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Trash and recycling carts in Hesperia

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

What Hesperia's code says

Hesperia code What Hesperia's code adds
Required collection service
  • Each home gets franchise-owned carts and at least 1 weekly collection.
    Applies: Single-family homes. All solid waste goes in the cart with the lid closed.
    § 8.04.310 · code text
    Each single-family residential unit shall receive franchise-owned cart(s) at the basic service rate specified in the rate schedule adopted by resolution of the city council ("schedule") at the initiation of service in which all solid waste shall be collected and must be contained within the cart(s) with the lid closed, and shall be provided at least one weekly collection of solid waste.
When carts must come back
  • Remove containers from the place of collection before 8:00 p.m. on the day they are emptied.
    § 8.04.320 · code text
    All containers shall be removed from the place of collection prior to 8:00 p.m. of the day the containers have been emptied.
When carts may go to the curb
  • Do not put containers out earlier than sunset on the day before the designated collection day.
    § 8.04.320 · code text
    No person shall place, or cause to be placed, any container in the roadway portion of a public street 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 solid waste on the particular route involved, not earlier than sunset of the day preceding the day designated for collection.
Where carts are kept
  • Keep containers within the side or rear yard of the premises.
    Applies: Except when containers are set out for collection.
    § 8.04.220 · code text
    Except when the containers are set out for collection, all containers shall be kept and maintained within the side or rear yard of the premises (as defined in Title 16) where the solid waste is generated.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Hesperia's code: Each home gets franchise-owned carts and at least 1 weekly collection. (Single-family homes. All solid waste goes in the cart with the lid closed.) (§ 8.04.310); Remove containers from the place of collection before 8:00 p.m. on the day they are emptied. (§ 8.04.320).

General information, not legal advice.

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