who collects and recycles all generated recyclable material. Required: All valid contracts between the property and each alternative service recycler must be submitted with your alternative recycling service form and retained on-site for verification during inspection.
  2. Self-Haul: You haul recyclable materials collected to a local recycling facility. Required: Copies of weigh ticket or receipts from a licensed recycling facility must be submitted with your alternative recycling service form and retained on-site for verification during inspection. Note: If you are only self-hauling CRV items (ie: aluminum cans, glass bottles, etc), all other recyclable materials must also be collected and recycled through a franchised hauler, or another option listed on this page. 
  3. Shared Container: You have an agreement for tenants to place all organic material in an immediately adjacent commercial property's organic material recycling container to be recycled. Shared service must meet the combined minimum requirements for both commercial properties. Required: Evidence that all parties agree to sharing the container and a copy of the recycling collection services contract must be submitted with your alternative recycling service form and retained on-site for verification during inspection.

3) Physical Space Waiver (rare) - If your property does not have adequate space for a recycling material container, complete the Physical Space Waiver portion on the Recycling Compliance Form. Supporting documents are required as evidence that your property does not have space for a 64-gallon cart, one of the smallest carts available. 64-gallon carts are approximately 25" wide x 32" deep x 42" high.

For more information contact wastecompliance@cityofsacramento.org.

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  • City of Sacramento Commercial Waste Compliance Email: wastecompliance@cityofsacramento.org.
  • Phone: (916) 808-4846. Note: Callers must leave a voicemail with their business name, caller name, and phone number. Callers will receive a response within three (3) business days.

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