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

For unincorporated Yuba County, residential garbage, recycling, and organics carts are serviced by Recology Yuba-Sutter under exclusive franchise agreements with the County. The publicly available franchise rules govern cart handling: place containers at the curb by 5:00 a.m. on the service day (or the night before), keep at least 3 feet of space between carts and 3 feet from cars or other objects so the automated trucks can lift them, and do not place loose materials on top of or next to containers. Research of the Yuba County Ordinance Code did not surface a distinct County ordinance dictating where carts must be screened from view or exactly when they must be removed after pickup the way some cities require. Instead, the County addresses container-related problems through the Property Maintenance Ordinance (Ch. 7.36): Section 7.36.310 treats accumulations of trash, refuse, and rubbish, and conditions that are offensive or injurious to health, as a public nuisance. Overflowing bins, refuse stored so it attracts vectors (rats, feral animals), or containers used to accumulate junk can therefore be cited as blight rather than under a dedicated bin-storage rule. Standard residential service includes a 32-gallon cart, with 64- or 96-gallon upgrades available for roughly $0.50/month.