Revere, MA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest curbside setout
- 3:00 p.m. day before collection
- Latest curbside setout
- 7:00 a.m. on collection day
- Cart return deadline
- End of day following collection
- Cart ownership
- Remains property of the city
- Carts issued
- One per residential unit, 6 units or fewer
Summary
Revere issues one trash cart per unit and limits curbside placement to a narrow window: no earlier than 3 p.m. the day before pickup and no later than 7 a.m. on collection day, per a DPW-set schedule.
Time: Trash carts and containers authorized for curbside collection shall be placed for curbside collection no earlier than 3:00 p.m. on the day before scheduled collection and no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection. The owner of any property where a trash cart or container is placed for curbside collection after the trash stop has been collected shall be in violation of this chapter. ... Curbside collection shall take place according to a schedule established by the department of public works and viewable through the city website.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4804778; v14 updated 2026-05-04).
Full Breakdown
030 governs curbside trash collection. The city provides one trash cart to every dwelling property with six or fewer residential units receiving municipal service, with one cart issued per residential unit; the cart remains city property. 031(A). on the day of collection. A property owner whose cart is left out after the trash stop has already been collected is in violation of the chapter. Receptacles must be returned to proper storage no later than the end of the day following collection. Carts must be placed in front of and within the side boundaries of the property, as near the edge of the street as practicable, and covered by a fully-closed lid. The Department of Public Works sets the actual weekly collection schedule and publishes it on the city website. 020.
Violations & Fines
Placing a cart out before 3:00 p.m. the day before pickup, after 7:00 a.m. on pickup day, or leaving it at the curb past the day following collection violates Section 8.06.030(D). Enforcement runs through the Department of Inspectional Services and the Revere Police Department under Section 8.06.070, with penalties assessed through the city's noncriminal disposition process in Chapter 1.12. Uncovered or improperly positioned carts also violate Section 8.06.030(E).
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