Baldwin Park, CA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out time
- 8:00 p.m. day before pickup
- Cart must be hidden by
- 8:00 p.m. on pickup day
- Per-cart weight limit
- 150 pounds
- Cart sizes
- 35, 64, or 96 gallons
- Cart ownership
- Franchisee, not customer
Summary
Baldwin Park caps each trash cart at 150 pounds, bans setting it out before 8 p.m. the night before pickup, and requires it hidden from street view by 8 p.m. on collection day itself, under Municipal Code Section 50.07.
(A) Carts shall be placed on the street as close to the curb line as is practical... (B) Carts and bulky waste shall not be placed for collection before 8:00 p.m. on the day immediately prior to the day designated for such collection... no person shall permit a cart or bulky material to remain in a location on the premises visible from any location outside of the premises after 8:00 p.m. on the designated day of collection. (C) The maximum weight of the refuse that may be placed in an individual cart for collection shall not exceed 150 pounds.
Full Breakdown
01 as 35, 64, or 96-gallon containers emptied by an automated side-loading truck. 07(A) requires carts be placed on the street as close to the curb line as is practical, or as close to the right-of-way line as possible where there is no curb. on the day immediately before the scheduled pickup day. on the designated collection day itself, whether or not the franchisee actually picked it up. 07(C) caps the weight of refuse inside an individual cart at 150 pounds. 09 instead. 12.
Violations & Fines
Setting a cart out before the 8:00 p.m. window the night before pickup, leaving it visible from off the property past 8:00 p.m. on collection day, or overloading a cart past 150 pounds violates Section 50.07 and can draw a denial-of-collection tag under Section 50.12; failing to correct the tagged condition is a separate chapter violation.
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