Collection by other than City or authorized contractor unlawful—Exceptions.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 9.08.060
in effect9.08.060 - Collection by other than City or authorized contractor unlawful—Exceptions.
Except in case of an emergency declared by the City Manager under Section 9.08.070, it is unlawful for any person, other than the City, a franchisee or their duly appointed agents, to collect, haul, convey or transport any solid waste, or provide residential recyclables collection; provided, however, that:
(A) Subject to Subsection (J) of this Section, construction or demolition waste that results directly from the activities of construction, remodeling, repair, and demolition of utilities and structures, as well as uncontaminated solid waste that results directly from the activity of land clearing may be removed by any duly licensed construction, construction cleanup or demolition contractor and transported to a transfer station or disposal site operated by the City or its franchisee, to a materials recovery facility (construction or demolition waste), or other transfer station or disposal facility legally authorized by the solid waste management authority having jurisdiction over the facility;
(B) Subject to Subsection (J) of this Section, a duly licensed construction company, construction cleanup company, demolition contractor or materials recovery facility (construction or demolition) may transport the solid waste residue from an authorized materials recovery facility (construction or demolition waste), after separating out recyclable materials, to a transfer station or disposal facility legally authorized by the solid waste management authority having jurisdiction over the facility;
(C) Any person may transport his or her own solid waste to a transfer station or disposal site operated by the City or its franchisee. No person shall utilize an agent to transport his or her own solid waste unless that agent is a member of that person's immediate family or that person's caregiver;
(D) Any person may transport his or her own source-separated recyclable materials to recycling centers, drop-off centers, or buy-back centers provided that the source-separated recyclable materials contain no more than ten percent residual solid waste by weight or volume;
(E) Subject to Subsection (J) of this Section, any duly licensed commercial recycler, in the legitimate course of such recycler's business, may buy or accept free of charge from any person remove for a person for a fee and/or transport for any person commercial source-separated recyclables, provided that the commercial source-separated recyclables contain no more than ten percent residual solid waste by weight or volume, other than residential recyclables collection;
(F) Subject to Subsection (J) of this Section, any duly licensed and permitted septic tank or grease trap pumpers, licensed yard maintenance services and licensed tree trimmers may transport those materials accumulated in or generated by the performance of licensed services to a transfer station or disposal site operated in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations;
(G) Any licensed person may haul, convey or transport recyclables from his drop-off center to recycling centers or buy-back centers;
(H) A charitable organization qualified under the Federal Internal Revenue Code may collect source-separated recyclable materials from a residential or commercial premises at the express request of the owner, tenant, or occupant and may transport those recyclables to drop-off centers, recycling centers, or buy-back centers;
(I) Sewage waste may be removed, transported and disposed of by the City or by its contractor in accordance with and as specified in a franchise agreement; and
(J) In accordance with other provisions of this Title that may be adopted from time to time, construction or demolition waste, as well as recyclables, may be collected, transported and disposed of as permitted by and in accordance with those provisions.
(Ord. No. 6572, § 2, 4-5-17)
Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9HESA_CH9.08COMASOWAREMA_9.08.060COOTAUCOUNXCFetched: 10/28/2026