Redondo Beach, CA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- 11:59 p.m. day before collection
- Latest set-out
- 11:59 p.m. of collection day
- Screening
- Must be hidden from public streets otherwise
- Enforcing agency
- Director of Public Works
- Appeal path
- City Manager
- Penalty class
- Misdemeanor, separate offense per day
Summary
Redondo Beach's Solid Waste Handling Services Law fixes exact hours for putting carts at the curb and requires them out of sight the rest of the week. Containers may sit on the street, alley, curb or sidewalk only from 11:59 p.m. the night before your collection day until 11:59 p.m. of collection day itself.
No person being either an owner, manager, lessee, or occupant of any residential structure or licensed business shall place, deposit, or permit to remain any solid waste, or the containers thereof, on the public streets, alleys, curbs, or sidewalks before 11:59 p.m. of the day prior to the regular day of collection of such material or after 11:59 p.m. of such regular collection day. Except during the period when placed for the collection of solid waste, all containers shall be placed or stored in enclosures, semienclosures, or in such manner as to not be visible from the public streets or rights-of-ways.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4889554; v14 updated 2026-05-12).
Full Breakdown
105 governs precollection practices citywide. 104. of the collection day itself. Outside that roughly 24-hour window, all containers must be stored in enclosures, semi-enclosures, or otherwise kept out of view from public streets and rights-of-way. Containers in poor condition, with ragged or sharp edges, must be promptly replaced on notice, and the Director may refuse collection or replace the container and bill the responsible party. Anyone aggrieved by a Director regulation or fee may appeal to the City Manager, who can confirm, modify or revoke it. The rule applies to both curbside residential service and commercial accounts served under the City's franchise system.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of the Solid Waste Handling Services Law, including the container placement and screening rule, is a misdemeanor under Section 5-2.114, punishable per Title 1, Section 1-2.01 of the Municipal Code. Each day a container is left out early, late, or unscreened counts as a separate offense, so repeat exposure compounds the exposure to citation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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