Trash & Recycling in North Las Vegas, NV (2026)
7 verified trash & recycling rules for North Las Vegas, Nevada, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
In North Las Vegas, only the City, its exclusive franchisee or their agents may collect curbside trash and recycling: scavenging or interfering with a set-out cart is unlawful. Municipal Code § 8.20.140 bars anyone else from removing, tampering with, or participating in curbside recyclables collection.
North Las Vegas Trash Cart Tampering Ban
Some RestrictionsNorth Las Vegas Municipal Code § 8.20.140
A.No person other than the owner, the City or an exclusive franchisee, or their duly appointed agents may:1.Interfere with or remove any solid waste or recyclables from the solid waste containers or recyclables containers that are intended for collection by an exclusive franchisee as part of its solid waste collection and curbside residential recyclables collection programs;2.Tamper with, inter...
Bin Placement Rules
North Las Vegas residential trash and recycling carts may not sit in the street right-of-way or the front yard between the house and the front lot line except on collection day. Municipal Code § 8.20.120 sets when carts can be curbside and requires enclosures where a development approval calls for one.
North Las Vegas Trash Cart Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsNorth Las Vegas Municipal Code § 8.20.120(C)-(D)
C.On any single-family dwelling, duplexes, multifamily dwellings, or mobilehome residential premises, it is unlawful to place, keep, store or locate any solid waste or recyclables container within the right-of-way of a street, sidewalk or alley, driveway or within any area located between any portion of the front elevation of the dwelling unit and the front lot line as defined in the zoning reg...
Bulk Item Disposal
North Las Vegas doesn't run curbside bulk-item pickup; large or assorted trash goes through a paid one-time on-call collection instead. Municipal Code § 8.20.210 sets a flat $210.44 charge for an 'Assorted Trash Pick-up,' plus per-cubic-yard rates for one-time container pickups arranged through the exclusive franchisee.
North Las Vegas Bulk Trash Pickup Fee
Some RestrictionsNorth Las Vegas Municipal Code § 8.20.210
8.20.210 - Rates—Special one-time on-call collections. The charges for special one-time on-call collections for any premises, which may be billed at the time of service by the exclusive franchisee as on-call services, shall be as follows: Container Size / One Time Charge* 1 Cubic-Yard Container $46.40; 2 Cubic-Yard Container $61.87; 3 Cubic-Yard Container $77.33; 4 Cubic-Yard Container $92.76; ...
Recycling Requirements
North Las Vegas curbside recycling runs through the City's exclusive solid-waste franchisee, not a citywide mandate. Municipal Code § 8.20.120(B) requires the franchisee to supply recycling containers to any customer who requests one, at no extra charge. Recyclables and trash carts follow the same street-placement and pickup-day timing rules.
North Las Vegas Curbside Recycling Rules
Some RestrictionsNorth Las Vegas Municipal Code § 8.20.120(B),(C)
B.If an exclusive franchisee provides curbside residential recyclables collection, the exclusive franchisee shall provide to its curbside residential recyclables collection customers, upon request and at no additional cost to such customers, containers for the storage and collection of recyclables.C.On any single-family dwelling, duplexes, multifamily dwellings, or mobilehome residential premis...
Illegal Dumping
North Las Vegas makes it a misdemeanor to throw or deposit solid waste, hazardous waste, construction debris or recyclables anywhere but a licensed transfer station or disposal site. Municipal Code § 8.20.060 bans dumping in streets, alleys or on another's property, and § 8.20.100 separately outlaws dumping into another person's container or onto their premises.
North Las Vegas Illegal Dumping Penalties
Heavy RestrictionsNorth Las Vegas Municipal Code §§ 8.20.060, 8.20.100, 8.20.370
8.20.060 - Unlawful disposal of solid waste. It is unlawful for any person to:1.Throw or deposit, or cause to be thrown or deposited, in any street, alley, gutter or highway within the City, any solid waste, hazardous waste, or recyclables.2.Throw or deposit, or cause to be thrown or deposited, any solid waste, hazardous waste, construction or demolition waste or recyclables upon the private or...
Dumpster Rules
North Las Vegas sets minimum dumpster and container sizes for every business, sliding from one cubic yard up to service scaled by unit count for apartments and motels. Municipal Code § 8.20.160 also requires every commercial dumpster to be marked with the owner's name and phone number.
North Las Vegas Commercial Dumpster Rules
Some RestrictionsNorth Las Vegas Municipal Code § 8.20.160(A), (H)-(I)
A.Every non-residential customer must have cubic-yard container service of at least one cubic-yard container or ninety-six-gallon mobile containers for the solid waste generated from the customer's premises in accordance with the minimum containers requirements set forth in this Section. Each and every non-residential solid waste container, whether canister type or dumpster, must identify the o...
Collection Schedule
North Las Vegas requires every property connected to water service to subscribe to solid waste collection and pay for it: there is no opting out. Municipal Code § 8.20.260 ties trash service to the water account and only allows a customer to stop paying if the premises has no water connection for a full billing period.
North Las Vegas Mandatory Trash Collection
Significant RestrictionsNorth Las Vegas Municipal Code § 8.20.260(A), (D)
A.To ensure the uniform, safe and sanitary treatment of solid waste in the City and to discourage the illegal handling and disposal of solid waste, it shall be mandatory for any person owning, occupying or managing any premises in the City which are connected to water service to subscribe to solid waste collection service provided by the City or its authorized exclusive franchisee and to pay th...
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