Carson, CA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum frequency
- once per calendar week
- Collection hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Sunday pickup
- barred without written City approval
- Holiday pickup
- collector shifts by one day
Summary
Carson requires weekly trash and recycling pickup for every residential address and bars collection before 7 a.m. or after 6 p.m., and on Sundays without written City approval.
Unless otherwise approved by the City Council, collection of solid waste shall take place no less than once in each calendar week. Collection of recyclable materials shall take place no less than once in each calendar week. Not more than seven (7) days shall elapse between solid waste collections, nor between recyclable material collections. When the collection day falls on a holiday, the collector shall choose one (1) of the following options:
(1) Collect on the holiday.
(2) Collect one (1) day prior to or one (1) day after the holiday, providing regular weekly collection can be maintained as provided in the first paragraph of this Section.
(b) Hours. No collection shall take place between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on the next day. No collection shall be made on Sunday unless specifically authorized in writing by the City Administrator. Hours and days of collection are subject to change by the City Council. (Ord. 91-956 § 2)
Full Breakdown
CMC § 5262 requires the residential collector to pick up solid waste and recyclable materials at least once every calendar week under a City-Administrator-approved route schedule, with no more than seven days between collections of either stream. If the scheduled day falls on a holiday, the collector must either collect on the holiday or shift pickup one day earlier or later while keeping the weekly schedule. Collection hours are restricted to 7:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m., and no Sunday collection is allowed unless the City Administrator authorizes it in writing.
Violations & Fines
Collectors that miss the weekly schedule or collect outside 7 a.m.-6 p.m., or on Sunday without written approval, violate CMC § 5262, risking Chapter 2 enforcement action.
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