Carson, CA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- CMC § 5265
- Earliest set-out
- 6:00 p.m. day before pickup
- Latest removal
- 10:00 p.m. on collection day
- Alley placement
- Within 2 feet of rear line
Summary
Carson, California residents must set trash and recycling carts at the curb no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the day before pickup and pull them back in by 10:00 p.m. on collection day itself.
Every residential householder shall place each solid waste container, recycling container or bundle for collection at the curb in front of the premises, or at the curb at the side of the premises where the premises are adjacent to more than one (1) street. When the premises are adjacent to a paved alley with a minimum width of fifteen (15) feet, the residential householder shall place the container or bundle within two (2) feet of the rear property line for collection. No person shall place such containers or bundles for collection prior to 6:00 p.m. on the day prior to the day on which collection is scheduled to commence in the district. No person shall leave such containers or bundles at the place of collection after 10:00 p.m. on the day of collection in the district. (Ord. 91-956 § 2; Ord. 97-1108 § 2)
Full Breakdown
Under Carson Municipal Code § 5265, every residential household places its solid waste container, recycling container or bundle at the curb in front of the property, or at the curb on the side street for corner lots. Where a paved alley at least fifteen feet wide runs behind the property, the container goes within two feet of the rear property line instead. Containers cannot go out before 6:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled pickup, and cannot be left at the curb past 10:00 p.m. on the day collection actually occurs, giving residents a roughly sixteen-hour placement window.
Violations & Fines
Setting containers out before 6:00 p.m. the day before pickup, or leaving them curbside past 10:00 p.m. on collection day, violates CMC § 5265 and can draw code enforcement action against the household.
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