Provo, UT Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Who must have service
- Every occupied dwelling, City Code 11.02.010(1)
- Provider
- Provo City exclusively for curbside collection
- Minimum capacity
- Up to 95 gallons per week may be required
- Collection frequency
- At least once weekly, Section 11.02.030(1)(a)
- Penalty
- Class B misdemeanor: up to $1,000 fine, 6 months jail
Summary
Every occupied dwelling in Provo must have residential refuse service under City Code 11.02.010; curbside collection comes exclusively from Provo City, with dumpster or roll-off service required instead for multi-unit buildings. Public Works can require up to 95 gallons of weekly refuse capacity per dwelling, and 11.02.030(1)(a) sets a once-a-week minimum pickup schedule.
(1) The owner of any dwelling used for human habitation shall arrange for residential refuse waste collection services. (2) All curbside refuse collection shall be provided by Provo City. Alternate refuse collection methods, including dumpster and/or roll off services for multi-unit structures, shall be arranged for by the property owner. Regardless of collection method, the owner of any dwelling may be required by the Public Works Department to provide up to ninety-five (95) gallons of refuse waste capacity per week for each dwelling in order to satisfy Section 11.01.050(13), Provo City Code.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-17, passed June 9, 2026).
Full Breakdown
010(1) requires 'the owner of any dwelling used for human habitation' to 'arrange for residential refuse waste collection services'; going without service is not an option for an occupied dwelling. 050(13). 030(1)(a). 030(1)(b). 010(4): if water, sewer, and refuse service to a dwelling has been properly terminated, or if the owner has separately contracted with a licensed commercial hauler for pickup, standard City billing does not apply. 010(5).
Violations & Fines
Failing to arrange for refuse service, or failing to maintain sufficient weekly refuse capacity as the Public Works Department requires, is an unlawful act under Section 11.01.050(13) and (5), each a Class B misdemeanor. Under the citywide penalty provision, Section 1.03.010(1), a Class B misdemeanor in Provo carries a fine of up to $1,000, up to six months in jail, or both.
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