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Trash and recycling carts in Plumas County

Plumas County's own rules on trash and recycling carts, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Plumas County Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Plumas County's code says

Plumas County code What Plumas County's code adds
Required collection service
  • No collector required, but waste must be removed at least weekly by the owner, occupant or a collector.
    Applies: Occupied dwellings, not commercial establishments; waste composted on site is excepted.
    § 6-10.104 · code text
    The owner or occupant of an occupied dwelling, house, or residence, excluding commercial establishments, shall remove, or have a solid waste collector remove, solid waste from the premises at least once each week;
Sorting organics and green waste
  • Not required: garbage, rubbish and garden refuse may go in the same container.
    § 6-10.108 · code text
    Garbage, rubbish, and garden refuse may be deposited in the same container.
When carts may go to the curb
  • Set containers out only on the scheduled collection day (a required wildlife precaution).
    Applies: Areas of Plumas County with bear or other wildlife intrusion.
    § 6-10.108 · code text
    Setting out containers on the same day as scheduled Collection.
Where carts are kept
  • Store containers inside a structure secure enough to keep wildlife out (a required wildlife precaution).
    Applies: Areas of Plumas County that have had intrusion by scavenging wildlife, particularly bears.
    § 6-10.108 · code text
    Storing containers inside of structures that are sufficiently secure to keep wildlife from entering.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

When can trash carts go out to the curb in Plumas County?

Plumas County's code: No collector required, but waste must be removed at least weekly by the owner, occupant or a collector. (Occupied dwellings, not commercial establishments; waste composted on site is excepted.) (§ 6-10.104); Not required: garbage, rubbish and garden refuse may go in the same container. (§ 6-10.108).

General information, not legal advice.

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