Hanford, CA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- HMC § 13.12.040(I)(3)
- Earliest set-out
- 7:00 p.m. day before
- Latest set-out
- 4:30 a.m. collection day
- Cart removal deadline
- Midnight collection day
Summary
Hanford, California curb-service customers must set gray, green, and blue carts out between 7 p.m. the night before and 4:30 a.m. on collection day, then pull them in by midnight.
Curb Service Customers. All customers whose containers or bins are required to be placed curbside for service shall...place their blue, green, and grey containers at the curb between the hours of seven p.m. the day prior to collection and four thirty a.m. the day of collection, and shall remove the empty containers from the curb and store...no later than midnight on the day of collection.
Full Breakdown
Hanford Municipal Code § 13.12.040(I)(3) fixes a tight window for curb-service customers in this Kings County city: carts go out no earlier than 7:00 p.m. the evening before collection and must be at the curb by 4:30 a.m. on collection day. Empty carts have to be pulled back and stored by midnight the same day. Late placement can mean the driver skips the container that week, or the city adds a fee if it accommodates a late request. Alley-service customers follow the identical schedule but set out at the property line instead of the curb.
Violations & Fines
Setting a cart out before 7 p.m. the prior evening, after 4:30 a.m. on collection day, or leaving it out past midnight risks a missed pickup or an added service fee under § 13.12.040(I)(3).
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