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Trash & Recycling in Clark County, NV (2026)

9 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Clark County, Nevada.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Clark County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Pickup Rules & Schedules

In unincorporated Clark County, only the county's franchised hauler collects solid waste and recycling, delivered once weekly; containers stay off the right-of-way until within 24 hours of the collection day.

Clark County Curbside Trash Pickup Rules

Some Restrictions

Clark County Code § 9.04.150

On any single-family or duplex residential premises, it is unlawful to place, keep, store or locate within the public right-of-way of a street, sidewalk or alley, or within any front yard as defined in the zoning regulations of the county, any solid waste or recycling container; provided, however, that such container may be placed within such area, except for vehicle lanes, for the purpose of t...

Bin Placement Rules

Clark County bars leaving trash and recycling carts in the street right-of-way, sidewalk, alley, or front yard between pickups: carts can only sit there within 24 hours of the scheduled collection day, and vehicle lanes must stay clear at all times.

Clark County Trash Cart Placement Rules

Some Restrictions

Clark County Code § 9.04.150(a)

On any single-family or duplex residential premises, it is unlawful to place, keep, store or locate within the public right-of-way of a street, sidewalk or alley, or within any front yard as defined in the zoning regulations of the county, any solid waste or recycling container; provided, however, that such container may be placed within such area, except for vehicle lanes, for the purpose of t...

Bulk Item Disposal

Unincorporated Clark County residents get franchised bulky-item collection every other week, with weight and size limits on what can go curbside between visits.

Clark County Bulky Item Pickup Rules

Some Restrictions

Clark County Code § 9.04.145

(a) For any resident that receives single-stream recycling collection service, franchisee shall provide a separate collection service for bulky items. On the days such bulky item collection service is provided, a residential customer may put such items in a container other than a wheeled cart if the container has capacity of less than thirty-six gallons and weighs no more than fifty pounds (con...

Recycling Requirements

Unincorporated Clark County requires trash franchisees to give residential customers a free wheeled cart for once-a-week single-stream recycling collection, and only the county's franchisee may legally collect curbside recyclables.

Clark County Curbside Recycling Cart Requirements

Some Restrictions

Clark County Code § 9.04.110

With respect to residential customers receiving once a week solid waste collection service and once a week single-stream recycling collection service, a franchisee shall provide each such customer, at no additional cost: (1) One wheeled cart for solid waste and one wheeled cart for single-stream recycling, with capacities of approximately thirty-five, sixty-five and ninety-five gallons, based o...

Illegal Dumping

Dumping solid or hazardous waste anywhere except an authorized disposal site is a nuisance per se in unincorporated Clark County, punishable as a misdemeanor with escalating fines and jail time.

Clark County Illegal Dumping Penalties

Significant Restrictions

Clark County Code §§ 9.04.290, 9.04.320(a)(1)

All solid waste and hazardous waste collected from the public and private places and premises in the county shall not be deposited at any place within the county limits, except at a materials recovery facility, transfer station, or solid waste disposal facility legally authorized by the solid waste management authority having jurisdiction over such facility. ... Upon conviction of a first offen...

Yard Waste Collection

Clark County lets unincorporated-area residents bundle tree trimmings, palm fronds and scrap lumber instead of bagging them, as long as each bundle is tied, weighs no more than fifty pounds and is under six feet, and is set out on the scheduled bulky-items collection day.

Clark County Yard Waste Bundling Rules

Some Restrictions

Clark County Code § 9.04.140

(1)In residential districts tree trimmings, palm fronds, scrap lumber and other such solid waste may be bundled in accordance with subsection (b) of this section if securely tied and placed at curbside on a scheduled bulky items collection day.(2)Places of business that generate rubbish consisting of boxes, cartons and other items of such bulk that the placing of the same in a container would b...

Dumpster Rules

Commercial, industrial, and multifamily properties in unincorporated Clark County cannot store dumpsters or recycling containers in the street, sidewalk, or alley right-of-way except on collection day, and must enclose them if development approval required an enclosure.

Clark County Commercial Dumpster Placement Rules

Some Restrictions

Clark County Code § 9.04.160

On any multifamily, commercial or industrial 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, except during collection days as specified in Section 9.04.150 of this chapter. Containers shall be stored within an enclosure if an enclosure was required in connection with development approval or...

Collection Schedule

Unincorporated Clark County runs an exclusive-franchise trash system: only the county or its licensed franchisee may collect solid waste, and every single-family property owner is billed for weekly service.

Clark County Trash Collection Service

Some Restrictions

Clark County Code § 9.04.170(a)

A franchisee shall charge a monthly fee billed quarterly in advance, for collecting, transporting and disposing of solid waste and collecting and transporting recyclables at residential premises in urban and rural solid waste service areas as determined in accordance with Table 9.04.170A and at residential units with individual curbside service that provide transient lodging services as determi...

Recycling Rules

Clark County caps recycling-cart contamination at 20 percent; franchisees can survey chronic offenders and, if contamination continues, swap the recycling cart for a second trash cart instead of fining residents.

Clark County Recycling Contamination Rules

Some Restrictions

Clark County Code § 9.04.119

(a) Residential recyclables should not include more than twenty percent contamination in the wheeled cart. (b)If franchisee identifies routes with consistent recycling contamination, franchisee shall work with the county to create an education program for the residential customers within those routes to increase recycling. If the education does not minimize the recycling contamination, franc...

Trash & Recycling by City in Clark County

3 cities in Clark County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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