Anaheim, CA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Curbside set-out window
- 4:00 p.m. day before to 7:00 a.m. collection day
- Container pickup deadline
- Midnight of collection day
- Commercial set-out window
- Closing time prior day to 10:00 p.m. collection day
- Standard residential frequency
- One weekly collection, all three streams
- Enforcement
- Code Enforcement Officers, administrative fines
Summary
Anaheim residents must set out Solid Waste, Recyclable Materials and Organics carts at the curb, parkway or alley only between 4:00 p.m. the day before collection and 7:00 a.m. on collection day, and pull them back in by midnight.
Residential Discarded Materials shall be placed for collection at the prescribed location only between the hours of 4:00 p.m. of the day prior to collection and no later than 7:00 a.m. of the day of collection. Containers shall be removed no later than 12:00 midnight the day of collection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-28: Code: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 6627, passed 8-11-2026 | Zoning: Local legislation current through Ord. 6627, passed 8-11-2026).
Full Breakdown
070 governs when and where residents may put out their carts for pickup. Every person occupying or controlling a residence must place Solid Waste, Recyclable Materials and Organics Materials containers at a curb, parkway or alley adjacent to the premises, at a location the City Manager or their Designee approves; alternate locations can be approved if they are more readily accessible for collection. on collection day itself, and containers must be pulled back from the curb no later than midnight of the day of collection.
The City Manager or Designee may approve alternate storage locations for the containers if screening them from public view is impractical given a property's physical layout. Bulk containers used at residences that are not kept in an approved enclosure must be placed out and removed on a collection schedule the City Manager or Designee approves. on collection day. 080: single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and buildings of four or fewer units get one weekly collection of all three streams, while larger apartment complexes and commercial accounts using bulk containers choose from Class A through Class G service levels ranging from one to six pickups per week. 070.
Violations & Fines
Setting containers out before 4:00 p.m. the prior day, leaving them at the curb past midnight, or using an unapproved location exposes the responsible party to enforcement under AMC Section 10.10.200. Code Enforcement Officers may inspect the property and issue administrative fines up to the maximum set in Chapter 1.01 for any person who violates the chapter, or any property owner where the violation exists, regardless of who caused it.
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