Las Vegas, NV Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- 2:00 p.m. day before pickup
- Must be removed by
- Midnight of collection day
- Where carts are banned
- Right-of-way and front yard
- Multi-family/commercial rule
- No right-of-way storage, ever
- Enforced by
- Code enforcement, LVMPD
Summary
Las Vegas bans curbside trash and recycling carts in the street right-of-way or front yard except during a narrow set-out window before pickup.
On any single-family or duplex residential premises, it is unlawful to place, keep, store or locate any solid waste or recyclables container (including wheeled carts) within the right-of-way of a street, sidewalk or alley, or within any front yard...; provided, however, that such containers...may be placed within such area...no earlier than two p.m. on the day prior to the designated collection day, and...must be removed from the right-of-way no later than midnight of the collection day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
City Code Sec. 9.08.100(C) makes it unlawful for single-family and duplex residents to place, keep, store or locate a solid waste or recyclables container -- including wheeled carts -- within the right-of-way of a street, sidewalk or alley, or within the front yard. The only exception is for actual collection: carts may go out (outside traffic lanes) no earlier than 2:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled pickup, and must come back off the right-of-way by midnight of collection day itself. Multi-family, commercial and industrial premises face a stricter rule under Sec. 9.08.100(D): carts can never sit in the right-of-way, and must be kept in an enclosure whenever one was required by the property's development approval.
Violations & Fines
Code enforcement or Las Vegas Metropolitan Police can cite the property owner or manager for a cart left at the curb outside the 2 p.m.-to-midnight window under Sec. 9.08.100(F); repeat violations are handled as general Title 1 penalty offenses.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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