Section 38790 Of Article 7. Miscellaneous From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 10. >> Article 7.

. By gift, purchase, or condemnation any city may acquire land within the county where the city is located for garbage disposal sites and rights of way for roadways to the site. "Garbage" includes:
  (a) Animal, fruit, and vegetable refuse.
  (b) Offal.
  (c) Leaves and cuttings, trimmings from trees, shrubs, and grass.
  (d) Inorganic refuse and rubbish.
  (e) Anything thrown away as worthless.