Roseville, MN Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

Section 401.07(a) sets four separate duties for a Roseville homeowner. First, garbage containers and the containers for other refuse, yard waste and special waste at residential dwellings must be out of public view except on the day of pickup. Second, they can be placed at curbside for collection prior to 7:00 a.m., unless walk-up arrangements have been made with the hauler. Third, at no time can they remain on curbside for longer than 24 consecutive hours. Fourth, there is a storage allowance: completely closed hauler-provided containers can be stored behind the front line of the primary structure, but not in the street-facing side yard of a corner lot, and when stored there they are considered out of public view.

The corner lot exception is the detail that catches people. A cart beside the house on a corner lot, facing the cross street, is not out of public view under the ordinance even though it sits behind the front line of the house.

Section 401.02 defines curbside as the area of public right-of-way between the property line and the curb or edge of the street, but not on the street, so a cart in the roadway itself is not placed at curbside. Section 401.07(b) applies a stricter standard to multiple residential dwellings, meaning buildings with more than four units, and to commercial establishments: their containers shall be out of public view, with no curbside window. Recycling carts follow a parallel rule in section 402.06.