5 rules for unincorporated Mono County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Mono County does not run garbage collection or mandate curbside service in unincorporated areas. Residents either subscribe to one of two franchise haulers (Mammoth Disposal or D&S Waste Removal) or self-haul municipal solid waste to one of six County transfer stations. D&S collects weekly with set-out by 6 a.m. or the night before. Benton Crossing Landfill closed December 31, 2022; customers now use Pumice Valley.
Because Mono County does not run collection, bin-placement rules come from the franchise hauler a resident subscribes to, not a countywide ordinance. D&S Waste Removal requires the cart, cans, and any extra bulk be at the curb or side of the alley, set out the night before or by 6 a.m. on pickup day. Bear-resistant carts are available. Self-haul customers instead deliver waste directly to transfer stations.
Bulky items in unincorporated Mono County are handled by self-haul to County transfer stations and landfills, where gate fees apply by item type, or through a franchise hauler. D&S Waste Removal includes up to one cubic yard of extra bulk weekly but excludes tires, batteries, appliances, and hazardous waste. Pumice Valley Landfill accepts old vehicles for a fee (title required) and buries construction and demolition debris.
Residential recycling in unincorporated Mono County is voluntary and free at County transfer stations, which accept glass, plastic, aluminum, cardboard, batteries, used oil, and household hazardous waste at no charge; Paradise also takes mixed paper. Commercial recycling is mandatory under California AB 341 for larger generators and multifamily complexes of five or more units. Mammoth Disposal offers curbside recycling to unincorporated areas.
California's SB 1383 sets statewide organic-waste recycling rules, but rural and high-elevation jurisdictions can obtain waivers. Mono County (population around 13,000, far below the 70,000 'rural county' threshold) qualifies as rural, and much of it sits at or above the 4,500-foot elevation waiver line. Consistent with this, the County's solid-waste pages describe only AB 341 commercial recycling, not a residential curbside organics program. No countywide residential food-waste collection was found.
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