Placer County, CA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

160(A), Placing for Collection, sets the county's baseline for where a refuse container may sit on collection day: at ground level on the property itself, not within the public right-of-way of a street or alley, and accessible to and no more than 25 feet from the side of the street or alley the collection vehicle uses. The department can approve placement at other than ground level or beyond the 25-foot distance on a case-by-case basis, which covers long or gated driveways and hillside lots common in the unincorporated county.

Subsection B separately bars certain waste categories from being collected or stored curbside without proper licensing: chemical wastes, extremely hazardous wastes, hazardous waste, incompatible wastes, infectious wastes, and radiological wastes. Those categories require a licensed hauler rather than the standard franchise cart service. 180 requires containers to be maintained and cleaned to prevent odors, vector harborage, and nuisance, and the director may order a specific container cleaned if it accumulates offensive or hazardous material. 200(H) makes the property owner responsible for keeping access to the dumpster clear of blocking vehicles, including snow, on pickup day, and the department can seek reimbursement from the owner for costs incurred handling an overfull or inaccessible dumpster.