Clark County, NV Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Solid waste pickup
- Once per week
- Recycling pickup
- Once per week
- Bulky item pickup
- Every other week
- Curbside placement window
- Within 24 hours of pickup
- Authorized collector
- County franchisee only
Summary
In unincorporated Clark County, only the county's franchised hauler collects solid waste and recycling, delivered once weekly; containers stay off the right-of-way until within 24 hours of the collection day.
On any single-family or duplex residential premises, it is unlawful to place, keep, store or locate within the public right-of-way of a street, sidewalk or alley, or within any front yard as defined in the zoning regulations of the county, any solid waste or recycling container; provided, however, that such container may be placed within such area, except for vehicle lanes, for the purpose of the collection thereof within twenty-four hours of the scheduled solid waste collection day.
(b)No person shall place a container for collection in a location that does not provide sufficient space for a disposal vehicle to safely access the location, including without limitation a location along a roadway that will not accommodate a vehicle the size of a disposal truck or provide for a safe exit of a disposal truck without unreasonable backing up. (Ord. 3475 § 1 (part), 2006)
(Ord. No. 4936, § 13, 4-19-2022)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 147).
Full Breakdown
Clark County contracts trash and recycling collection to a franchised hauler, and Code § 9.04.070 makes it unlawful for anyone else to collect solid waste curbside. Under § 9.04.110/9.04.170, urban residential customers get once-weekly wheeled-cart pickup for solid waste and single-stream recycling, with bulky item collection every other week per § 9.04.145. Section 9.04.150 bars storing containers in the street right-of-way or front yard except within 24 hours of the scheduled pickup day, so carts can't sit at the curb all week.
Violations & Fines
Setting containers out early, blocking access for collection trucks, or having anyone but the county's franchisee collect solid waste or recyclables violates this chapter.
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