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

Bin storage is treated as a property-maintenance and aesthetic-nuisance issue in Chino. Section 8.16.070 of the Chino Municipal Code directs that all three carts (trash, recycling, and yard/organic waste) must be (1) removed from the curb within 24 hours of being emptied, and (2) stored out of view from the public right-of-way — typically behind a side-yard gate, inside the garage, or within a screened enclosure. The WM service guide reinforces the operational placement rule: roll carts into the street and place them against the curb with handles facing your home, leaving at least two feet between carts and any vertical obstacle (parked vehicle, mailbox, light pole, tree, fire hydrant) so the automated side-loader arm can grip the cart. Carts may be set out the evening before service but no earlier — placing them at the curb more than 12 hours before pickup is considered storage in the public right-of-way and is enforceable. Multi-family properties using shared bins must keep enclosures latched, screened per the zoning code, and serviceable to the hauler.