Fullerton, CA Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)

030(H) makes it a public nuisance to store trash or garbage cans, bins, boxes or other containers in a front or side yard of a single-family residence in a way visible from a public street. The section sets a firm timing window: no bin, cart, roll-off box or other container may be placed adjacent to or in a street or public right-of-way for collection more than 24 hours before the normal collection time, and every container placed for collection must be removed from the street or right-of-way within 12 hours after collection.

Outside that 36-hour collection window, containers used at single-family dwellings must be stored out of public view in a side or rear yard or an enclosed garage. If a home's fencing or layout does not allow screening from the street, the code requires the container to sit in the spot farthest from the closest street or roadway, or in an enclosure designed to match the dwelling's exterior. 030(I), separately makes it a nuisance to store recyclable items that have not been recycled within 30 calendar days if they are visible from the public right-of-way. 100.