Indio, CA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Curb removal window
- 12 hours after container emptied
- Authorized hauler only
- City contract or county permit required
- Set-out limit
- Only within established collection program
- Enforcement
- Health Officer inspects trucks and premises
Summary
Indio residents must use the city's authorized hauler and cannot leave a garbage container in the street or alley more than 12 hours after it has been emptied.
No person shall place any garbage receptacle in any public highway at any place or in any manner or at any time other than as established by this subchapter for the collection of garbage or permit that receptacle to remain therein for more than 12 hours after it has been emptied.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4796010; v13 updated 2026-02-04; through 02-04-2026).
Full Breakdown
Indio's solid waste code sets the rules for putting garbage out and taking containers back in. Under § 51.15, only the city's contracted hauler -- or a resident holding a valid county hauling permit -- may collect and transport garbage, rubbish or swill on city streets; unlicensed private collection is unlawful. Section 51.46 then governs the container itself: it must come off the curb or public right-of-way within 12 hours of being emptied, and residents cannot set a receptacle out at any time or place other than what the collection program establishes. The city's Health Officer inspects hauler vehicles and premises to enforce the chapter.
Violations & Fines
Leaving a garbage container on the curb past the 12-hour window, or having anyone but the city's licensed hauler collect it, is a code violation subject to enforcement.
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