Trash and recycling carts in Compton

Each person required by this chapter to arrange for solid waste and recyclable materials handling services shall keep in a suitable place a sufficient number of containers provided by the authorized collector or approved by the City capable of holding without spilling, leaking, or emitting odors, all solid waste, including recyclable materials, which would ordinarily accumulate on the premises between the time of two successive collections.

Green waste shall be placed in containers designated for the collection of green waste, or tied securely in bundles not exceeding 60 pounds and shall not be contaminated with other forms of solid waste or with hazardous waste.

Green waste shall be cut into pieces not to exceed four feet in length and four inches in diameter before being placed adjacent to a street or public right-of-way for collection.

Containers shall be removed from any location adjacent to a street or public right-of-way not later than 6:00 a.m. on the day following the regularly scheduled collection day.

No person shall place a container or any bulky waste adjacent to a street or public right-of-way for collection service before 12:00 noon on the day preceding the regularly scheduled collection day.

Except during the time a container is placed for curbside collection, containers for residential premises shall not be visible from the public right-of-way.