Chino, CA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- CMC § 8.16.070
- Set out
- No earlier than noon, day before
- Pull in
- By noon, day after collection
- Placement
- Curb in front of the dwelling
- Between pickups
- Bins screened from public view
Summary
Chino residents may set solid waste and recycling containers at the curb no earlier than noon the day before pickup and must pull them in by noon the day after collection.
Storage containers may not be placed for collection before 12:00 pm of the day preceding scheduled collection, and they may not be left at the place of collection after 12:00 pm on the day after collection. Containers must be placed for collection along the curb in front of each dwelling where the refuse was generated.B.Garden trimmings or landscape waste, and other waste matter that cannot readily be placed in containers, shall be tied in bundles not exceeding four feet in length and eighteen inches in diameter nor fifty pounds in weight and shall be placed immediately adjacent to the designated container location and scheduled for collection with the city's authorized contractor. Ashes shall be thoroughly moistened to prevent them from scattering.C.In all cases of disputes or complaints arising from or concerning the place where solid waste or solid waste containers shall be placed while awaiting the removal of their contents, the director of public works or the director's authorized representative shall forthwith designate the place, and the decision shall be final. (Ord. 2003-10 § 1 (part), 2003.)
(Ord. 2014-012, § 7, 2014.)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
Chino Municipal Code § 8.16.070(A)(2) sets the curbside window: 'Storage containers may not be placed for collection before 12:00 pm of the day preceding scheduled collection, and they may not be left at the place of collection after 12:00 pm on the day after collection.' Containers must go 'along the curb in front of each dwelling where the refuse was generated.' Between pickups, § 8.16.070(A)(1) requires bins to be stored out of public view, behind a fence, in a garage, or otherwise screened.
Violations & Fines
Leaving containers at the curb outside the permitted window, or storing them in public view between pickups, violates § 8.16.070 and is punishable as a misdemeanor under § 8.16.220.
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