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

120 sets both storage and set-out rules for containers and bulky items awaiting collection. Subsection (A) requires containers or bulky items to be stored in a garage, carport, trash enclosure, or side yard, and kept behind a line running parallel to the alley from the building corner closest to the alley to the adjacent property line, except when they're actually out for collection. Subsection (B) governs placement: containers must go somewhere easily accessible to the collector, such as the street side of the sidewalk, the parkway, or a driveway next to the curb, without impeding traffic.

For alley collection, subsection (B)(2) requires containers to sit as close to the alley property line as feasible and on private property; where the City has painted a yellow demarcation line, containers must stay on the private-property side of it and may not extend more than eight feet onto private property or obstruct alley travel. Subsection (B)(3) makes clear that a container left inside an enclosure, cabinet, or shelf isn't considered placed for collection and won't be picked up. the day of collection. Subsection (C) puts responsibility for placement on both the owner and tenant, except that a unit with a short-term lodging permit is not responsible for compliance.