Lakewood provides weekly curbside trash and recycling collection on designated days. Missed pickups can be reported to California waste haulers or municipal services.
Lakewood contracts with waste haulers or operates municipal trash collection on a weekly schedule. Residents receive assigned pickup days. Bins must be placed curbside by the designated morning time, typically 6 to 7 AM. Holiday delays shift pickup one day. Contaminated recycling bins may be skipped. Oversized or overweight bins will not be collected. Contact Lakewood public works for schedule changes or missed pickup reports.
Failure to follow schedule may result in missed pickup. Repeated violations of bin rules may incur $50 to $200 fines from code enforcement.
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Lakewood requires residential recycling of accepted materials. Contamination with non-recyclables may cause entire bins to be rejected at the curb.
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Lakewood requires bins placed at the curb with lids closed on collection day. Bins must be removed from the curb within a set timeframe after pickup.
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