5 rules for unincorporated Lake County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Curbside garbage, recycling and green-waste collection in unincorporated Lake County is voluntary, not mandatory. The County contracts with haulers (including Lake County Waste Solutions and South Lake Refuse & Recycling) to offer service; rates depend on cart size, and recycling and green-waste carts are provided free.
Curbside customers in unincorporated Lake County must set carts at the curb or roadway edge by 4:00 a.m. on collection day, with at least 3 feet between carts and 15 feet of overhead clearance, arrows facing the street, and away from mailboxes and cars. Carts must not exceed 75 pounds.
Curbside customers in unincorporated Lake County can schedule one bulky-item pickup of free items twice per year at no charge through their hauler. Large appliances carry a $10 fee. Items can also be self-hauled to the Eastlake Landfill near Clearlake.
Unincorporated Lake County offers free curbside recycling carts to garbage subscribers, accepting paper, cardboard, glass and metal food/beverage containers, and plastic bottles. CRV beverage containers can also be redeemed at buy-back centers. California's commercial recycling mandate (SB 1383) also applies to businesses.
California's SB 1383 organic-waste law applies in Lake County, but the unincorporated county is largely rural. Lake County's total population (~68,000) is far above the 7,500 threshold for a jurisdiction-wide low-population waiver; individual unincorporated census tracts under 75 people per square mile can qualify for rural waivers. Edible-food-recovery rules apply now to covered businesses.
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