Concord, NC Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- 5:00 p.m. evening before collection
- Must be curbside by
- 6:00 a.m. collection day
- Must be removed by
- 9:00 p.m. collection day
- Cart spacing
- 2 feet from obstacles/other carts
- Repeat violations
- 3 notices/year triggers fines
Summary
Concord limits when and how you can set out your rollout cart: it must be at the curb by 6 a.m. on collection day, cannot go out before 5 p.m. the evening prior, and must come back in by 9 p.m. that night, spaced at least two feet from obstacles under City Code Section 46-33(b).
(b)Placement and storage. Storage and curbside placement of all waste materials must comply with the following standards:(1)Approved rollout carts shall be placed near the edge of the street as practical for the scheduled day of collection. Carts shall be at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on collection day and shall not be curbside before 5:00 p.m. of the evening prior to collection day and shall be removed no later than 9:00 p.m. the evening of collection day. Solid door hanger violation notices will be issued for such violations. Any residence receiving three notices of violations within one calendar year are subject to fines as indicated in the city's adopted schedule of fees and charges.(2)Bulky waste shall not be placed curbside before 5:00 p.m. of the evening prior to collection day or after 6:00 a.m. on collection day.(3)Approved rollout carts shall be positioned with the wheels facing toward the residence (or principal building) and spaced a minimum of two feet from other carts, mailboxes, telephone poles, fire hydrants, parked automobiles, or any other physical barrier that may interfere with the automated collection of the carts.
Full Breakdown
Section 46-33(b), the placement-and-storage subsection of Chapter 46's pre-collection practices, governs where and when carts sit at the curb. that evening. A resident who leaves a cart out past that window gets a door-hanger violation notice, and three notices within one calendar year expose the address to fines under the city's adopted schedule of fees and charges. curfew to bulky waste items set out separately from the cart. Subsection (b)(3) governs cart positioning itself: wheels must face the residence or principal building, and each cart must sit a minimum of two feet from other carts, mailboxes, telephone poles, fire hydrants, parked cars, or anything else that could block the automated arm that lifts and empties carts during collection.
Subsection (b)(5) separately bars placing carts, bulky waste or yard waste on sidewalks, streets or alleys in a way that blocks pedestrian or vehicle traffic, and bars setting materials out in front of a neighboring property.
Violations & Fines
A cart left out past the 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. collection-day window, or set out before 5 p.m. the prior evening, draws a door-hanger notice of violation. Three such notices at one address within a calendar year trigger fines under the city's adopted schedule of fees and charges, on top of the general Section 46-2 nuisance-enforcement process for the underlying chapter.
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