Apple Valley, CA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- sunset before collection day
- Must remove
- same day, after pickup
- Regular dumpster cap
- 7 days/year, single-family
- Allowed bin spot
- behind house or side yard
Summary
Apple Valley residents must keep trash, recycling and organics carts on their own property except on collection day. Municipal Code § 6.20.160 allows curbside placement no earlier than sunset the night before pickup and requires carts to come back off the street once the hauler has collected them.
Each solid waste, recyclables, and organic materials container shall be kept or placed in the following manner:(a)It shall be kept on the premises of the person receiving the container.(b)It shall be placed for collection as follows: on the street, curbside, in front of the premises occupied by the person placing the same on street, curbside, or according to other arrangements made with contractor.(c)Each container containing solid waste, organics, and/or recyclable materials shall be so placed for each respective collection period no sooner than sunset prior to the scheduled collection day and removed from the street after collection on scheduled collection day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 19 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
160 governs every solid waste, recyclables and organics container in town: it must be kept on the premises of the person who received it, placed for collection on the street or curbside in front of the premises, or wherever else the hauler has arranged, and it can't go out earlier than sunset the day before the scheduled pickup, nor stay at the curb after collection is finished that day. 250(h)(1), unless the Town Manager authorizes a temporary exception of up to 30 days a year, the lot is two and a half acres or larger, the household keeps permitted farm animals or horses generating large quantities of feces, or the property is under an active building permit generating construction waste.
250(h)(2) still bars storing it in the Town's right-of-way, on the frontage street, or directly in front of the residence; it has to sit behind the residence, against a side-yard wall, or behind the front-yard setback line instead. 250(h)(4).
Violations & Fines
Placing a cart out earlier than the sunset cutoff, leaving it at the curb after pickup, or storing an unauthorized bin or dumpster in the right-of-way or front yard violates § 6.20.160 and § 6.20.250(h), enforced through the Notice of Violation process at § 6.20.320, with civil, misdemeanor or infraction remedies available for repeated noncompliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
How early can I put my trash cart out at the curb?
Can I keep a roll-off dumpster at my house instead of using carts?
Where am I allowed to store my trash bin if I have an authorized dumpster?
Sources & Official References
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