Takoma Park requires trash and recycling containers placed curbside by 6:00 AM on collection day and retrieved by midnight the same day. Containers must be placed at the curb or alley edge without blocking sidewalks, driveways, or streets. The city uses standardized automated collection carts.
Under Takoma Park DPW guidelines, residents must place city-issued automated collection carts at the curb edge with handles facing the house and lids closed. Carts should be at least three feet apart and three feet from any obstruction such as mailboxes, parked cars, or utility poles. Containers must not block sidewalks, bike lanes, or ADA ramps. Overflow bags placed beside the cart are collected on trash day but not on recycling day. Carts must be returned to the property and out of public view by midnight on collection day. Damaged or stolen carts are replaced by DPW at no charge for the first replacement. Residents of multi-family buildings with dumpster service have separate rules managed through their property management.
Carts left curbside past midnight may receive a warning notice from code enforcement. Persistent violations can result in a municipal infraction citation. Blocking a sidewalk or ADA ramp with a container may trigger a separate public right-of-way violation.
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