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

The City of Bellflower combines a code-enforcement rule with the franchised hauler's operational practice for cart placement. Under the Municipal Code, garbage cans, yard-waste containers and recycling containers placed or stored in front or side yards and visible from public streets are not permitted, except at the times that solid waste, yard waste or recyclables are scheduled for collection by the city or its permitted collector. So residents may roll carts to the curb for collection but must keep them out of street view the rest of the week. Bellflower's hauler, CR&R, collects single-family homes weekly with three carts — blue for recyclables, green for organics/yard waste and black for general waste. Carts should be placed at the curb by the morning of the scheduled collection day, and CR&R's standard practice for its service areas is for containers to be set out by 6:00 a.m. on collection day; residents should confirm timing with CR&R. Carts should be spaced apart and clear of obstacles (parked cars, mailboxes, low wires) so the automated trucks can service them, then returned to a screened storage area after pickup. Leaving carts at the curb or visible in the front yard outside collection times can be cited under the city's property-maintenance and nuisance rules. Bellflower's screening requirement is a city-specific layer on top of CR&R's collection service.