Because Lincoln residents use private licensed haulers, curbside setout day and time are set by the hauler, not a city curfew. City code (LMC 8.32.210) requires owners to furnish enough receptacles for all waste, and tenant-abandoned waste must be removed within 48 hours of a rental being vacated.
Lincoln does not impose a single citywide curbside setout time; collection is by subscription with private licensed haulers, and each hauler sets the pickup day and how carts should be placed. The Lincoln Municipal Code focuses on containment: LMC 8.32.210 requires the owner, agent, or manager of a rented or leased dwelling to furnish a sufficient number of solid-waste receptacles to accommodate all waste, and provides that solid waste left by a tenant who has vacated is the owner's responsibility and must be removed within 48 hours. Containers themselves must meet the water-tight, 32-gallon specifications of LMC 8.32.220. Follow your hauler's cart-placement instructions.
Overflowing or missing receptacles and waste left in the right-of-way can be cited under Chapter 8.32 (misdemeanor, up to $500 fine and/or six months jail); haulers may skip improperly placed carts.
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