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

360 of the Municipal Code governs where and when residential carts sit. Carts belong curbside directly in front of the residence, wheels in the gutter and the handle facing the house, spaced at least three feet from each other and six feet clear of cars, trailers, motor homes, fences, lamp posts, mailboxes or other containers, and never blocking the sidewalk. Outside of collection, subsection B requires carts to be screened from public view, meaning blocked from the street or right-of-way by a permanent fence, enclosure, or landscaping approved by the director of public works; a temporary side-yard stash without screening does not satisfy the section.

that same day. 290 for residents who cannot bring carts to the curb themselves, can be exempted from the placement rule at the sole discretion of the director of public works. 350, which requires containers to sit in a location readily accessible to the city that does not create a fire hazard or public nuisance, and orders immediate relocation once the city gives written notice that a container is being kept in a hazardous or offensive condition.