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Trash and recycling carts in Glendora

Glendora's own rules on trash and recycling carts, with the code text for every value.

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

What Glendora's code says

Glendora code What Glendora's code adds
Sorting organics and green waste
  • Green waste must go in containers designated for green waste.
    § 6.08.130 · code text
    green waste shall be placed adjacent to a street or public right-of-way for collection in containers designated for the accumulation and collection of green waste.
  • Branches at most 4 feet long and 4 inches across, tied securely in bundles of at most 50 pounds.
    Applies: Branches.
    § 6.08.130 · code text
    Branches shall be cut into pieces not to exceed four feet in length and four inches in diameter, and tied securely in bundles not exceeding fifty pounds and placed adjacent to a street or public right-of-way for collection.
  • Green waste must not be mixed with other solid waste or contaminated with other substances.
    § 6.08.130 · code text
    No person shall mix green waste with other forms of solid waste nor shall any person contaminate green waste with any other substance.
When carts must come back
  • Not later than 8 a.m. on the day after the regular collection day.
    Applies: Residential solid waste containers next to a street or right-of-way.
    § 6.08.130 · code text
    Residential solid waste containers shall be removed by the service recipient from any location adjacent to a street or right-of-way not later than eight a.m. on the day following the regularly scheduled collection day.
Where carts are kept
  • Keep residential containers where they cannot be seen from the public right-of-way.
    Applies: Except while placed for curbside collection.
    § 6.08.130 · code text
    Except during the time a residential solid waste container is placed for curbside collection, residential solid waste containers shall not be visible from the public right-of-way.
  • In back yards, out of view from the street or public right-of-way.
    Applies: Compost bins and compost piles.
    § 6.08.130 · code text
    Compost bins and compost piles shall be placed in back yards out of view from the street or public right-of-way and must be maintained in ways that do not have a negative impact on adjacent neighbors.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

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

Glendora's code: Green waste must go in containers designated for green waste. (§ 6.08.130); Branches at most 4 feet long and 4 inches across, tied securely in bundles of at most 50 pounds. (Branches.) (§ 6.08.130).

General information, not legal advice.

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