Bin Placement Rules: Lewisville vs Little Elm

Lewisville Code of Ordinances Chapter 58 and Community Waste Disposal service guidelines establish specific placement requirements for residential trash and recycling carts. Carts must be positioned at the curb with the lid facing the street so the automated collection arm can grip and empty them, with a minimum clearance of three feet from mailboxes, parked vehicles, utility poles, fire hydrants, and other carts. Carts must be set out by 7 AM on collection day and may not be placed earlier than 6 PM the evening before. All bins must be removed from the curb and returned to storage behind the front building line by midnight on collection day, though HOA communities may enforce earlier retrieval deadlines.

Little Elm requires trash and recycling carts to be placed at the curb with handles facing the house, lids closed, and at least three feet of clearance from any obstructions for automated collection.