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Article IV — Waste Transportation and Disposal Requirements, Generally.

Sec. 22-15. - Prohibition against disposing recyclable materials.

Sonoma County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Sonoma County

No person shall dispose of any of the following materials at any disposal site within Sonoma County:

(a)

Tires, whether shredded or not; provided, however, that if the department director of transportation and public works determines that tires cannot be recycled for a specific time period, then the department director of transportation and public works may permit the disposal of tires at any approved disposal site for that time period;

(b)

Major appliances, including but not limited to: refrigerators, freezers, air-conditioners, washing machines, clothes dryers, hot water heaters, dehumidifiers, conventional and microwave ovens, stoves, trash compactors and residential furnaces; provided, however, that if large appliances cannot be recycled for a specified time period, then the director of transportation and public works may permit the disposal of large appliances at any approved disposal site for that time period;

(c)

Organic waste; provided however, that if the department director of transportation and public works determines that organic waste, or any specific type, cannot be recycled for a specific time period, then the director of transportation and public works may permit the disposal of organic waste at any approved disposal site for that time period;

(d)

Recyclable materials; provided however, that if the department director of transportation and public works determines that recyclable materials, or any specific type, cannot be recycled for a specific time period, then the director of transportation and public works may permit the disposal of recyclable materials at any disposal area for that time period.

(Ord. No. 6361, § II(Exh. A), 11-16-2021)

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