Sacramento Regional
Solid Waste Authority

•  Title I: Definition of terms.
•  Title II: Franchise regulation for commercial waste hauling in the SWA Region.
•  Title III: Solid waste facility reporting requirements.
•  Title IV: Recycling requirements for all multi-family dwellings and businesses.
•  Title V: Enforcement provisions.

Please note SWA Code was last amended on January 22, 2020.

Administrative Rules

• 2001-1 Franchise System Requirements and Diversion Guidelines (rescinded)
• 2002-1 Franchise System Requirements and Diversion Rules
• 2003-1 Diversion Credit for Dirt/Soils
• 2007-1 Designated Recyclables for Commercial Properties
• 2007-2 Franchisee Customer Account Information
• 2007-3 Restricted Collection Hours: J&K Streets between 7th&10th
• 2009-1 Construction & Demolition Recycling
• 2009-2 Certification of Construction/Demolition Sorting Facilities
• 2009-3 Recycling at Multi-Family Complexes
• 2009-4 Franchise Fees for Construction & Demolition Cleanup Services
• 2010-1 Time Restricted Zones for Refuse Collection

• 2013-3 Time Restricted Zone: fair Oaks & Fulton Ave
• 2014-1 Calculation of Diversion
• 2017-1 Process for requiring increased container size / collection frequency
• 2017-2 Process for requiring locks
• 2020-1 Mandatory 3-Bin Collection System

Financial Incentives

• 2017-01 Fee waiver for source-separated recyclables
• 2017-02 Franchise fee credit for early food waste adopters