Trash and recycling containers go to the curb no earlier than the evening before collection. Beverly sets an 18-hour window, and Essex towns require containers back off the sidewalk the day of pickup so they do not block the public way.
Beverly ordinance section 14.03 bars placing trash, recycling, or yard waste curbside more than 18 hours before your collection day, and requires trash stored in watertight, rodent-proof barrels no larger than 32 gallons with tight-fitting covers. Empty containers must be pulled back from the sidewalk promptly after pickup. Several Essex towns are shifting to city-issued wheeled carts that must be placed and stored the same way.
Early set-out, uncovered or oversized barrels, and containers left at the curb past collection day trigger warnings and health-code fines.
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