Trash and recycling carts in Cypress: the local rules

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

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Sorting organics and green waste	Place organic waste in designated containers. § 12-9 · code text Generators shall only place designated materials (organic waste, nonorganic recyclables, and other solid waste) in designated containers, and shall not place prohibited container contaminants in containers.
When carts must come back	Remove containers before 6:00 a.m. on the day after the regularly scheduled collection. § 12-8 · code text containers placed for collection adjacent to streets or public rights-of-way shall be removed before 6:00 a.m. on the day following the regularly scheduled collection.
When carts may go to the curb	Not before 6:00 p.m. on the day preceding the regularly scheduled collection § 12-8 · code text residential containers placed for collection adjacent to streets or public rights-of-way shall not be placed before 6:00 p.m. on the day preceding the regularly scheduled collection.
Where carts are kept	Keep containers in a location completely screened from the public right-of-way. Applies: Applies after collection. § 12-8 · code text Containers shall be removed after collection to a location that is completely screened from the public right-of-way.

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

Cypress's code: Place organic waste in designated containers. (§ 12-9); Remove containers before 6:00 a.m. on the day after the regularly scheduled collection. (§ 12-8).

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