Chandler, AZ Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- 6:00 p.m. day before collection
- Curbside deadline
- 6:00 a.m. on collection day
- Removal deadline
- 9:00 a.m. day after collection
- Grouped-development spacing
- 3 feet apart between carts
- Lid orientation
- Must face toward the street
Summary
Chandler requires curbside refuse and recycling carts to be set out no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the evening before collection and rolled to the curb before 6:00 a.m. on collection day. Residents must pull carts back in by 9:00 a.m. the following morning under City Code Section 44-5.4, keeping curbs clear the rest of the week.
44-5.4 Time for placement of containers. Refuse and recycling containers used for curbside collection shall be placed at the curbside prior to 6:00 a.m. on the designated collection day, but shall not be placed at the curbside before 6:00 p.m. on the day preceding the designated collection day. Containers must be removed from the curb by 9:00 a.m. on the day following collection and shall be secured at the covered residence between collection days in such a manner that they are not readily susceptible to theft or vandalism.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 79).
Full Breakdown
4 timing rule. Curbside containers must go in the street against the curb in front of the home, in the driveway at the curb line, or in a Director-designated spot away from streetlight poles, mailboxes and parked cars, and lids must open toward the street so automated trucks can dump them. If parked cars block a collection vehicle's access, the resident must move containers into the street. Alley-collection containers stay wherever the Director has placed them in the alley, and no one may relocate them without prior Director approval.
In grouped developments where trucks cannot reach individual driveways, the City designates a shared collection point and requires the owner or occupant to mark the container lid with the house number, spacing containers at least three feet apart for automated pickup. the next morning. Between collections, containers must be stored at the residence so they are not readily susceptible to theft or vandalism. C.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of Chapter 44, including the placement and timing rules, is a civil infraction under Code Section 1-8.7A, enforced through Chandler Municipal Court; a person who becomes a 'Habitual Offender' under Section 1-8.7B instead faces a criminal misdemeanor under Section 1-8.3. Continuous violations count as a public nuisance the City can abate administratively under Chapter 26 or through injunctive relief, independent of any civil or criminal penalty, per Code Section 44-10.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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