Trash & Recycling in Nevada (2026)

Reno property owners and occupants must subscribe to the city's exclusive solid waste and recycling collection service…

Waste Management (Sparks Sanitation) is the city's franchised hauler and service is mandatory under Municipal Code…

In unincorporated Clark County, only the county's franchised hauler collects solid waste and recycling, delivered once…

Under Elko County Code § 10-12-4, dead animals over ten pounds and bulky waste cannot be set out for collection…

Henderson lets residents set trash and recycling carts at the curb starting 2 p.m. the day before pickup, but the carts…

City code sets exact curbside hours for trash and recycling carts: out no earlier than 2 p.m. the day before pickup, in…

In North Las Vegas, only the City, its exclusive franchisee or their agents may collect curbside trash and recycling…

Every property owner in the franchised area of unincorporated Washoe County must subscribe to garbage collection with…

Clark County bars leaving trash and recycling carts in the street right-of-way, sidewalk, alley, or front yard between…

Henderson bans storing garbage or recycling carts in the street right-of-way or front yard; carts can only go out…

Las Vegas bans curbside trash and recycling carts in the street right-of-way or front yard except during a narrow…

North Las Vegas residential trash and recycling carts may not sit in the street right-of-way or the front yard between…

Reno requires trash and recycling receptacles to stay accessible for pickup but bans placing them in streets or alleys…

Sparks residents must place garbage and rubbish in the franchise holder's designated 96-gallon wheeled container and…

Washoe County Code 90.060 requires the franchise garbage hauler's weekly residential service to use one 32-gallon…

Elko County Code § 10-10-14 requires anyone placing garbage, rubbish or waste materials in a public or private…

Unincorporated Clark County residents get franchised bulky-item collection every other week, with weight and size…

Henderson's franchised hauler picks up bulky items curbside every other week on your regular collection day, with a…

The city's solid waste franchisee collects bulky household items like appliances, carpeting and mattresses every other…

North Las Vegas doesn't run curbside bulk-item pickup; large or assorted trash goes through a paid one-time on-call…

Reno's standard cart service does not include furniture, mattresses, or appliances: bulky items are excluded materials…

Washoe County's franchise covers one designated container weekly; extra garbage, rubbish or waste matter is billed…

Nevada sets a statewide target of recycling at least 25 percent of municipal solid waste. The State Environmental…

Unincorporated Clark County requires trash franchisees to give residential customers a free wheeled cart for…

Henderson requires the city's waste franchisee to supply every residential curbside customer a free wheeled recycling…

Residential customers on weekly single-stream service must use the wheeled cart the franchisee provides for recycling…

North Las Vegas curbside recycling runs through the City's exclusive solid-waste franchisee, not a citywide mandate…

Reno's contracted hauler must offer recycling to every residential customer, but participation is voluntary: only the…

Curbside recycling is included in every Sparks residential customer's rate, collected every other week whether used or…

Garbage service is mandatory in unincorporated Washoe County, but curbside recycling is an optional service offered…

North Las Vegas makes it a misdemeanor to throw or deposit solid waste, hazardous waste, construction debris or…

Dumping solid or hazardous waste anywhere except an authorized disposal site is a nuisance per se in unincorporated…

Elko County Code § 10-10-12 makes it unlawful to dump, spill, throw, place or bury garbage, rubbish, waste material…

Henderson code enforcement fines illegal dumping under the property maintenance code: $300 for a first citation and…

Las Vegas bans throwing or depositing litter on any street, sidewalk or public place under LVMC 9.12.070, and…

Dumping waste on any lot, street, alley, ditch, or waterway within Reno city limits is unlawful under RMC § 10.08.020…

Dumping garbage, rubbish or waste matter on any street, alley, sidewalk, ditch or other public or private property in…

Dumping garbage, waste, or sewage on public or private land is illegal under both Washoe County Code (WCC 90.110) and…

Clark County lets unincorporated-area residents bundle tree trimmings, palm fronds and scrap lumber instead of bagging…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, tree trimmings and brush must be cut into four foot lengths and tied into…

Henderson lets residents bundle tree trimmings, palm fronds and scrap lumber instead of bagging them, but bundles can't…

Las Vegas requires tree trimmings, palm fronds and scrap lumber to be bundled and securely tied rather than dumped…

Reno defines green waste narrowly for curbside recycling: branches under 3 inches across, brush, grass clippings…

Commercial, industrial, and multifamily properties in unincorporated Clark County cannot store dumpsters or recycling…

Under Elko County Code § 10-12-4(A)1, solid waste at residential, commercial and industrial buildings in unincorporated…

Henderson bans storing dumpsters or other solid waste containers in the street, sidewalk, or alley right-of-way on…

Commercial and multi-family dumpsters can't sit in the street, sidewalk or alley right-of-way, and must go in an…

In unincorporated Lyon County, Nevada, Lyon County Code section 15.402.04(E) requires every development that must…

North Las Vegas sets minimum dumpster and container sizes for every business, sliding from one cubic yard up to service…

Reno requires a code enforcement permit before placing any dumpster or large mobile receptacle in a public…

Commercial, multifamily, and mixed-use projects in Sparks must box their dumpsters inside a screened trash enclosure…

Washoe County bills garbage service by dwelling unit under WCC 90.060, but an apartment, condo, duplex or mobile home…

Any Las Vegas property connected to electric service must subscribe to city-franchised solid waste collection and pay…

North Las Vegas requires every property connected to water service to subscribe to solid waste collection and pay for…

Every property in Reno that generates solid waste must subscribe to the city's exclusive collection, hauling, and…

Unincorporated Clark County runs an exclusive-franchise trash system: only the county or its licensed franchisee may…

Elko County Code § 10-12-4(A) requires every tenant, occupier, operator or owner of a residence, business or…

Henderson's franchisee collects household solid waste once a week, recycling once a week, and bulky items every other…

Clark County caps recycling-cart contamination at 20 percent; franchisees can survey chronic offenders and, if…

Henderson requires its solid waste franchisee to run weekly single-stream curbside recycling for every residential…

Las Vegas residential recycling runs on a single-stream system under LVMC 9.08.117: customers with weekly collection…

Reno residential customers are encouraged but not required to recycle; those who do must use the city's exclusive…

Unincorporated Elko County, Nevada encourages recycling but does not mandate it. Elko County Code § 10-12-9 states the…