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Trash and recycling carts in Lomita

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

What Lomita's code says

Lomita code What Lomita's code adds
Required collection service
  • You must subscribe to the city's solid waste, recyclables and organic waste collection services.
    Applies: Single-family homes.
    § 5-3.30 · code text
    Shall subscribe to the city's solid waste, recyclables, and organic waste collection services for all solid waste, recyclables, and organic waste generated as described below in section 5-3.30(a)(1)c.
Sorting organics and green waste
  • Put green waste in the green container, recyclables in the blue container, and solid waste in the gray container.
    Applies: Single-family homes.
    § 5-3.30 · code text
    Shall participate in the city's solid waste, recyclables, and organic waste collection service(s) by placing green waste in the green container; source separated recyclable materials in the blue container; and solid waste in the gray container.
  • Do not put materials meant for the green or blue containers in the gray containers.
    Applies: Single-family homes.
    § 5-3.30 · code text
    Generator shall not place materials designated for the green containers or blue containers in the gray containers.
Where carts are kept
  • Do not keep containers in the front yard setback or public right-of-way, except as Title V, Chapter 3 permits.
    Applies: Residential uses; except as permitted in Title V, Chapter 3.
    § 11-1.61.03 · code text
    Trash, recyclables and their containers shall not be stored in the front yard setback area or in the public right-of-way except as permitted in Title V, Chapter 3.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Lomita's code: You must subscribe to the city's solid waste, recyclables and organic waste collection services. (Single-family homes.) (§ 5-3.30); Put green waste in the green container, recyclables in the blue container, and solid waste in the gray container. (Single-family homes.) (§ 5-3.30).

General information, not legal advice.

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