Kings County, CA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Notice required
- 30 days before schedule change
- Regulator
- Public Works Director
- Container system
- Blue/green/gray, three-container
- License term
- 3 years, renewable
Summary
Licensed haulers serving unincorporated Kings County must keep a regular collection schedule and give the county and every customer at least 30 days' notice before changing pickup days.
Regular collection schedule. The licensed hauler shall provide a minimum regular collection schedule for his or her customers. The licensee may change the regular collection schedule, consistent with the terms of the county agreements with licensed haulers but only after giving the county public works department and each of the effected customers at least 30 days notice of the proposed change.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
The county licenses solid waste haulers through the public works director rather than running collection itself. Licensees must provide a minimum regular collection schedule for customers, and Sec. 13-37(a)(3) bars changing that schedule without first giving the county and each affected customer 30 days' written notice. Haulers also owe a duty to prevent litter and nuisances at loading, transport and unloading, and residents subscribe to the three-container (blue/green/gray) system under Sec. 13-11(b).
Violations & Fines
Public works can attach conditions or revoke a hauler's license for failing to keep to its filed schedule or for changing routes without the required 30-day notice; missed-service and litter complaints are logged and can trigger administrative citations under the chapter's enforcement provisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who regulates trash pickup in unincorporated Kings County?
Can my hauler move my pickup day without warning?
Sources & Official References
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