Alhambra requires residents to store trash, recycling, and organics carts out of public view between collections. Carts may be placed at the curb no earlier than the afternoon before pickup and must be removed before 6 a.m. the day after collection.
The City of Alhambra's Home & Property Maintenance guidance instructs residents to "Store trash/recycling containers out of public view" when not set out for collection, as part of the City's property-maintenance and anti-blight standards under its own Municipal Code (not Los Angeles County's). For collection, the City directs residents to "Place trash, yard waste, and recycling containers on the curb for disposal anytime afternoon on the day before collection and remove them before 6 am the day after collection." Trash collection by the City's franchised hauler, Republic Services, begins at 6 a.m., so carts must be at the curb by then. Carts come in three colors under the City's program: black for trash, blue for recycling, and green for organics, in 32-, 65-, and 95/96-gallon sizes. Leaving containers in public view between collections, or failing to remove them promptly after pickup, can result in a Code Enforcement notice because the City treats visible stored bins as a blight/property-maintenance issue. These cart-storage timing rules are set by the City, complementing the statewide three-cart sorting framework required under SB 1383.
Containers left in public view between collections or not retrieved after pickup may draw a Code Enforcement notice to comply under the City's property-maintenance standards (Code Enforcement Division 626-570-3231).
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