Buena Park, CA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- Sunset, day before collection
- Latest removal
- 10 p.m. collection day
- Governing section
- § 8.12.190(A), municipal code
- Storage rule
- Zoning-permitted locations only, § 8.12.100
Summary
Buena Park residents may not put solid-waste containers out for collection earlier than sunset the night before pickup, and must pull carts back in by 10 p.m. the day they're emptied.
No person shall place, or cause to be placed, any solid waste or container or receptacle for solid waste in any public highway or in any place or in any manner other than hereinabove provided, or at any time other than the days established by the city for the collection of such solid waste on the particular route involved, earlier than sunset of the day preceding the day designated for collection, and all containers shall be removed from the place of collection prior to ten p.m. of the day the containers have been emptied.
Full Breakdown
Buena Park Municipal Code § 8.12.190(A) bars placing any solid waste container at the curb, in a public highway, or in any collection location earlier than sunset on the day before the scheduled pickup day. Once a container is emptied, it must be removed from the collection spot no later than ten p.m. that same day. Containers themselves must otherwise be stored only in locations the Buena Park Zoning Ordinance or a property's use permit allows, under the separate storage rule in § 8.12.100.
Violations & Fines
Setting a cart out before sunset the night before pickup, or leaving it at the curb past 10 p.m. on collection day, violates § 8.12.190(A); tampering with or removing another party's container is separately prohibited.
Frequently Asked Questions
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