Las Vegas, NV Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Cart out
- No earlier than 2 p.m. day before
- Cart in
- By midnight on collection day
- Where prohibited
- Right-of-way, sidewalk, alley, front yard
- Enforcement
- Code enforcement or LVMPD
- Section
- LVMC 9.08.100
Summary
City code sets exact curbside hours for trash and recycling carts: out no earlier than 2 p.m. the day before pickup, in by midnight on collection day.
On any single-family or duplex residential premises, it is unlawful to place, keep, store or locate any solid waste or recyclables container (including wheeled carts) within the right-of-way of a street, sidewalk or alley, or within any front yard...; containers may be placed there, except in traffic lanes, for collection no earlier than two p.m. on the day prior to the designated collection day, and must be removed from the right-of-way no later than midnight of the collection day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
Las Vegas Municipal Code 9.08.100(C) bars single-family and duplex residents from storing solid waste or recycling containers, including wheeled carts, in the street right-of-way, sidewalk, alley, or front yard at any other time. The carts may only sit in that space, clear of traffic lanes, starting at 2:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled collection day, and must be pulled back by midnight the day collection happens. Multi-family, commercial, and industrial premises face a stricter rule under 9.08.100(D): their containers can never sit in the right-of-way and must stay in a required enclosure. Code enforcement and Las Vegas Metro Police both have authority to cite violations under 9.08.100(F).
Violations & Fines
Leaving a cart at the curb outside the 2 p.m.-day-before to midnight-of-collection window is a code violation enforceable by City code enforcement or Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, per LVMC 9.08.100(F).
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