Sparks provides Waste Management 96- or 64-gallon carts and requires them curbside by 7:00 a.m. on collection day. Between pickups, carts should be stored off the street; bins left permanently at the curb can draw a code-enforcement notice.
Trash-container rules in Sparks combine the franchise collection standards with the city's property-maintenance expectations. Waste Management issues each address a 96- or 64-gallon cart, and service is mandatory under Municipal Code Section 7.12.030. Carts belong at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled day, then pulled back and stored out of street view between collections. Carts stored permanently in front yards or left at the curb all week, and overflowing or scattered refuse, fall under Sparks Code Enforcement's neighborhood-appearance rules and can prompt a notice to correct. The Code Enforcement Division handles complaints at 775-353-4063.
Leaving carts at the curb between collections, storing them in public view, or allowing refuse to overflow or scatter are neighborhood-appearance violations enforced by Sparks Code Enforcement, which issues correction notices that can escalate to citations.
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