Manatee County requires household trash to be stored in proper covered containers on the property. Carts are set out only for collection and must be removed from the curb by sunset on collection day. Storage otherwise must not create a nuisance or outdoor-storage violation.
Under Manatee County Code Chapter 2-16 (Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials), residential containers may be placed out after sunset the day before collection but no later than 6:00 a.m. on collection day, and shall be removed from curbside not later than sunset of the day of collection (Sec. 2-16-34). Code Enforcement guidance adds that trash must be stored in proper containers on the property. Leaving carts at the curb outside these windows is a prohibited act under Sec. 2-16-101.
Leaving containers at the curb outside the allowed windows is a prohibited act (Sec. 2-16-101); Code Enforcement can cite the violation and the Special Magistrate may impose fines.
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