Escondido trash bins may be placed curbside after 6 PM the night before collection and must be returned by 6 PM on collection day. Bins stored out of public view, 3 feet apart, lids closed. EDCO: (760) 745-3203.
Escondido Municipal Code requires residents to place EDCO-provided trash, recycling, and organics carts at the curb no earlier than 6:00 PM the evening before collection and no later than 6:00 AM on collection day. Carts must be retrieved and stored out of public view by 6:00 PM on the collection day. Acceptable storage locations include side yards, rear yards, garages, or behind a screening fence not visible from the public street — not in front yards, driveways visible from the street, or parkways. Cart placement standards: at least 3 feet of clearance between carts and from obstructions (parked cars, mailboxes, low branches) to allow automated-arm truck servicing; wheels toward the house, arrows/handle toward the street; lids fully closed with no overflow. Organics (green) carts are mandatory under California SB 1383 (2022), which requires organic waste diversion statewide. Violations enforced by Escondido Code Compliance.
First offense typically a warning. Repeat violations: administrative citations. Contact Code Compliance at (760) 839-4650 or EDCO at (760) 745-3203.
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