Trash and recycling carts in Patterson: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Patterson Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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When carts must come back	Remove containers not later than 6 p.m. on the day of collection. Applies: All customers; containers at the curbline or the alley. § 6.12.080 · code text Customers whose property is not adjacent to an alleyway shall be responsible for placing the containers within three feet of the curbline no earlier than twenty-four hours prior to the day of collection and shall remove the containers not later than six p.m. on the day of collection from the curbline.
When carts may go to the curb	Put out no earlier than 24 hours before collection day, within 3 feet of the curbline or alley property line. Applies: All customers. § 6.12.080 · code text Customers whose property is not adjacent to an alleyway shall be responsible for placing the containers within three feet of the curbline no earlier than twenty-four hours prior to the day of collection and shall remove the containers not later than six p.m. on the day of collection from the curbline.
Where carts are kept	May be left within 3 feet of the alley property line if secured against tipping. Applies: Property adjacent to an alleyway; the collector must reach them without entering a fenced area. § 6.12.080 · code text Containers may be left within three feet of the alley property line if same are secured so that they may not be tipped by stray animals or from any cause and are easily accessible to the collector without the necessity to enter a fenced area. Do not leave containers in the public right-of-way; move them back against the fence. Applies: Property not adjacent to an alleyway. § 6.12.080 · code text Containers shall not be left in the public right-of-way but shall be moved back against the fence.

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

Patterson's code: Remove containers not later than 6 p.m. on the day of collection. (All customers; containers at the curbline or the alley.) (§ 6.12.080); Put out no earlier than 24 hours before collection day, within 3 feet of the curbline or alley property line. (All customers.) (§ 6.12.080).

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