Trash and recycling carts in Lompoc: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Lompoc 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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When carts must come back	Remove containers by 6:00 p.m. on the day of collection. Applies: Does not apply when the container's permanent location is the collection location. § 8.04.170 · code text Individual containers placed for collection shall not be so placed sooner than 6:00 p.m. of the day preceding the collection and shall be removed by 6:00 p.m. of the day of collection, unless their permanent location is the collection location.
When carts may go to the curb	Not before 6:00 p.m. of the day preceding the collection § 8.04.170 · code text Individual containers placed for collection shall not be so placed sooner than 6:00 p.m. of the day preceding the collection and shall be removed by 6:00 p.m. of the day of collection, unless their permanent location is the collection location.
Where carts are kept	Keep containers off the sidewalk, curb, street gutter and front yard of any residence. Applies: Between collections. § 8.04.170 · code text The location of the receptacles between collections shall not be on the sidewalk or curb, or in the gutter of any street or in the front yard of any residence.

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

Lompoc's code: Remove containers by 6:00 p.m. on the day of collection. (Does not apply when the container's permanent location is the collection location.) (§ 8.04.170); Not before 6:00 p.m. of the day preceding the collection (§ 8.04.170).

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