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

Lassen County does not publish a detailed container or set-out ordinance for the unincorporated area. Instead, accumulations of trash, refuse, garbage, and rubbish that are unsightly or injurious to health are reached as public nuisances under County Code Section 1.18.020. The County's solid-waste system is run by the Lassen Regional Solid Waste Management Authority (LRSWMA), a joint powers agency of the City of Susanville and the County, with the Lassen County Solid Waste Program acting as CalRecycle's Local Enforcement Agency over solid-waste facilities. Private contractors perform collection: C&S Waste Solutions holds the franchise agreement and is the exclusive hauler in the designated franchise areas (which include parts of unincorporated Lassen such as Doyle, Herlong, Janesville, Milford, Wendel, and Westwood, alongside the City of Susanville). For franchise subscribers, C&S supplies garbage carts in 35-, 65-, or 95-gallon sizes collected weekly, a 95-gallon blue-lid recycling cart collected weekly on the same day, and a 96-gallon green-lid green-waste cart collected weekly. Cart type and sizing are set by C&S, not by a County ordinance. Residents outside franchise areas may self-haul to an LRSWMA landfill or transfer station rather than subscribe, but accumulated or improperly stored waste can still be cited as a nuisance under Chapter 1.18.