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Trash and recycling carts in Arroyo Grande

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

What Arroyo Grande's code says

Arroyo Grande code What Arroyo Grande's code adds
Required collection service
  • You must use the city's solid waste collection and disposal service.
    § 8.32.030 · code text
    all developed properties in the city must use the city's solid waste collection and disposal service except that there may be joint or multiple use of solid waste containers, subject to conditions established by the city.
Sorting organics and green waste
  • All yard refuse must go in the receptacles provided for it.
    Applies: Property using yard refuse collection.
    § 8.32.280 · code text
    All yard refuse shall be placed in receptacles provided for such refuse, except that trimmings from trees and shrubs and tree stumps need not be placed in a receptacle but will not be collected unless such material is placed in a bundle securely bound at both ends and not more than eighteen (18) inches in diameter, nor more than thirty-five (35) pounds in weight, nor more than four feet in length.
  • Place in a bundle securely bound at both ends.
    Applies: Trimmings from trees and shrubs and tree stumps.
    § 8.32.280 · code text
    All yard refuse shall be placed in receptacles provided for such refuse, except that trimmings from trees and shrubs and tree stumps need not be placed in a receptacle but will not be collected unless such material is placed in a bundle securely bound at both ends and not more than eighteen (18) inches in diameter, nor more than thirty-five (35) pounds in weight, nor more than four feet in length.
When carts must come back
  • Remove within 18 hours after it has been emptied.
    § 8.32.070 · code text
    Any receptacle shall be placed for collection along any street, roadway, or alley only on the day established for the collection of solid waste on the particular route or after 5:30 p.m. on the day immediately prior to such collection and shall not remain thereon for more than eighteen (18) hours after it has been emptied.
When carts may go to the curb
  • Set out after 5:30 p.m. on the day immediately before collection.
    § 8.32.070 · code text
    Any receptacle shall be placed for collection along any street, roadway, or alley only on the day established for the collection of solid waste on the particular route or after 5:30 p.m. on the day immediately prior to such collection and shall not remain thereon for more than eighteen (18) hours after it has been emptied.

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Frequently asked questions

When can trash carts go out to the curb in Arroyo Grande?

Arroyo Grande's code: You must use the city's solid waste collection and disposal service. (§ 8.32.030); All yard refuse must go in the receptacles provided for it. (Property using yard refuse collection.) (§ 8.32.280).

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