Moorpark, CA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- 5:30 p.m. day before pickup
- Must be curbside by
- 7:00 a.m. on collection day
- Must be removed by
- 10:00 p.m. same day
- Storage rule
- Screened from street, no front yard
Summary
Moorpark bars putting trash, recycling, or organics carts out before 5:30 p.m. the day before pickup, requires placement by 7 a.m. on collection day, and requires removal by 10 p.m., per Municipal Code Section 8.36.070.
No person may place a container or bulky item adjacent to a street, alley, or public right-of-way before five-thirty (5:30) p.m. on the day before the collection day set by the collector. All containers and bulky items permitted to be placed for collection must be placed in a proper collection location before seven (7:00) a.m. on the day of collection. After the collection of solid waste, each container must be promptly removed no later than ten (10:00) p.m. on the day of collection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4978490; v10 updated 2026-07-01).
Full Breakdown
Under Moorpark's solid waste code, containers can't go out before 5:30 p.m. the evening before a scheduled collection and must be in a proper collection spot by 7:00 a.m. on pickup day. Once emptied, each container must come back off the curb by 10:00 p.m. the same day and be stored somewhere it can't be seen from the street, never in a front yard or a side yard that borders a public street. Containers may only sit in the public right-of-way outside those windows if the owner has an encroachment permit from the city.
Violations & Fines
Leaving a cart out past 10 p.m. on collection day, storing it in view from the street, or setting it out before 5:30 p.m. the prior evening all violate Section 8.36.070.
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