Albuquerque regulates trash container placement and storage through the Solid Waste Management Ordinance (Chapter 9, Article 7) and code enforcement standards. Trash bins must be stored out of public view when not set out for collection. The city's Solid Waste Management Department provides standardized carts for curbside collection.
Residents receive city-issued rolling carts for trash and recycling collection. Carts should be placed at the curb by 7:00 AM on collection day and retrieved by the end of the collection day. Carts must be stored behind the front building line, in a garage, or screened from public view when not out for collection. Overflowing containers or trash placed outside of carts may result in code enforcement action. The city provides blue recycling carts and green waste carts in addition to standard trash carts. Multi-family properties must maintain enclosed trash areas that screen dumpsters from view.
Leaving trash carts at the curb beyond collection day may result in a code enforcement notice. Visible trash accumulation or overflowing containers violate the property maintenance code. Repeated violations may result in fines. Multi-family properties failing to screen dumpsters face zoning violations.
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