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Trash and recycling carts in Sand City

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

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

What Sand City's code says

Sand City code What Sand City's code adds
Required collection service
  • Subscribe to and participate in the City's three container collection services, at a minimum for weekly collection
    § 13.04.110 · code text
    Subscribe to, participate in, and pay for the City's three container collection services, at a minimum for weekly collection, of solid waste, recyclable materials, and organic materials generated and comply with the requirements of those services described in this chapter.
Sorting organics and green waste
  • Place organic materials in the organic materials container
    § 13.04.110 · code text
    Place and/or direct its generators to place solid waste in the solid waste container, recyclable materials in the recyclable materials container, and organic materials in the organic materials container.
  • Do not place materials designated for the organic or recyclable containers in the solid waste containers
    § 13.04.110 · code text
    Not place and/or direct its generators to not place; (a) prohibited container contaminants in collection containers; and (b) materials designated for the organic materials containers or recyclable materials containers in the solid waste containers.
When carts must come back
  • By 10:00 p.m. of that collection day
    § 13.04.260 · code text
    Carts shall be placed for collection by 5:00 a.m. of the scheduled collection day and no earlier than the preceding evening, and shall be removed by 10:00 p.m. of that collection day.
When carts may go to the curb
  • No earlier than the preceding evening
    § 13.04.260 · code text
    Carts shall be placed for collection by 5:00 a.m. of the scheduled collection day and no earlier than the preceding evening, and shall be removed by 10:00 p.m. of that collection day.
Where carts are kept
  • A location readily accessible to the City and City-authorized service provider(s)
    § 13.04.260 · code text
    All containers shall be placed and maintained in a location readily accessible to the City and City-authorized service provider(s) and not constitute a fire hazard, health hazard, or public nuisance.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

When can trash carts go out to the curb in Sand City?

Sand City's code: Subscribe to and participate in the City's three container collection services, at a minimum for weekly collection (§ 13.04.110); Place organic materials in the organic materials container (§ 13.04.110).

General information, not legal advice.

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