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Trash and recycling carts in Calexico

Calexico's own rules on trash and recycling carts, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Calexico Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Calexico's code says

Calexico code What Calexico's code adds
When carts must come back
  • Containers must be removed by the owner or user immediately after collection.
    Applies: Containers placed on the curb at the side or front of the premises.
    § 8.36.080 · code text
    shall be removed by the owner or user immediately after such collection
When carts may go to the curb
  • Containers may go out only on the days set for solid waste collection.
    Applies: Containers placed on the curb at the side or front of the premises.
    § 8.36.080 · code text
    such containers shall be placed thereon only on the days appointed for solid waste collection therefrom
Where carts are kept
  • Place the container on the premises, within 5 feet of the rear property line.
    Applies: Where there is an alley (other than a blind alley) behind the premises.
    § 8.36.080 · code text
    such container shall be placed on the premises within five feet of the rear property line
  • Place the container on the side curb, at an accessible point at least 50 feet from the front property line.
    Applies: No alley (other than a blind alley) behind the premises, and there is a side entrance to the rear.
    § 8.36.080 · code text
    each such container shall be placed on the curb on the side of the premises at an accessible point not less than fifty feet from the front property line
  • Containers go at the edge of the street, in the curb area in front of the premises.
    Applies: Residential premises.
    § 8.36.180 · code text
    For residential premises, containers shall be at the edge of the street in the curb-area in front of the residential premises
  • Place the container on the curb in front of the premises, on collection days and during collection hours.
    Applies: No alley (other than a blind alley) and no side entrance to the rear.
    § 8.36.080 · code text
    each such container shall be placed on the curb in front of the premises on the days and during the hours fixed for the collection of solid waste therefrom

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Frequently asked questions

When can trash carts go out to the curb in Calexico?

Calexico's code: Containers must be removed by the owner or user immediately after collection. (Containers placed on the curb at the side or front of the premises.) (§ 8.36.080); Containers may go out only on the days set for solid waste collection. (Containers placed on the curb at the side or front of the premises.) (§ 8.36.080).

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