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Trash and recycling carts in Yorba Linda

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

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

What Yorba Linda's code says

Yorba Linda code What Yorba Linda's code adds
Required collection service
  • Subscribe to solid waste collection services with a franchisee, or register as a self-hauler and obtain a self-hauler permit.
    Applies: Residential premises that are not vacant for 90 days or more.
    § 8.20.030 · code text
    Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the owner, property manager, tenant and/or person in charge or control of each residential premises and each commercial premises in the City shall either: (1) subscribe to solid waste collection services with a franchisee for said premises; or (2) register as a self-hauler and obtain a self-hauler permit as set forth in this chapter in connection with said premises.
  • Not required during the period of vacancy.
    Applies: Residential premises where all dwelling units are vacant for 90 days or more.
    § 8.20.030 · code text
    The provisions of Section 8.20.030(a) above shall not apply in connection with any residential premises at which all dwelling units are vacant, or commercial premises that are vacant, for a period of 90 days or more, provided this exception shall only apply during the period of vacancy.
When carts must come back
  • By 8:00 p.m. on the day of collection
    § 8.20.050 · code text
    No bin, cart, rolloff box or other container shall be placed adjacent to or in a street or public right-ofway for collection service prior to 4:00 p.m. on the evening preceding the normal collection time, and all containers so placed shall be removed from the street or right-of-way by 8:00 p.m. on the day of collection.
When carts may go to the curb
  • Not before 4:00 p.m. on the evening preceding the normal collection time
    § 8.20.050 · code text
    No bin, cart, rolloff box or other container shall be placed adjacent to or in a street or public right-ofway for collection service prior to 4:00 p.m. on the evening preceding the normal collection time, and all containers so placed shall be removed from the street or right-of-way by 8:00 p.m. on the day of collection.
Where carts are kept
  • Out of public view in a side or rear yard or an enclosed area such as a garage.
    Applies: Single-family dwellings, except on the day designated for collection.
    § 8.20.050 · code text
    All containers used for the collection of solid waste at single-family dwellings shall be stored out of public view in a side or rear yard or an enclosed area such as a garage except on the day designated for collection.
  • In an area next to the dwelling at the point farthest from the closest street or roadway.
    Applies: When the dwelling's design, fencing or lack of an enclosed area does not allow containers to be hidden from public view.
    § 8.20.050 · code text
    If the physical design of the dwelling does not allow for obscuring containers from public view because of the type of fencing or lack thereof, or lack of an appropriate enclosed area, containers shall be stored in an area adjacent to the dwelling at the point farthest from the closest street or roadway.

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Frequently asked questions

When can trash carts go out to the curb in Yorba Linda?

Yorba Linda's code: Subscribe to solid waste collection services with a franchisee, or register as a self-hauler and obtain a self-hauler permit. (Residential premises that are not vacant for 90 days or more.) (§ 8.20.030); Not required during the period of vacancy. (Residential premises where all dwelling units are vacant for 90 days or more.) (§ 8.20.030).

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