Mesa County, CO Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

Section IV of the county's Rubbish, Refuse and Garbage Rule (No. 2018-01-02) sets the pickup standard for every dwelling in Mesa County's Public Health jurisdiction. 03 requires that the total capacity of all garbage cans, rubbish cans and bulk storage containers on a property be sufficient for every occupant's waste from one scheduled collection time until the next, meaning a household's cans have to be sized for its actual collection schedule, not just for a single day. 04 then sets the removal standard itself: garbage and rubbish must be removed from the premises at a frequency that reduces offensive odors and prohibits excessive accumulation that would attract pests or allow solid waste to fall out of the container.

The rule does not name a specific weekly pickup day or a maximum number of days between collections; instead it ties the required frequency to the outcome, odor and pest control, and lets Mesa County Public Health or Code Compliance Services judge compliance against that standard when investigating a complaint. 06 bars depositing garbage or hazardous waste on any premises outside an approved holding container.