Aliso Viejo, CA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

Section 7.05.100 of the Aliso Viejo Municipal Code sets the timing. Subsection C bars placing a container adjacent to a street or public right-of-way for collection service before 6:00 p.m. on the day before the normal collection day. Subsection D requires solid waste, recycling and organic waste containers to be removed from the street or right-of-way location by 6:00 p.m. on the normal collection day. The code states the purpose of both rules: to minimize interference with public rights-of-way. Subsection B adds that no person shall maintain or place for collection any container that does not conform to the standard container or bin designated by the collector, and subsection A requires the person in charge of residential or commercial premises to use standard containers or bins approved by the collector.

The neighboring sections fill in where the container goes. Under § 7.05.120, residential containers are placed at the location designated by the contractor during collection hours and must be accessible for mechanized pick-up, while commercial bins must be accessible to the contractor. Section 7.05.090 puts a duty on every person in control of a place in the City of Aliso Viejo to keep suitable containers capable of holding all waste without spilling. Section 7.05.190 makes the owner, occupant or other person in charge responsible for cleaning up anything that lands outside an authorized container until a collector picks it up, including spills caused by wind or by animals getting into bins. The code cross-references Chapter 10.04 AVMC on encroachment and work in the public right-of-way.