5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Tulare County, California.
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Unincorporated Tulare County uses an exclusive franchise-hauler system. County Code section 4-03-1150 requires the owner of every occupied premises to subscribe to and use regularly scheduled collection with the County franchise hauler. The Board of Supervisors sets the rates, and cans must be emptied weekly.
In unincorporated Tulare County, County Code section 4-03-1130 requires garbage cans to be removed from the street within 24 hours after emptying and bars placing them in a County or other public right-of-way. Cans must be fly-tight, waterproof and covered, and emptied weekly.
Unincorporated Tulare County requires franchise haulers to provide bulky-item service. Under County Code section 4-03-1147, the hauler must schedule on-call bulk-waste pickup upon a customer's request, and section 4-03-1146 requires Community Cleanups at least twice a year, with a goal of diverting 50% of collected materials.
Unincorporated Tulare County requires source separation of recyclables. County Code Chapter 4-3, Article 13 (implementing California SB 1383 and AB 1826) enrolls single-family, multifamily and commercial generators in three-cart service: recyclables go in the blue container only, and contaminating a cart is unlawful.
Unincorporated Tulare County mandates organic-waste recycling under County Code Chapter 4-3, Article 13, which implements California SB 1383. Single-family and commercial generators must subscribe to green-container organics service and put food scraps and yard waste in the green cart; food waste in the trash is prohibited.
1 cities in Tulare County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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