Las Cruces carts belong at the curb only on collection day. Roll them out the night before or by 6 a.m., remove them by 7 p.m. the same day, and store them out of public view the rest of the week. Leaving carts curbside is a code-enforcement matter.
The City issues each home a brown trash cart and a blue recycling bin and expects them managed, not parked permanently at the road. Containers go out no earlier than the night before pickup and must be removed by 7 p.m. on collection day, then stored beside or behind the house out of street view. When set out, carts sit off the sidewalk at the curb, wheels and handles facing away from the street, at least five feet from any obstruction, with lids closed and garbage bagged. Codes Enforcement independently treats accumulated trash and junk stored in open view as a nuisance under the Municipal Code, so bins left standing at the road all week become a violation.
Leaving carts at the curb past 7 p.m. or storing refuse in open public view is a nuisance under the Municipal Code. Codes Enforcement issues a notice to abate; ignoring it can bring up to $500 or 90 days.
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