Omaha regulates trash and recycling bin placement and storage under OMC Chapter 18 (Nuisances) and solid waste collection rules. Bins must be stored out of public view when not set out for collection and placed curbside only during designated collection periods.
Residential trash bins should be placed at the curb no earlier than 5 PM the evening before collection and retrieved by the end of collection day. Bins must be stored behind the front building line or screened from public view when not set out. Overflowing bins and scattered trash constitute a nuisance under OMC Chapter 18. The city contracts residential waste collection through FCC Environmental Services. Bins must not block sidewalks or driveways when set out.
Bins left at the curb beyond collection day or stored in view may result in nuisance citations under OMC Chapter 18. Fines start at $100 for first offenses. Repeat violations may result in increased fines.
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