Trash and recycling carts in Hawthorne: the local rules

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

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Sorting organics and green waste	Put organic materials in the container designated for them by the authorized hauler. § 8.17.100 · code text Organic materials and recyclable materials to be collected by an authorized hauler shall be placed in the container designated for such materials by the authorized hauler.
When carts must come back	Within 12 hours after collection. § 8.17.080 · code text All containers so placed for collection shall be removed from the street within twelve hours after the contents thereof have been collected.
When carts may go to the curb	On the day set for collection, but not before twelve hours of that day § 8.17.080 · code text On the day set for collection, but not before twelve hours of such day, containers to be collected shall be placed as follows:
Where carts are kept	Readily accessible for removing and emptying; not within the limits of any street or anywhere that creates a nuisance. § 8.17.080 · code text All such containers shall at all times be located in such places as to be readily accessible for removing and emptying the same, but shall not be placed within the limits of any street, unless by direction of the city engineer, or anywhere so as to constitute a nuisance. In the alley, next to the rear property line of the premises. Applies: Where there is an alley, other than a blind alley, on the day set for collection. § 8.17.080 · code text where there is an alley, other than a blind alley, in the rear of the premises, the containers shall be placed in such alley and next to the rear property line of such premises. On the curb in front of the premises. Applies: In all other cases, on the day set for collection. § 8.17.080 · code text In all other cases, the containers shall be placed on the curb in front of the premises.

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Hawthorne's code: Put organic materials in the container designated for them by the authorized hauler. (§ 8.17.100); Within 12 hours after collection. (§ 8.17.080).

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