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Trash and recycling carts in Laguna Beach

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

What Laguna Beach's code says

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Sorting organics and green waste
  • Container contents are limited to items designated by the franchisee's recycling and organic waste program
    Applies: Solid waste placed out for collection by the franchisee at single-family dwellings
    § 7.16.050 · code text
    Solid waste intended for collection by a franchisee shall be placed in containers and the contents of each container shall be limited to the items designated by a franchisee's recycling and organic waste program.
When carts must come back
  • By six a.m. the day following collection
    § 7.16.050 · code text
    all containers so placed shall be removed from the street or right-of-way by six a.m. the day following collection.
When carts may go to the curb
  • No earlier than 7 p.m. the day before scheduled collection
    § 7.16.050 · code text
    No bin, cart, or other container shall be placed adjacent to or in a street or public right-of-way for collection service before seven p.m. the day prior to scheduled collection
Where carts are kept
  • Out of public view in a side or rear yard, an alley or an enclosed garage, except on collection day
    § 7.16.050 · code text
    All containers used for the collection of solid waste at single-family dwellings shall be stored out of public view in a side or rear yard, an alley or an enclosed garage except on collection day.
  • In an area adjacent to the dwelling at the point furthest from the closest street or roadway
    Applies: Dwelling design does not allow hiding containers from public view because of the fencing or lack thereof, or lack of an enclosed area
    § 7.16.050 · code text
    If the physical design of the dwelling does not allow for obscuring containers from public view because of the type of fencing or lack thereof, or lack of an appropriate enclosed area, containers shall be stored in an area adjacent to the dwelling at the point furthest from the closest street or roadway.

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Frequently asked questions

When can trash carts go out to the curb in Laguna Beach?

Laguna Beach's code: Container contents are limited to items designated by the franchisee's recycling and organic waste program (Solid waste placed out for collection by the franchisee at single-family dwellings) (§ 7.16.050); By six a.m. the day following collection (§ 7.16.050).

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