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Trash and recycling carts in La Verne

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

What La Verne's code says

La Verne code What La Verne's code adds
Required collection service
  • subscribe to refuse service and to enough containers to hold all solid waste produced during a one-week period
    Applies: unless a different collection frequency has been approved or directed
    § 13.28.080 · code text
    All persons owning or occupying any place or premises where solid waste is created, produced or accumulated shall subscribe and pay for this type of refuse service and shall subscribe and pay for a number of containers to hold all solid waste created, produced or accumulated at or on the place or premises during a one-week period, unless a different frequency for a collection schedule has been approved or directed pursuant to this chapter.
Sorting organics and green waste
  • Residents must not put solid waste in recycling or compost containers, and must remove it before collection
    § 13.28.110 · code text
    No person subscribing to refuse service shall dispose or permit the disposal of solid waste in a container designated for the collection of recyclable materials or compostable materials. The person shall remove any solid waste deposited in the recyclable material and compostable materials containers before the collection of the recyclable materials and compostable containers occurring that week.
When carts must come back
  • By noon on the day following collection
    § 13.28.160 · code text
    No container shall be placed adjacent to or in a street or public right-of-way for collection service more than twenty-four hours prior to the normal collection time, and all containers so placed shall be removed from the street or right-of-way by noon on the day following collection.
When carts may go to the curb
  • No more than 24 hours before the normal collection time
    § 13.28.160 · code text
    No container shall be placed adjacent to or in a street or public right-of-way for collection service more than twenty-four hours prior to the normal collection time, and all containers so placed shall be removed from the street or right-of-way by noon on the day following collection.

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Frequently asked questions

When can trash carts go out to the curb in La Verne?

La Verne's code: subscribe to refuse service and to enough containers to hold all solid waste produced during a one-week period (unless a different collection frequency has been approved or directed) (§ 13.28.080); Residents must not put solid waste in recycling or compost containers, and must remove it before collection (§ 13.28.110).

General information, not legal advice.

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