Trash and recycling carts in Walnut: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Walnut 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 no later than 6:00 a.m. on the day after pickup. Applies: Containers placed at the curb for collection. § 3.28.190 · code text The occupants shall place such containers near the curb in front of such properties no sooner than 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the pick up day and shall be removed no later than 6:00 a.m. on the day after trash pick up.
When carts may go to the curb	Put containers near the curb no sooner than 4:00 p.m. on the day before pickup. Applies: Containers placed at the curb in front of the property. § 3.28.190 · code text The occupants shall place such containers near the curb in front of such properties no sooner than 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the pick up day and shall be removed no later than 6:00 a.m. on the day after trash pick up.
Where carts are kept	Keep containers on your premises. Place them for collection only on collection day before collection starts. § 3.28.190 · code text Each such container shall be kept on the premises of the person providing the same; except that on the day designated for collection and before the time collection starts in the district in which such premises are located, it shall be placed for collection as follows: Trash containers may not be kept in the front yard, between the street and the main building front. Applies: At times other than trash pickup times. § 3.28.190 · code text Trash receptacles may not be kept or stored in the yard area extending from the lot line adjacent to the street to a line parallel to the front of the main structure. Store containers behind a fence or gate at least 5 feet high; an open-work fence or gate is allowed. Applies: Containers otherwise visible from a public right-of-way, at times other than trash pickup times. § 3.28.190 · code text Where otherwise visible from any public right-of-way, trash containers shall be stored or kept behind a minimum five foot high fence/gate at times other than trash pickup times.

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

Walnut's code: Remove containers no later than 6:00 a.m. on the day after pickup. (Containers placed at the curb for collection.) (§ 3.28.190); Put containers near the curb no sooner than 4:00 p.m. on the day before pickup. (Containers placed at the curb in front of the property.) (§ 3.28.190).

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