Noblesville requires that Republic Services carts be set out by 7:00 a.m. on collection day and placed at least 4 feet away from cars, mailboxes, fences, and other obstructions so the automated trucks can reach them. Cart lids must be closed. Trash should be bagged inside the cart; recycling goes loose. Bagged leaves go in the City right-of-way (space between street and sidewalk) on the resident's normal trash day with a 40-pound bag limit. Bin storage between collection days is governed by Chapter 91 of the Noblesville City Code.
Cart placement rules in Noblesville derive from Chapter 91 (Garbage and Rubbish Disposal) of the City Code and from Republic Services' published operating standards for the Noblesville contract. Set-out requirements: carts must be placed at the curb (or other designated location for narrow-lot situations) by 7:00 a.m. on the resident's collection day; Republic typically does not return for late set-outs. Spacing: each cart must be at least 4 feet away from cars, mailboxes, fences, utility poles, and other obstructions so the automated-collection truck arm can grip and lift the cart without striking the obstruction. Lids: cart lids must be closed flat so that material does not spill during transport and so that the cart's RFID/reader can be read at the hopper. Material handling: trash should be bagged inside the cart (to reduce litter and spillage); recycling should be placed loose in the recycle cart (no plastic bags, which clog the sorter at the Republic materials recovery facility). Storage between collections: Chapter 91 generally requires carts to be stored off the public right-of-way on private property when not in active set-out, and many residential subdivisions in Noblesville layer covenant rules on cart screening. Yard waste set-out for bagged leaves: bagged leaves in compostable City-provided bags (free at fire stations, City Hall, Parks, and the Street Department at (317) 776-6348) go in the right-of-way (the space between the street and the sidewalk) on the resident's normal trash collection day, with a 40-pound bag limit and no quantity cap. Loose-leaf vacuum pickup runs roughly mid-October to mid-December (October 12 through December 11 in 2026) by the City Street Department — leaves go in the right-of-way, not in the street, and must be free of branches, rocks, and trash. Bulk-item set-out is described under bulk-disposal subcategory; large items must be scheduled 48 hours in advance with Republic and may not be set out until the day before pickup.
Violations of cart placement rules are enforced by Republic Services (refusal of collection at the curb) and by Noblesville Code Enforcement (Notices of Violation under Chapter 91). Common results: cart not collected and left for the next cycle; repeated violations may trigger a written Notice from Code Enforcement and civil penalties under the Chapter 91 enforcement framework. Set-outs of prohibited materials (household hazardous waste, electronics, construction debris, large quantities of liquids) can result in cart refusal and a separate Code Enforcement citation. Carts left in the public right-of-way long after collection day may be classified as nuisance debris under Chapter 91. Bagged leaves left in the street (rather than the right-of-way between street and sidewalk) violate the City Street Department leaf program and can also trigger a stormwater violation under Chapter 52 if the leaves wash into a storm drain.
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