5 rules for unincorporated Calaveras County, California.
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Calaveras County does not run municipal curbside collection; Cal-Waste (California Waste Recovery Systems) provides curbside service under a county hauling permit. Subscription is not strictly mandated countywide—residents may self-haul to county facilities—but solid waste may not accumulate on a property for more than seven days (8.12.120).
County Code 8.12.130 sets where containers go for collection: residential containers must be placed within 20 feet of where the hauler's vehicle can park, and multi-family/commercial containers within 10 feet. Containers may not sit in the roadway right-of-way without an encroachment permit. Collection runs 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. (8.12.140).
Calaveras County handles bulk and large items through self-haul to the Rock Creek Solid Waste Facility and transfer stations rather than a county code mandate. Published fees include $25 per appliance, $8/cubic yard for construction debris, $4/cubic yard for yard waste, and per-item tire fees. Illegal dumping of bulky items is prohibited under 8.12.170.
County Code encourages waste diversion (8.12.050) and protects recyclables: tampering with or stealing recyclables and improperly burying properly prepared recyclables are violations. Cal-Waste offers single-stream curbside recycling, and businesses generating 4+ cubic yards of waste weekly must arrange recycling under California's AB 341.
Calaveras County received a CalRecycle rural exemption that temporarily delays SB 1383 residential organic-waste collection requirements until December 31, 2026—so there is currently no change to residential curbside collection. However, the county DID adopt and enforces the SB 1383 commercial edible-food-recovery rules under County Code Ch. 8.12, Article VII.
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