Sacramento County Solid Waste rules under SCC Ch. 6.20 require trash, recycling, and yard waste bins to be set at curb no more than 12 hours before pickup and removed within 12 hours after pickup. Bins must be screened from street view between collection days.
Sacramento County's contracted hauler for unincorporated areas (including Carmichael) is typically Sacramento County Waste Management & Recycling. Under SCC Ch. 6.20, residents must: (1) place bins at the curb no earlier than 12 hours before scheduled pickup; (2) remove empty bins within 12 hours after pickup; (3) store bins between collection days in a manner not visible from the street (typically behind a side gate or in a garage). Carmichael receives weekly black-bin (trash), every-other-week blue-bin (recycling), and every-other-week green-bin (yard waste) collection on the assigned day. Bulky-item pickup is available with advance scheduling at no extra cost twice per year per household.
Trash-bin storage and timing violations are typically handled with a warning first. Administrative penalties under SCC §1.01 escalate $100/$200/$500. Persistent violations or illegal dumping are misdemeanors under SCC §6.20.
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