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A Riverside building job needs two bins and two forms
Local haulers do the work; we hold the contract, own the problems, and send one bill. Riverside, California requires a recycling plan before the building permit and a reporting form with certified weights before the certificate of occupancy.
Last reviewed October 27, 2026.
Short answer
- The City of Riverside requires each project to recycle, reuse, compost, or salvage at least 65 percent of its waste by weight, and the site must keep at least two bins, one for disposal and one for recycling.
- Only self-haul, the franchise hauler for the project area, or the general contractor on the project may collect and haul the waste.
- Form 1, the recycling plan, is approved before the building permit, and Form 2, the reporting form with receipts and certified weights, is approved before the certificate of occupancy.
- 11 providers in our provider network have completed jobs in Riverside.
Two forms and a hauler by project area
A Riverside building job has paperwork at both ends: a plan before the permit and weights at the end. We hold your sites on one account and stand behind the hauler at each. When a pickup gets missed, we contact the hauler the same business day. Where the city assigns a franchise hauler to the project area, we dispatch the one that holds it.
Riverside asks for proof at both ends of a project. The recycling plan has to be approved before the building permit, and the reporting form with receipts and certified weights has to clear before occupancy. That makes scale tickets as important as the containers. Keep two bins on site from day one, one for disposal and one for recycling, and confirm the franchise hauler for your project area before anyone else rolls up, since the city limits who may haul the waste.
A single remodel that already has a franchise hauler should keep it. To see where we fit, read hauler, broker, and provider network; the California page lists the state rules.
Riverside deliveries
What we delivered to job sites in Riverside over October 26, 2024 through October 26, 2026; canceled jobs are excluded.
Figures are counts of completed deliveries, providers, and accounts in this window from our records, as of October 2026. Roll-off deliveries are containers delivered. Portable toilet deliveries are units placed, not orders. A company that completed both services is counted in both service rows, so those rows are not a split of the provider total. The counts are not a promise that every address is covered. Front-load service, compactors, and balers are not in these counts. The sanitation figure adds portable toilets and hand-wash units placed. Where a restroom-trailer count is shown, it is units placed.
Form 1, Form 2, and two bins
The city's Solid Waste Division and Building and Safety share a construction and demolition waste form that sets a minimum of 65 percent diversion by weight under the CALGreen code. Step one is the Form 1 recycling plan, approved before building permits issue. Step two is the Form 2 reporting form, approved before the certificate of occupancy, and it must be accompanied by legible receipts or letters with certified weights for everything recycled, reused, composted, salvaged, or landfilled. During construction the site needs at least two bins, one for disposal and one for recycling, clearly labeled with posted lists of acceptable and unacceptable materials.
Who may haul Riverside project waste
The form says only these parties may collect and transport a project's waste within the city: self-hauling, the franchise hauler for the project area, or the general contractor associated with the project. The form lists the franchise hauler by project area and sends customers to the hauler for that area. The city's waste page adds that Riverside adopted a construction and demolition diversion ordinance alongside CALGreen, and that state SB 1383 rules require jurisdictions to enforce CALGreen's 65 percent recovery rate.
Parking a container on the street
Public Works' encroachment permit guide covers private improvements in the public right-of-way or an easement. It says none are allowed without a permit, that several departments must approve it and Public Works always does, and that fencing is not permitted. The guide doesn't name dumpsters or containers, so ask Public Works whether a bin on the street needs one before you schedule delivery.
- DiversionAt least 65 percent by weight, under CALGreen
- Bins on siteAt least two: one for disposal and one for recycling, labeled
- Form 1Recycling plan, approved before the building permit
- Form 2Reporting form with certified weights, approved before the certificate of occupancy
- Who may haulSelf-haul, the franchise hauler for the area, or the general contractor
- QuestionsSolid Waste Division, 3900 Main Street, third floor
Santa Ana winds and the Riverside calendar
NWS San Diego covers western Riverside County and writes up the Santa Ana winds in its weather guide. Census permit data shows houses and especially apartments sliding.
- Fall and winter
Santa Ana season
NWS San Diego says Santa Ana winds occur mainly in fall and winter and are most common in December. Summer events are rare.
- A strong event
Sustained 30 to 40 mph
A reasonably strong event can bring gusts over 60 mph, strongest at night and in the morning.
- Every event
Vehicles and fire danger
NWS says high profile vehicles are at risk of being blown over, power lines come down, and fire danger is always high.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, January to August 2026 against the same months of 2025. Large apartment permits have fallen by more than half and single-family permits are lower too.
Riverside services and hauler sign-up
Riverside orders can include dumpster rental, portable toilets, hand-wash stations, and restroom trailers.
For haulers
A franchise hauler in Riverside, or renting toilets nearby? Ask to join the provider network through the vendor form, which is free. Bill.com pays vendors from the processing date, and invoices go to accounting@detritus.us. The vendor payment guide walks through it.
Answers
Common questions
How much debris must be recycled on a Riverside project?
At least 65 percent by weight, per the City of Riverside form under CALGreen. The site needs at least two bins, one for disposal and one for recycling, and the recycling plan is approved before the building permit.
Who can haul waste from a Riverside project?
Self-hauling, the franchise hauler for the project area, or the general contractor associated with the project. The city form lists the franchise hauler and sends customers to the hauler for their area.
What does Riverside need before the certificate of occupancy?
The Form 2 reporting form must be approved, with legible letters or original receipts that include certified weights for all materials recycled, reused, composted, salvaged, or landfilled.
Can an approved Riverside account get payment terms?
Approved accounts can be offered Net 30, 60, or 90, subject to credit review. Nothing on this page is an offer of credit. Terms of use apply to a Riverside account.
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Send the Riverside sites
Send the Riverside addresses and which ones have a building permit, or call.
Sources
Public sources read October 28, 2026.
- Our own delivery records.
- Construction and Demolition Form 1, waste plan, City of Riverside Public Works.
- Waste, City of Riverside Sustainability.
- Encroachment Permit Processing Guide, July 2025, City of Riverside Public Works.
- The Weather Guide, NWS San Diego.
- Building Permits Survey, U.S. Census Bureau.
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