Lynwood, CA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

Lynwood Municipal Code § 9-1.18 sets where refuse goes out for collection: containers and bundles must be placed along the street, as close to the curb as possible, or, on streets without curbs, between the edge of the roadway and the property line. Materials may never be left in an alley, paved or unpaved, or at any other nonstreet location. A separate rule applies to waste from doctors' offices, hospitals, and similar institutions covered by § 9-1.10: that material must instead be collected from a suitable place on the private premises, kept in a patio or similar area enclosed on four sides by a fence, latticework, or part of a building, at least five feet high.

Section 9-1.19 controls timing: containers and bundles cannot be placed along streets or alleys before 6:00 p.m. on the evening preceding the scheduled collection day for that district, and owners must promptly remove all containers from the street or alley immediately after collection. Containers themselves must meet the size and construction standards of §§ 9-1.11 through 9-1.14: no larger than six cubic feet or forty-five gallons, watertight if used for garbage, and no heavier than sixty pounds filled. Only the owner, the owner's agents, or the city's authorized collector may handle a placed container under § 9-1.13; anyone else who tampers with, moves, or empties one without authorization violates that section.