Where you store and set out carts follows your city or hauler and local nuisance code, not a countywide screening mandate. Carts should be stored off the public right-of-way and set out only around collection day.
Benton County has no uniform ordinance forcing residents to screen trash carts from the street. The practical rules come from the hauler or city utility's placement requirements and from local nuisance and property-maintenance codes. Carts should be kept lidded, not overflowing, and stored off the public right-of-way between pickups; cities can cite carts or loose refuse that become a nuisance or attract pests. In the arid Tri-Cities, uncovered garbage draws rodents and blowing litter. Homeowner associations, common in newer Tri-Cities subdivisions, frequently add stricter storage and screening rules than the city or county.
Uncovered, overflowing, or long-standing carts that create a nuisance or attract pests can draw a code-compliance notice and, if uncorrected, fines. Haulers may also skip improperly stored or overfilled carts.
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