Modoc County, CA Property Maintenance: Trash Bin Storage (2026)

Refuse handling in the unincorporated county is built around the County's transfer-station system rather than a single countywide curbside cart program. Modoc County's waste pages describe Alturas Disposal operating the transfer stations for unincorporated Modoc County, where residents self-haul household trash and pay per-can or per-yard disposal fees. The County's solid-waste rules are codified in Title 8 (Health and Safety), which includes Chapter 8.02 (Residential Solid Waste) and Chapter 8.03 (Ordinary Waste Disposal); the Environmental Health Department serves as the certified Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) for solid waste and permits and inspects the transfer stations and disposal sites. However waste is stored before disposal, it must not be allowed to accumulate in a way that creates odors, attracts vermin, or otherwise becomes a public-health nuisance abatable under Title 8, and Chapter 18.110 of the zoning code independently states that 'No trash or rubbish shall be allowed to accumulate on any lot or parcel.' Where curbside collection is available (chiefly in and around the City of Alturas), the hauler's published rules call for a personal cart (about 33 gallons), bagged trash, lids that close fully, and overflow that may not be collected — but those are the hauler's/city service terms, not a countywide unincorporated mandate. For confirmed rules at a specific rural address, contact Alturas Disposal at (530) 233-2631 or Modoc County Environmental Health.