Blaine, MN Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

Section 62-21 of the Blaine City Code, titled "Obligations of the refuse generators," spells out what every dwelling unit and place of business must do between hauler visits. Subsection (b), "Cleanliness of premises; placing garbage and refuse in containers," requires the property owner, occupant, or business owner to control refuse on the premises so it stays clean and sanitary, to place all accumulating refuse in containers meeting the specifications of subsection (d), and, critically, to pull those containers back from the curb within 24 hours of collection.

That 24-hour curbside limit works alongside the placement rule in subsection (c), which requires containers to be set out immediately behind and within two feet of the curb on the designated pickup day, not left in the street. Containers themselves must be rust-resistant, watertight, nonabsorbent, equipped with a bail or handle and a close-fitting lid, holding no less than ten and no more than 32 gallons for residential use under subsection (d)(2), though residents on the city's one-can program may set out excess bags too.

Violations of Chapter 62 fall back on the Code's general penalty in section 1-7, since the refuse article does not set its own fine: a misdemeanor conviction, or a $300.00-capped petty misdemeanor if the ordinance is written that way, plus prosecution costs, with each day a violation continues counted separately. The sanitation fund created under section 62-20(b) supports enforcement and collection oversight citywide.