Las Cruces, NM Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

Section 25-58, Container storage, requires residential solid waste containers to stay on private property at all other times and only move to the edge of the alley or street on collection day, after which they must return to private property. Sec. that same day. Placement matters as much as timing. Containers go in the street in front of the assigned house with the wheels against the curb and the lid opening facing the street; where there is no curb, the container sits at the edge of the property within two feet of the street or improved surface.

Containers cannot go under overhead wires or within five feet of a vehicle, mailbox, or other obstruction, cannot block the sidewalk, and cannot be placed on arterial streets, and solid waste and recycling containers set out together must sit at least five feet apart with lids fully closed. cutoff or is blocked or inaccessible simply will not be serviced that day, and getting it serviced afterward carries an additional fee. For business establishments, the parallel screening rule is in Sec. 25-68: dumpster enclosures cannot be built on a public right-of-way or easement, or under overhead wires, signage, or trees, and an unmaintained enclosure can trigger suspended service, a citation, or a Chapter 18 nuisance case.