Annapolis, MD Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- 6:00 p.m. night before
- Must be curbside by
- 6:00 a.m. collection day
- Must be removed by
- Midnight after collection
- Historic district extra rule
- Out of public view
Summary
Annapolis requires refuse containers curbside by 6:00 a.m. on collection day, out no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the night before, and removed by midnight after pickup.
Approved refuse containers shall be placed curbside by 6:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day. Residents shall place materials to be collected in an approved refuse container or packaged as otherwise permitted in this chapter at the curb no earlier than 6:00 p.m. preceding the scheduled collection day. Approved refuse containers shall be removed from the sidewalk no later than midnight following the scheduled collection day. In the historic district, as defined in Title 21, approved refuse containers must be removed from public view.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 2025 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 10.16.030 sets a tight curbside window: containers go out no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the evening before the scheduled collection day and must be at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on collection day itself. They must come back off the sidewalk by midnight following pickup. Containers left out longer violate the section. In the historic district, containers must also be kept out of public view once emptied, not just off the sidewalk.
Violations & Fines
Non-compliant placement can be left uncollected at the Director of Public Works' discretion under § 10.16.017, and containers set out or left at the curb outside the permitted window violate § 10.16.030. Historic district properties face the added public-view removal requirement.
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