Frequently Asked Questions

You can look up your local Waste Management office online, or call 530-274-3090, or email.

Waste Management has four different sites and transfer stations throughout Nevada County.  You can visit Waste Management's website to find out the locations, hours, and services they provide or try our recycling facilities map to find additional locations throughout Nevada County.

Waste Management offers trash, recycling, and green waste residential services in Nevada County.  Residents can choose from different cart sizes to fit their needs.

• Trash: 35, 64, and 96 gallon
• Recycling: 64 and 96 gallon
• Green Waste: 64 and 96 gallon

You can call 530-274-3090 with any questions you may have on commercial services, or visit your local Waste Management website.

• AB-1826: As part of California’s recycling and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission goals, businesses will be required to collect yard trimmings, food scraps and food-soiled paper for composting, effective April 1, 2016.
• AB-341: Requires all businesses and public entities that generate 4 cubic yards or more of waste per week to have a recycling program in place. In addition, multi-family apartments with 5 or more units are also required to form a recycling program.

Waste Management provides construction services locally.  For hauling services and rates, you can call Waste Management at 530-274-3090.

• Accepted Materials: asphalt, brick, carpet, doors, concrete, glass, inerts, linoleum, metals, plastics, plumbing fixtures, PVC piping, sheetrock, sheet insulation, wood, and tile.
• Unaccepted Materials: treated wood waste including pressure treated wood, telephone poles, and railroad ties.

View a list of items you can put in your recycle bin.

In an effort to reduce illegal dumping, Waste Management, Nevada County and the Bureau of Land Management hosts used tire amnesty collection events in the fall of each year.  Dispose of up to 9 used tires at no charge during the tire amnesty events.  Dates and times to be determined.

Recycle unflocked trees without ornaments, lights or metal stands at various locations in Nevada County beginning December 26 through the beginning of February for free!  

• Eric Rood Administrative Center - drop box at Cement Hill entrance
• McCourtney Road Transfer Station - green waste area
• Lake Wildwood and Lake of the Pines WW Treatment Plants and Alta Sierra Fire Department - date to be determined
• Curbside - residents with Waste Management green waste carts may cut trees to fit into their carts for collection during normal collection days