Genesee County does not set rules for where residents store trash carts or how long bins may sit at the curb. Cart storage, screening and setout timing are governed by your city, village or township ordinance and by your contracted waste hauler's rules.
Because collection in Genesee County is handled community-by-community through private haulers and local contracts, there is no county rule dictating trash-can storage. Each city, village or township sets when carts may be placed at the curb and where they must be kept between pickups (commonly behind the front building line or in a rear/side yard, out of view). The Genesee County Solid Waste Ordinance (#O-2, adopted March 26, 2002) regulates haulers, transfer and disposal at the county level — it does not tell homeowners where to keep their bins. Check your municipality's property-maintenance code and your hauler's account guidelines for exact setout windows and screening requirements.
Bin-storage violations are cited by local code enforcement under municipal property-maintenance codes; the county issues no such tickets.
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