Lassen County, CA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

Solid waste in Lassen County is managed by the Lassen Regional Solid Waste Management Authority (LRSWMA), a joint powers agency formed in 1998 between the City of Susanville and the County, which operates two municipal landfills (Bass Hill and Westwood) and nine transfer stations. Curbside collection itself is performed by private contractors. C&S Waste Solutions holds the franchise agreement and is the exclusive hauler in the designated franchise areas, which include the City of Susanville and certain unincorporated communities such as Doyle, Herlong, Janesville, Milford, Wendel, and Westwood. In those areas, C&S provides weekly garbage collection (35-, 65-, or 95-gallon carts), weekly single-stream recycling on the same day, and weekly green-waste collection; billing is quarterly and pre-paid bags are also available. Residents who live outside the franchise boundaries are not required to subscribe to curbside service and instead self-haul their waste to an LRSWMA landfill or one of the transfer stations. The County, as CalRecycle's Local Enforcement Agency, regulates the solid-waste facilities, and the County complies with the California Integrated Waste Management Act (AB 939) to divert waste from landfills. Accumulating waste rather than disposing of it can be cited as a public nuisance under County Code Chapter 1.18. Service boundaries are shown on the C&S Lassen service-area map.