Las Vegas, NV Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Bulky item pickup
- every other week
- Heavy appliances/mattresses
- curbside, 2-person crew
- Bundled yard debris limit
- 6 ft, 50 lbs max
- Small bulky items
- under 36 gal, 50 lbs
- Max general penalty
- $1,000 fine / 6 months
Summary
The city's solid waste franchisee collects bulky household items like appliances, carpeting and mattresses every other week alongside curbside recycling, with bundled yard debris capped at six feet and fifty pounds.
(B)...a franchisee shall provide, every other week, a separate collection service for bulky items. On the days such service is provided, a residential customer may put such items in a container other than a wheeled cart if the container has capacity of less than thirty-six gallons and weighs no more than fifty pounds... (C)Bulky items such as appliances that weigh more than fifty pounds shall be placed next to the wheeled carts or at curbside to be picked up by a two-person crew on the bulky item collection day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
Under LVMC 9.08.117, residential single-stream recycling customers get a separate bulky-item collection every other week. Small bulky items under 36 gallons and 50 pounds may go in a non-cart container on that day; heavier appliances go curbside next to the wheeled carts for pickup by a two-person crew. Tree trimmings, palm fronds and scrap lumber can be bundled and tied instead of containerized, but each bundle is capped at six feet long and fifty pounds under LVMC 9.08.130, and must be set out only on the scheduled bulky-item day.
Violations & Fines
Violating the solid waste chapter's placement and collection rules is punishable under the Title 1 general penalty (LVMC 1.24.010): a fine up to $1,000, up to six months in jail, or both, with each day a separate offense under LVMC 1.24.020.
Frequently Asked Questions
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