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Trash and recycling carts in Lemon Grove

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

What Lemon Grove's code says

Lemon Grove code What Lemon Grove's code adds
Required collection service
  • You must subscribe to the city's organic waste collection services.
    Applies: Single-family organic waste generators, except self-haulers.
    § 13.28.050 · code text
    Subscribe to the city's organic waste collection services for all organic waste generated as described below in subsection (A)(2) of this section.
  • You must use the authorized collector for solid waste and recyclable materials.
    Applies: Residential owners, except as otherwise provided in the chapter.
    § 13.24.050 · code text
    each residential owner and commercial business owner shall utilize the services of the authorized collector for the collection of solid waste and recyclable materials from the residential or commercial premises held or occupied by such owner
Sorting organics and green waste
  • Put organic waste in the green container, recyclables in the blue container, and gray-container waste in the gray container.
    Applies: Single-family generators using a three- and three-plus container collection service.
    § 13.28.050 · code text
    Generators shall place source separated green container organic waste, including food waste, in the green container; source separated recyclable materials in the blue container; and gray container waste in the gray container.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

When can trash carts go out to the curb in Lemon Grove?

Lemon Grove's code: You must subscribe to the city's organic waste collection services. (Single-family organic waste generators, except self-haulers.) (§ 13.28.050); You must use the authorized collector for solid waste and recyclable materials. (Residential owners, except as otherwise provided in the chapter.) (§ 13.24.050).

General information, not legal advice.

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