Calaveras County does not run municipal curbside collection; Cal-Waste (California Waste Recovery Systems) provides curbside service under a county hauling permit. Subscription is not strictly mandated countywide—residents may self-haul to county facilities—but solid waste may not accumulate on a property for more than seven days (8.12.120).
Solid waste collection in unincorporated Calaveras County is regulated by Chapter 8.12 of the County Code and operated through permitted private haulers rather than a municipal fleet. California Waste Recovery Systems (Cal-Waste) holds the county hauling permit and provides residential and commercial curbside garbage and recycling collection within its assigned permit area. The county requires a solid waste hauling permit for anyone collecting waste for compensation (8.12.260) and divides the county into permit areas (8.12.270). Section 8.12.120 requires owners and occupants to provide for satisfactory removal of all accumulated solid waste, and prohibits letting waste (other than inert material) remain on a premises for more than seven days. The county does allow self-disposal: 8.12.150 lets a resident personally remove and dispose of waste generated on their own premises, and occupants of large tracts such as ranches may dispose of on-premises waste in a manner approved by the enforcement agency (8.12.200). So while every property must arrange for sanitary waste removal, a resident may satisfy that either by subscribing to Cal-Waste curbside service or by hauling waste to a county facility such as the Rock Creek Solid Waste Facility (the county landfill) or one of the transfer stations. Residents with valid ID may self-haul up to 2 cubic yards of household trash per day to county facilities at no charge.
Violations of Chapter 8.12 are infractions under 8.12.570: up to $50 first, $100 second within a year, $250 each additional; a sixth or successive violation within a year may be a misdemeanor, and each day is a separate offense. Letting waste accumulate beyond seven days, or improper disposal, can be cited; chronic accumulation may also be abated as a public nuisance under Chapter 8.06.
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