In unincorporated Tulare County, County Code section 4-03-1130 requires garbage cans to be removed from the street within 24 hours after emptying and bars placing them in a County or other public right-of-way. Cans must be fly-tight, waterproof and covered, and emptied weekly.
Bin placement and storage in the unincorporated area are governed by the Management of Solid Waste ordinance, County Code Chapter 4-3. Section 4-03-1130 establishes the key placement rules: garbage cans and receptacles must be removed from the street within 24 hours after emptying, and they 'may not be placed in a County or other public right-of-way.' The containers themselves must be fly-tight, waterproof and covered (or an approved fly-tight garbage pit), expressly approved by the Solid Waste Director, and must be emptied weekly, with all collected solid waste delivered to an approved disposal facility. For households on the three-cart system implementing SB 1383, sections 4-03-1635 (single-family) and 4-03-1640 (commercial/multifamily) specify how materials must be separated: the gray container is solely for nonorganic solid waste, the blue container solely for recyclables, and the green container solely for source-separated organic waste; placing 'Prohibited Container Contaminants' in the wrong cart is unlawful. Specific set-out times, cart spacing, and exact collection schedules are set by each franchise hauler under its County franchise agreement and service guide rather than by a countywide ordinance section.
Leaving cans in the street more than 24 hours after emptying, or placing them in a public right-of-way, violates section 4-03-1130 and can be cited; persistent curbside storage may also be treated as visual blight under Chapter 4-1. Placing wrong materials in a cart (Prohibited Container Contaminants) is unlawful under sections 4-03-1635/1640 and may incur a contamination processing fee. Check your hauler's service guide for set-out times.
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