Gilbert, AZ Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Curb placement
- At curb line, 3-foot minimum between containers
- Earliest set-out
- 6:00 p.m. the day before collection
- Latest pickup-in
- 6:00 a.m. the day after collection
- Off-day storage
- Must be hidden from street/right-of-way view
- Enforcement
- Civil citation; tag-and-remove after 10-day notice
Summary
Gilbert requires collection containers to sit at the curb line with at least three feet between them, set out no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the evening before pickup and pulled back in by 6:00 a.m. the next morning. Containers must stay hidden from the street between collection days.
(a)Collection containers must be properly located for pickup. Any person found to be in violation of a requirement of this section is responsible for a civil offense, subject to citation, civil sanctions, and subject to abatement under section 66-274 and 66-275.(b)Collection containers shall be placed in the street at the curb line. A separation of a minimum of three feet is required between containers. One side of street placement may be required to save routing time or distance, as determined by the director.(c)Collection containers shall not be placed for collection before 6:00 p.m. of the day preceding regular collection and shall be removed from the curb by 6:00 a.m. of the day after collection.(d)All containers shall be stored between collection days so as to not be visible from the street or public rights-of-way.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 102).
Full Breakdown
Code of Gilbert § 66-290 governs where and when residents may put out collection containers, separate from how refuse inside them must be prepared. Containers must be placed in the street at the curb line, with a minimum three-foot separation between containers so the truck's automated arm can service each one; the director can require placement on one side of the street only to save routing time or distance. the day after collection. Between collection days, all containers must be stored so they are not visible from the street or public rights-of-way, meaning a container left permanently at the curb, or stored in front-yard view, is itself a violation independent of anything placed inside it.
This placement rule works alongside § 66-289, which assigns each town-supplied container to the specific property rather than to an occupant, meaning no resident may remove an assigned container when they move, and the town, not the resident, bears replacement cost for containers that fail from ordinary wear and tear.
Violations & Fines
Any violation of the container-placement rule is a civil offense subject to citation, civil sanctions, and abatement under §§ 66-274 and 66-275 per § 66-290(a); the town can tag a misplaced or improperly stored container and, if the violation isn't corrected within ten days of notice, remove it at the responsible party's expense under § 66-274(b).
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