Trash & Recycling in Yuba County, CA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Yuba County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Bin Placement Rules
Refuse containers can't be stored in a street or alley right-of-way in unincorporated Yuba County, except within a 24-hour window before and after the scheduled collection.
Trash Cart Curb Time Limits in Yuba County
Some RestrictionsYuba County Code § 7.05.245
No refuse container, other than those of the County, shall be placed, kept, stored or located within the right-of-way of a street or alley. Notwithstanding the foregoing, refuse containers may be placed within such a right-of-way within 24 hours prior to collection; provided, however, the refuse containers must be removed from the right-of-way within 24 hours after collection.
Bulk Item Disposal
Large items like appliances, furniture, rocks, concrete, and dirt aren't part of regular refuse pickup in unincorporated Yuba County: owners must set up special collection with the Collector directly.
Bulky Item Pickup Needs Special Arrangement in Yuba County
Some RestrictionsYuba County Code § 7.05.250(b)
Rocks, sod, concrete, bricks, and similar solid material, plaster, dirt, large appliances, and furniture shall be subject to pickup by the Collector with special arrangement therefor made between the owner and the Collector.
Illegal Dumping
Dumping refuse, construction debris, or litter on public property, a right-of-way, or private property without the owner's consent is banned outright in unincorporated Yuba County, backed by criminal penalties.
Illegal Dumping Banned in Yuba County
Heavy RestrictionsYuba County Code § 7.05.255(2)
No person shall dump or otherwise deposit or cause, permit, suffer, or allow the dumping of any refuse, garbage, construction debris, rubbish, yard waste, or litter in any public place, public building or market, or on or along any sidewalk, street, alley, boulevard, highway, right-of-way, viaduct, tunnel, park or parkway, or upon any private property or in any refuse container located thereon ...
Yard Waste Collection
Unincorporated Yuba County lets owners bundle lawn and garden refuse for pickup instead of bagging it in a standard container, under rules the county sets with its contracted collector.
Bundled Yard Waste Pickup in Yuba County
Light RestrictionsYuba County Code § 7.05.240
All refuse must be either placed in proper containers as provided in this Chapter or in bundles as provided in this Section. Unless containers are provided by the Collector, it shall be the duty of every owner (including owners of multiple dwelling units) to provide refuse containers capable of holding all refuse which would ordinarily accumulate on the premises between the times of successive ...
Collection Schedule
Unincorporated Yuba County requires all refuse from dwellings and other premises to be removed at least once a week, with mandatory Collector service required in designated Mandatory Pickup Areas.
Yuba County Weekly Trash Collection Required
Some RestrictionsYuba County Code § 7.05.310
All refuse created, produced or accumulated in or about dwelling houses situated anywhere in the unincorporated area of the County shall be disposed of or removed from the premises at least once a week. All refuse created, produced or accumulated on all other premises shall be disposed of or removed from such premises at least once each week, or more often if necessary.
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