Bridgeport, CT Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Curb timing
- As near curb as practicable at set time
- Residential exception
- May set out evening before pickup
- Container size
- 20 or 30 gallon standard units
- Weight cap
- 75 lbs max when full
- Enforcement
- Daily fines, citation hearing process
Summary
Bridgeport requires refuse containers set as near the curb as practicable on the director-designated collection time, but residential containers may go out the evening before pickup.
The property owner or the person served shall have the refuse receptacles or containers placed as near to the curbline as is practicable at the time designated by the director on days on which collections will be made; provided, however, that refuse containers or receptacles may be so placed for collection on the evening preceding the date on which collections will be made in any residential area of the city.
Full Breakdown
Under the solid waste collection ordinance, the property owner or occupant must place refuse receptacles or containers as near to the curbline as practicable at the time the director of public facilities designates for collection. Residential properties get one exception: containers may be set out the evening before the scheduled collection date instead of waiting for pickup morning. Standard containers are 20- or 30-gallon cans, bags, or similar watertight units, capped at 75 pounds when full, with tight-fitting covers.
Violations & Fines
Violations of Chapter 8.60 are fined at the rate the director sets and the city council approves; each day a violation continues is a separate offense, enforced through the city's citation hearing process.
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