Pueblo, CO Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest hauling time
- 6:00 a.m.
- Latest hauling time
- 7:00 p.m.
- Applies to
- local residential, residential collector streets
- Code section
- Pueblo Municipal Code § 7-3-10
Summary
In Pueblo, collecting or hauling trash, litter, or garbage on residential streets is banned before 6:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m., keeping early or late pickup noise out of neighborhoods.
There shall be no collecting or transporting of litter, garbage, refuse or rubbish through, over and across the streets and alleys designated by the City as "local residential" or "residential collector" after the hour of 7:00 p.m. or before the hour of 6:00 a.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 109).
Full Breakdown
Pueblo Municipal Code § 7-3-10 bars any collecting or transporting of litter, garbage, refuse, or rubbish through the streets and alleys the City designates as "local residential" or "residential collector" before 6:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. The rule targets haulers and collection crews working those routes, keeping noisy pickup activity out of residential areas during early morning and evening hours. It sits in the same Solid Wastes chapter that requires licensed collectors and weekly removal service citywide.
Violations & Fines
Hauling on a residential or residential-collector street outside the 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. window is a municipal offense under the Solid Wastes chapter's general penalty provisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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