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

Tuolumne County's solid waste system is governed by Title 7 (Integrated Waste Management) of the Ordinance Code. Section 7.08.330 defines a "waste container" as "a container that conforms to specifications as otherwise provided in the code, in which solid waste is deposited," and 7.08.250 defines a separate "recycling container" provided by or acceptable to the franchised hauler for source-separated recyclables. The County does not require households to subscribe to curbside collection: per the County's Curbside Collection page, residents "may subscribe to curbside collection services" or "self-haul" garbage to a transfer station. Three franchised haulers serve unincorporated collection areas: Cal Sierra Disposal/WM (209) 532-1413, Moore Bros Scavenger (209) 962-7224, and Burns Refuse Service (209) 928-4251; container sizes and cart specifications are arranged with the hauler, and commercial bins and debris boxes are available monthly or temporarily. In some service areas (1, 2 and 4), residents may instead buy prepaid 45-gallon trash bags from their hauler. There is no published countywide ordinance dictating where residents must store empty cans between pickups; container condition matters chiefly through the anti-blight provisions of Chapter 1.10, which treats accumulated garbage and overflowing refuse as a nuisance.