5 rules for unincorporated Siskiyou County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Unincorporated Siskiyou County has no universal curbside garbage pickup. Residents self-haul to County and contractor-run transfer stations in Yreka (Oberlin Road), Mount Shasta (Black Butte), Tulelake, Happy Camp, and the Salmon River area. A minimum disposal fee of $7.00 applies, with senior fee-waiver days.
Because unincorporated Siskiyou County uses a self-haul transfer-station model with no universal curbside cart program, there is no countywide curbside bin setout schedule or placement ordinance. Where private subscription pickup exists, the hauler sets container and setout rules. Refuse storage must not create a nuisance.
In unincorporated Siskiyou County, bulky items are self-hauled to transfer stations with published per-item fees. Appliances are $5.00 (refrigeration units with Freon $25.00, doors removed), furniture is $10.00 residential per item, mattresses and box springs are free (max 2/day), e-waste is $2.00 each, and scrap metal, paint, and used oil are free.
Unincorporated Siskiyou County recycling is voluntary, drop-off based, and free when properly separated. The County accepts CRV beverage containers (aluminum, glass, #1 PETE/#2 HDPE plastics) at multiple drop-off sites, and cardboard at the Yreka, Oberlin Road, and Black Butte transfer stations. No mandatory curbside recycling ordinance applies.
California's SB 1383 mandates organic-waste recycling statewide, but Siskiyou County is one of 19 rural counties (under 70,000 residents) exempt from the organic-waste collection and procurement requirements. The County must still implement the SB 1383 edible food recovery program, adopted as SWJPA Ordinance 2022-01.
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