5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Stanislaus County, California.
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In the mandatory-collection areas of unincorporated Stanislaus County, owners and occupants must subscribe to weekly garbage service from the assigned franchised hauler. Three companies serve designated areas: Bertolotti Disposal (Area 1), Gilton Solid Waste (Area 2), and Turlock Scavenger (Areas 3 & 4). Collection slides one day after major holidays.
In unincorporated Stanislaus County, carts must be placed in the alley or immediately adjacent to the nearest county- or state-maintained road accessible to the hauler. Set them out the night before or by 5:00 a.m. on service day, then remove them by 6:00 p.m. and screen them from public view.
Each unincorporated Stanislaus County residence subscribed to weekly garbage service is eligible for bulky-item pickup twice a year, covering large appliances, water heaters, mattresses, carpet, and furniture. Residents may also self-haul to the County's Fink Road Landfill for a fee. Illegal dumping is prohibited and enforced.
Subscribed unincorporated Stanislaus County residents receive curbside recycling. Under Bertolotti and Turlock Scavenger, a blue cart collects recyclables every other week; Gilton mixes recyclables with garbage. Businesses must comply with California's mandatory commercial recycling (AB 341) and SB 1383 inorganic recycling in affected census tracts.
California's SB 1383 requires organic-waste recycling statewide, and Stanislaus County (population ~553,000) is too large for a rural waiver. Subscribed unincorporated residents receive a green cart for food and yard waste, collected weekly. Businesses in affected census tracts must subscribe to organics service. Effective Jan 1, 2022 (Mar 1, 2022 for Turlock).
1 cities in Stanislaus County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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