CR&R Environmental Services is Lake Elsinore's franchised hauler and provides color-coded carts: gray for trash, blue for recyclables, and green for organics/yard waste. Under LEMC 8.16, carts go to the curb and must be removed within 12 hours after they are emptied. Containers must be durable and within weight limits.
Lake Elsinore's franchised waste hauler is CR&R Environmental Services, which supplies wheeled carts that are color-coded: the gray (or black) container is for trash, the blue container for recyclables, and the green container for green/yard waste and food scraps (organics). Container standards are set in LEMC Chapter 8.16 (Refuse Collection and Organic Waste Disposal Reduction). Containers must be of durable material (metal, plastic, or similar); non-conforming containers may be treated as refuse and removed (LEMC 8.16.080). Refuse that cannot fit in a container must be in securely tied bundles under 40 pounds, and tree limbs, brush, and lumber may not exceed four feet in length. Garbage and food-waste containers must hold not less than 10 and not more than 30
Using a non-durable container, overfilling beyond weight limits, leaving bundles over 40 lbs or limbs over four feet, or failing to remove emptied carts within 12 hours violates LEMC Ch. 8.16. Carts should not be left in the street or
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