Blue Springs, MO Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Mandatory service
- Must contract with a City-licensed private hauler (255.030(A))
- Frequency floor
- At least once weekly, residential and commercial
- Collection hours
- 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday through Saturday only
- Curb timing
- 6 PM night before to 10 PM collection day
- Penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 90 days jail (255.090/100.080)
Summary
In the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, City Code Section 255.030 requires every dwelling and business to contract with a City-licensed private hauler, sets weekly pickup as the floor for both residential and commercial solid waste, and confines residential collection to 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., Monday through Saturday.
A. The occupant or owner of every dwelling unit and of every institutional, commercial or business, industrial or agricultural establishment generating solid waste within the corporate limits of the City, shall be required to obtain appropriate collection services by contracting with a City licensed private hauler. ... ... C. All residential solid waste, other than bulk rubbish, shall be collected at least once weekly. All commercial solid waste shall be collected at least once weekly and shall be collected at such lesser intervals as may be fixed by the Director or requested by the commercial establishment upon a determination that such lesser intervals are necessary for the preservation of the health and/or safety of the public. D. The collection of refuse in residential districts is permissible only between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. Monday through Saturday.
Full Breakdown
Subsection (A) requires the occupant or owner of every dwelling unit and every institutional, commercial, industrial or agricultural establishment generating solid waste in the City to obtain collection service by contracting with a City-licensed private hauler; self-hauling to the curb isn't an option under this section. Subsection (C) sets once-weekly collection as the minimum for both residential solid waste, other than bulk rubbish, and commercial solid waste, though the Director can set a more frequent schedule, or a commercial establishment can request one, when needed to protect public health or safety.
Subsection (D) confines residential refuse collection to the hours of 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., Monday through Saturday, so no residential pickup before 6 A.M., after 6 P.M., or on Sunday. Subsection (B) adds that waste may be set at the curb or no closer than five feet from the dwelling, preferably on the driveway, only between 6:00 P.M. the night before collection and 10:00 P.M. on collection day, and Subsection (E) requires containers to sit within five feet of the dwelling the rest of the time. Section 255.060 separately requires any hauler doing the collecting to hold an annual City license.
Violations & Fines
Section 255.090 punishes any Chapter 255 violation, including operating without the required hauler contract or collecting outside the permitted hours, under the general Section 100.080 penalty: a fine up to $500, imprisonment up to ninety days, or both, with each day of continued violation a separate offense.
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