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

Unlike the incorporated cities, unincorporated Tehama County does not run a universal mandatory curbside collection program. The County Landfill Agency states that disposal is the resident's choice: subscribe to a private garbage-and-recycling collection service provider, or self-haul materials to the landfill. Because there is no countywide mandatory route, there is no single County-published 'collection day' — pickup days and set-out times are determined by whichever private hauler a resident contracts with. For self-haulers, the disposal point is the Tehama County/Red Bluff Sanitary Landfill and co-located Material Recovery Facility at 19995 Plymire Rd., Red Bluff, open Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Out-of-county waste is not accepted, and tipping fees apply per the County's FY 25-26 fee schedule and Landfill Acceptance Policy. The County's general garbage and litter standards (Chapter 9.04) and the public-nuisance code (Chapter 10.16) still apply to how waste is stored and disposed of, and illegal dumping is separately addressed through the County's Litter Abatement Program. Residents should contact their hauler for route days, or the Landfill Agency for self-haul rules and fees.