Huntington Park, CA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

Huntington Park Municipal Code § 6-2.107 lists the unlawful acts around solid waste pickup in the City of Huntington Park. Subsection (b) protects the container itself: no one other than the owner, occupant, or person in possession, charge, or control of the premises, or a person authorized by law such as a franchisee, can remove a bin, cart, rolloff box, or other container from the premises or from where it was lawfully placed for collection, without the prior written approval of the person in charge. Subsection (c) bars placing solid waste next to a street or public right-of-way for franchisee collection without first subscribing to service with that franchisee. Subsection (e) bars anyone but a franchisee from taking solid waste, including recyclable materials, that has been placed in any street or alley for collection, whether or not it sits in a container.

The rest of the section closes other gaps. Subsection (d) prohibits burning solid waste except in an approved incinerator or other device permitted by the Building Official and Fire Marshal. Subsections (f) and (g) prohibit throwing, placing, scattering, or depositing solid waste on another person's property or on any street, driveway, highway, or alley, and on any premises in a way that is or becomes a nuisance or endangers public health. Subsection (h) makes the owner, agent, tenant, or person in control responsible for keeping waste inside containers and for keeping containers locked except during use and scheduled collection. Subsection (i) bars allowing assigned containers to be placed on any property except where lawfully permitted.

A container placed in violation of § 6-2.107 is an unauthorized container under § 6-2.110. The City Manager can post a notice requiring removal within 24 hours, and any appeal of that notice must come within 24 hours of posting. After that the City can remove and store the container, dispose of putrescible contents, and charge the owner actual removal, storage, and disposal costs. The owner can request a hearing from the day after removal through five business days after retrieval. A container left unclaimed 95 days after the notice is mailed, or 90 days after removal when the owner is unknown, is deemed abandoned property.