Gulfport, MS Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

Section 4-167(b) requires every owner, occupant or lessee of a building, residence or place of business, where no waste-contract-specified container applies, to provide a sufficient number of corrugated metal or plastic containers of no more than 40 gallons capacity, equipped with tight-fitting metal or plastic covers and handles or bails for handling. Worn-out or rusted cans are prohibited outright, though tied or closed plastic garbage bags are allowed. Section 4-167(d) fixes where containers go: on or near the street curb line in front of the residential or business property, or in the rear of the property if the rear fronts a paved public street or alley accessible to collection trucks, or wherever else the director of public works designates.

Section 4-167(e) requires that any refuse capable of holding water be drained before being placed in a container. Section 4-172 sets a parallel standard for commercial trash cans and bins: they must hold at least three days' worth of accumulated trash, have tight-fitting covers, and be balanced to stay open at whatever height is needed to empty them. Section 4-170 backs all of this with a standing accumulation ban: it is unlawful for any owner, occupant or lessee to let garbage, refuse or rubbish of any kind accumulate or remain in a building, yard or lot except when placed in a Section 4-167 container.