When can trash carts go out to the curb in Santa Clarita?

Santa Clarita's code: Arrange collection of garbage, recyclables and organic waste through City-franchised services; recyclables only may use a third-party recycler. (Except self-haulers meeting exemption requirements and commercial businesses with a waiver.) (§ 15.44.220); maintain separate garbage, organics and recycling containers (single-family and multifamily generators, except exempt self-haulers) (§ 15.44.220).

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Required collection service	Arrange collection of garbage, recyclables and organic waste through City-franchised services; recyclables only may use a third-party recycler. Applies: Except self-haulers meeting exemption requirements and commercial businesses with a waiver. § 15.44.220 · code text The person in charge of day-to-day operations at all residential premises and commercial premises is required to make arrangements for the collection of their garbage, recyclable materials and organic waste through services franchised by the City or for recyclable materials only, through arrangements with a third-party recycler, as follows:
Sorting organics and green waste	maintain separate garbage, organics and recycling containers Applies: single-family and multifamily generators, except exempt self-haulers § 15.44.220 · code text Maintain, for such residence or business, separate garbage, organics and recycling containers, supplied by the franchised collector. Place separated organic waste, including food waste, in the organics container. § 15.44.220 · code text Generators shall place source separated organic waste, including food waste, in the organics container; source separated recyclable materials in the recycling container; and garbage in the garbage container. Green waste goes in organic waste containers or securely tied bundles of at most 50 pounds. Applies: Green waste placed next to a street or public right-of-way for collection. § 15.44.220 · code text Place green waste in organic waste containers designated for the collection of green waste, or tied securely in bundles not exceeding fifty (50) pounds, and shall not be contaminated with other forms of solid waste or with hazardous waste.
When carts must come back	Remove containers not later than 8 a.m. on the day after the regular collection day. § 15.44.220 · code text Place solid waste containers, such as residential containers, that are moved to a collection point to facilitate collection, no sooner than six p.m. on the day before the regularly scheduled collection day and remove them 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.
When carts may go to the curb	No sooner than 6 p.m. on the day before the regular collection day. Applies: Solid waste containers moved to a collection point. § 15.44.220 · code text Place solid waste containers, such as residential containers, that are moved to a collection point to facilitate collection, no sooner than six p.m. on the day before the regularly scheduled collection day and remove them 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 containers not visible from the public right-of-way. Applies: Except while a container is placed for collection. § 15.44.220 · code text Except during the time a container is placed for collection, residential solid waste containers shall not be visible from the public right-of-way.

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