Trash and recycling carts in Brea: the local rules

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

What Brea's code says

Brea code What Brea's code adds
When carts must come back	Remove receptacles before 10:00 p.m. on the day they are emptied. § 8.28.130 · code text all receptacles shall be removed from the place of collection prior to 10:00 p.m. of the day the receptacles have been emptied.
Where carts are kept	Keep containers within the building or another approved location. Applies: At all times except collection day. § 8.28.110 · code text at all times, except on collection day, to keep within the building, or other approved location Keep containers inside the building or another approved location, only in storage locations the zoning ordinance permits. Applies: At all times except collection day. § 8.28.110 · code text Except when placed in accordance with § 8.28.120 hereof for collection purposes, such receptacles shall be kept and maintained only in storage locations permitted by the Brea Zoning Ordinance, as the same presently exists or as may be amended from time to time, or as specified by use permit or other entitlement for use.

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

Brea's code: Remove receptacles before 10:00 p.m. on the day they are emptied. (§ 8.28.130); Keep containers within the building or another approved location. (At all times except collection day.) (§ 8.28.110).

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