Junk Removal Rules, Laws & Disposal in Sacramento

Penal Code 374.3: $250 to $1,000 for a first offense, up to $10,000 and six months in jail for a cubic yard or more. For you: a couch in the alley costs more than a pickup.

E-waste (SB 20) and, since January 2026, every kind of battery (AB 2440) are banned from household trash. For you: the old TV cannot go in the bin; we route it to a processor.

Sacramento City Code 8.124 requires at least 65% of construction debris to be recycled or salvaged, with fines up to $1,000 a day. For you: keep materials separated. We take single-material loads: metal, concrete or clean wood.

Hazardous waste penalties under DTSC reach $70,000 per day per violation. An abandoned fridge with the door on is a misdemeanor (Penal Code 402b). For you: paint, oil and chemicals go to the county’s free drop-off, never a dumpster.

Elk Grove residents get three free bulky pickups a year, West Sacramento and Rocklin two, and the City of Sacramento a few items per appointment. For you: one couch, use the free pickup. A garage, call us.

Mattress retailers must take the old mattress free when they deliver a new one (SB 254). For you: ask the store first; if that fails, our residential junk removal crew takes it.

Civil Code 1983 to 1991: written notice, then 15 days (served in person) or 18 days (mailed) before a landlord may dispose of what a tenant left. Under $700 it can be tossed; above that, public auction. Commercial space follows Civil Code 1993 with a $2,500 threshold. For you: property managers book the haul for the day after the notice ends. See commercial junk removal.

Clearing a property before listing or between tenants is priced by truckload, from a $99 minimum to $850 to $1,000 for a full truck. For you: a cleared house lists sooner.

A licensed company carries the disposal liability: the load goes to a permitted facility. For you: on a same-day move-out you do not have to know which landfill takes what.