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

The City of Redlands publishes specific container placement standards for its municipal collection. All refuse/trash, green waste, and recycling containers must be placed curbside for collection prior to 6:00 a.m. of the regular collection day. To allow the automated truck arm to operate, containers should be placed curbside at least 3 feet from any obstacle, such as a parked car or fence, and at least 1 foot from other containers. Collection occurs between 6:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. After collection, trash containers should be removed from the streets as soon as possible and in any event no later than 10:00 p.m. on the day of service, keeping carts from becoming a long-term street obstruction or eyesore. The fetched city guidance specifies curbside placement and clearance but does not state a wheel-facing direction, so no wheel-orientation rule is asserted here. Carts left in the street beyond the day of service, or stored so as to be out of harmony with neighborhood maintenance standards, can be addressed as a nuisance by Code Enforcement. These placement rules are set by the City of Redlands for its own collection system and apply within city limits, not San Bernardino County unincorporated areas.