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Trash and recycling carts in Sanger

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

What Sanger's code says

Sanger code What Sanger's code adds
Required collection service
  • Every person occupying property in the city must subscribe to waste collection services
    Applies: Except as otherwise provided by state law and this chapter
    § 54-9 · code text
    Except as otherwise provided by state law and this chapter, every person occupying property in the city shall subscribe to the waste collection services provided by the city or its franchisees for such property.
When carts must come back
  • No waste or recycling container may stay at the curbline after 8:00 p.m. on the collection day
    § 54-4 · code text
    No waste or recycling container shall be allowed to remain at the curbline after 8:00 p.m. of the collection day.
When carts may go to the curb
  • Not before 6:00 p.m. on the day before collection
    § 54-4 · code text
    All waste or recycling containers to be collected at a curbline shall be placed for collection at the residential service location before 6:00 a.m. on the collection day, but not before 6:00 p.m. of the preceding day.
Where carts are kept
  • Not in the front yard or side yard on a street unless properly screened
    Applies: Front yard or side yard on a street
    § 54-4 · code text
    No waste or waste container shall be stored in the front yard or side yard on a street unless properly screened.
  • Not within a public walkway, roadway or alley
    Applies: Collection placement or storage
    § 54-4 · code text
    No waste or waste container shall be stored or placed for collection within a public walkway, roadway or alley.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Sanger's code: Every person occupying property in the city must subscribe to waste collection services (Except as otherwise provided by state law and this chapter) (§ 54-9); No waste or recycling container may stay at the curbline after 8:00 p.m. on the collection day (§ 54-4).

General information, not legal advice.

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