Set-out rules are municipal, not countywide. South Bend requires carts out by 6:00 a.m. on collection day, within two feet of the curb, lid closed and opening facing the street, three feet from other bins. Mishawaka also wants carts curbside by 6:00 a.m.
No county rule fixes when bins go out; each city sets its own. South Bend directs residents to place the cart by 6:00 a.m. on the scheduled day, within two feet of the curb, with the lid closed and the opening facing the street, kept at least three feet from other carts, mailboxes, and parked cars so the automated truck arm can reach it. Mishawaka's Waste Management program likewise wants carts against the curb by 6:00 a.m. Recycling carts from the county district follow the same set-out timing on the every-other-week schedule. Bring emptied carts back the same day.
Carts set out late are simply skipped until the next scheduled day. Carts left blocking the walk or standing at the curb between pickups can draw a South Bend or Mishawaka code-enforcement notice.
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