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Trash and recycling carts in Diamond Bar

Diamond Bar'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 Diamond Bar Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Diamond Bar's code says

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Required collection service
  • All residential property owners and occupants shall utilize the services of a collector
    § 8.16.290 · code text
    Each residential and commercial property owner and occupant in the city shall, at all times utilize the services of a collector and pay the rates approved by the city council for the regular and routine collection of solid waste from such premises and shall, at all times comply with city policies and programs with regard to solid waste recovery, reduction and recycling.
When carts must come back
  • Before 10:00 p.m. on the day the containers have been emptied
    § 8.16.550 · code text
    No person shall place any container of solid waste to be collected by the collector, in any public highway or in any place or in any manner other than hereinabove provided, or at any time other than the days established by the city for the collection of such solid waste on the particular route involved, earlier than sunset of the day preceding the day designated for collection, and all containers shall be removed from the place of collection prior to 10:00 p.m. on the day the containers have been emptied.
When carts may go to the curb
  • Containers may go out no earlier than sunset on the day before collection.
    § 8.16.550 · code text
    No person shall place any container of solid waste to be collected by the collector, in any public highway or in any place or in any manner other than hereinabove provided, or at any time other than the days established by the city for the collection of such solid waste on the particular route involved, earlier than sunset of the day preceding the day designated for collection, and all containers shall be removed from the place of collection prior to 10:00 p.m. on the day the containers have been emptied.

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Frequently asked questions

When can trash carts go out to the curb in Diamond Bar?

Diamond Bar's code: All residential property owners and occupants shall utilize the services of a collector (§ 8.16.290); Before 10:00 p.m. on the day the containers have been emptied (§ 8.16.550).

General information, not legal advice.

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