Little Rock, AR Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Curb distance
- Within 5 feet of street edge
- Earliest set-out
- 4:00 p.m. day before collection
- Must be removed by
- Midnight of collection day
- Between pickups
- Can't block sidewalks, alleys, streets
- Governing section
- Sec. 28-21, Ch. 28 Solid Waste
Summary
Little Rock requires city-issued supercarts to sit within five feet of the curb, bars setting them out before 4 p.m. the day before pickup, and requires removal by midnight of collection day.
(1)Solid waste containers should be placed within five (5) feet of the street edge for collection.(2)Containers should not be placed out for collection prior to 4:00 p.m. the day preceding the normal collection day. The containers should be removed by midnight the day of completion of solid waste collection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 83).
Full Breakdown
Under the city manager's solid waste collection policy, each dwelling unit's supercart must be placed within five feet of the street edge for pickup. Carts can't go to the curb before 4:00 p.m. the day preceding the scheduled collection day, and must be pulled back by midnight of the day collection is completed. Between pickups, a separate provision (Sec. 28-18(f)) requires storing carts so they don't impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic on sidewalks, alleys, streets or other rights-of-way, and the responsible party at each address must keep the cart itself in sanitary condition.
Violations & Fines
Inspectors tag noncompliant carts with a notice of violation under Sec. 28-29; uncorrected violations can draw a citation and penalties under Sec. 1-9 (Secs. 28-30, 28-31).
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