Trash and recycling carts in South Lake Tahoe

Each person owning a residential unit up to and including a fourplex, and each person occupying or having charge or control of such premises, shall have the obligation to contract for collection service for each and every unit of property and provide for collection and disposal of all discarded materials originating upon such premises in three carts for each residential unit to include one cart each for solid waste, source-separated recyclables, and yard trimmings.

Each owner shall place and/or direct its tenants to place source-separated recyclable materials in the applicable container, place yard trimmings in the applicable container, and place solid waste in the applicable container, and shall not place prohibited container contaminants in containers and not place materials designated for the yard trimmings or recyclable materials containers in the solid waste containers.

All residential, including multiresidential, and commercial containers, other than safety-approved dumpsters, shall be removed from public view not later than 6:00 p.m. on the appointed day of collection;