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Changes in store for South Tahoe Refuse customers in the County

by | Apr 3, 2025 | Uncategorized

South Tahoe NOW news article:

Changes in store for South Tahoe Refuse customers in the County

March 25, 2025 

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. – South Tahoe Refuse (STR) customers in the county portion of South Lake Tahoe will have their yard waste and recycling pickup weeks changed.

For the County: The week of March 31 will be the first yard waste pickup week of the season, and then recycling will alternate. STR will provide an additional recycling pickup the week of March 24 in advance of this switch.

The weeks of May 12 and June 23 will be the STR County Spring Yard Cleanup weeks. During those 2 weeks, customers can put out as much yard waste as they’d like in the green carts, 32-gallon Rubbermaid-type containers, and/or paper bags. Material placed in plastic bags will NOT be picked up. (For those in the City, cleanup weeks are the weeks of May 5 and June 16.  Nevada customers have their Spring Cleanup the week of May 19.)

STR will be offering free paper yard waste bags to assist you in these efforts.  Each household may receive up to five free bags. Come by the STR office on Friday, May 2 or June 13 between 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. to pick up your bags.

Yard waste (and recycling) can always be dropped off at the STR facility at no charge.

For STR to service your carts, you must set them out for collection in the appropriate manner as follows:

  • Place carts at the street with the lid-opening facing out.  Carts left by bear boxes or by the house will not be serviced.  They need to be clearly presented at roadside so staff knows you want them to be serviced.
  • Once serviced, carts need to be removed and stored in an appropriate location off the street and out of view when possible.
  • All materials need to be containerized and in the correct cart/container to be serviced.  Extra bags placed/stuffed into bear boxes not containerized and/or carts or containers that are contaminated will receive a violation notice and may be left until corrected.
  • Beginning this spring, STR will not pick up yard waste in plastic bags.

Starting April 1st, 2025, carts not properly presented at the street will be considered as “not out” and not serviced.

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