Plymouth, MN Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential frequency
- Weekly collection required, Section 600.13
- Commercial/lodging frequency
- Semi-weekly for hotels, restaurants, boarding houses
- Curbside window
- Containers out no more than 24 hrs before pickup
- Removal window
- Containers in within 24 hrs after pickup
- Hauler license
- Council license plus $1,000 surety bond required
Summary
In the City of Plymouth, licensed garbage collectors must pick up residential trash weekly and collect from hotels, restaurants, and boarding houses semi-weekly, under City Code Section 600.13. Residents can set containers at the curb no more than 24 hours before pickup and must bring them back in within 24 hours after, per Section 600.14.
Each licensed collector shall make collections, in that portion of the City in which the collector is licensed to collect, weekly from residences and semi-weekly from hotels, restaurants, boarding houses, etc. ... Containers shall be placed at the point of collection ... no more than 24 hours before collection, and containers may not be left at the point of collection, for more than 24 hours after collection.
Full Breakdown
00 surety bond, with license fees set in Chapter X and licenses expiring every January 1st. 13 sets the collection frequency each licensed hauler must meet in the portion of the City where it is licensed to operate: weekly pickup from residences, and semi-weekly pickup from hotels, restaurants, boarding houses and similar commercial lodging and food establishments. 14 governs where containers sit between pickups and how residents present them for collection: solid waste and recycling containers must be kept in or next to the garage, or directly behind or beside the home if there is no garage, and in an exterior dumpster enclosure or inside the building where those exist.
Collection happens at curbside and alley locations, and every container needs a bail or handles and a tight-fitting cover so it does not tip over or attract animals, insects, or vermin. 14. 09 separately requires each licensed collector's truck to be covered so nothing leaks or spills, and to be kept clean and free of offensive odors.
Violations & Fines
Leaving a container at the curb more than 24 hours before or after the scheduled pickup, or placing it so it blocks the roadway, violates Section 600.14, and using an unlicensed hauler or collecting without the Section 600.07 license is a separate violation. Absent a specific Chapter VI fine, both fall under the citywide misdemeanor penalty in Section 2000.01: up to a $700.00 fine and 90 days in jail.
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