Trash & Recycling in Tehama County, CA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Tehama County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Unincorporated Tehama County doesn't run curbside pickup itself: it requires any commercial hauler collecting solid waste to hold a county franchise or permit, while residents may still self-haul their own trash.
Trash Hauler Franchise Rule, Tehama County
Some RestrictionsTehama County Code § 9.04.045
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to collect, transport, process, or dispose of solid waste through the use of bags, cans, carts, bins, roll-off containers, dumpsters, debris boxes, or similar receptacles, or through the use of compactors, portable compactors, or similar devices, within the unincorporated area of the County of Tehama unless that person, firm...
Illegal Dumping
Dumping garbage, waste or refuse anywhere in unincorporated Tehama County besides an approved disposal site, including rights-of-way and watercourses, is a punishable misdemeanor under the county code.
Illegal Dumping Ban, Tehama County CA
Some RestrictionsTehama County Code § 9.04.020
No person shall throw or deposit, or cause to be thrown or deposited, any garbage, waste or refuse, or allow any accumulation of same to remain, in or upon any public rightofway, watercourse, or banks of watercourses, or upon any premises whatsoever except at an approved disposal area.B.All refuse hauled by any person, over any road in the county shall be securely tied and covered during the ha...
Yard Waste Collection
In areas of unincorporated Tehama County, California where mandatory collection service applies, single-family households must subscribe and sort yard waste into the green container, or manage it on-site, including composting, instead.
Tehama County Yard Waste Collection Rules
Some RestrictionsTehama County Code § 9.44.040
In areas in which mandatory collection services are required, single-family organic waste generators shall comply with the following requirements:1.Shall subscribe to jurisdiction's organic waste collection services for all organic waste generated as described below in subsection A.2. Jurisdiction shall have the right to review the number and size of a generator's containers to evaluate adequac...
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