Solid Waste | Mendocino County, CA

To start, cancel, change or obtain additional information about solid waste collection services, please contact Redwood Waste Solutions at (707) 234-6400.

The Mendocino County Solid Waste Division manages countywide solid waste operations, including transfer stations and curbside collection of garbage, recyclables, and organic waste and oversees permit compliance and maintenance of three closed landfills. Additionally, the Division oversees implementation of State of California solid waste and recycling regulations including SB 1383, AB 1826, and AB 341. For more information on solid waste issues and regulations, please expand applicable sections below.

Curbside Garbage, Recycling & Organic Waste Collection

Map of Franchise Collection Areas
Mendocino County - SB 1383 Organic Waste Collection Waivers
Redwood Waste Solutions
- Franchise 1: Unincorporated Willits and Northern Mendocino County (Covelo, Laytonville, Leggett)
- Franchise 2: Unincorporated Greater Ukiah and Unincorporated Greater Fort Bragg Areas
- Franchise 3: Anderson Valley
- Franchise 4: South Coast Area

Franchise Agreements

Franchise Area 1
- Assignment and Assumption Agreement (Amendment 1)
- Amendment 2
Franchise Area 2
- Amendment 1
- Amendment 2
Franchise Area 3
- Amendment 1
- Amendment 2
- Amendment 3
- Amendment 4
- Assignment and Assumption Agreement (Amendment 5)
- Amendment 6
Franchise Area 4
- Amendment 1
- Amendment 2
- Amendment 3
- Amendment 4
- Assignment and Assumption Agreement (Amendment 5)
- Amendment 6

Transfer Stations Information

Transfer Station Information:

Requirements for Self-Haulers (English)

Requisitos del Autotransporte de Residuos Orgánicos (Español)

Requirements for Landscapers (English)

Requisitos del Autotransporte de Residuos Orgánicos para Paisajistas (Español)

Self-Hauler Requirements

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March 2024 Notice Snapshot

The forms you need are right here!

SB 1383 Waiver Request - Fillable / Printable

SB 1383 Alternative Compliance Form - Fillable / Printable

If you are looking for AB 1826 compliance forms, you can find them below on the AB 1826 tab.

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Requirements for Self-Haulers (English)

Requisitos del Autotransporte de Residuos Orgánicos (Español)

Requirements for Landscapers (English)

Requisitos del Autotransporte de Residuos Orgánicos para Paisajistas (Español)

Recycling Guides

SB 1383 Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Organic Waste Methane Emissions Reductions

Landfills are the third largest source of methane in California. Organic waste in landfills emits:

20% of the state’s methane, a climate super pollutant 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
Air pollutants like PM 2.5, which contributes to health conditions like asthma.

“Organic waste” includes food, green material, landscape and pruning waste, organic textiles and carpets, lumber, wood, paper products, printing and writing paper, manure, biosolids, digestate, and sludges. Reducing Short-Lived Climate Super Pollutants like organic waste will have the fastest impact on the climate crisis.

In September 2016, Governor Brown signed into law SB 1383 (Lara, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016), establishing methane emissions reduction targets in a statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP) in various sectors of California's economy. The new law codifies the California Air Resources Board's Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy, established pursuant to SB 605 (Lara, Chapter 523, Statutes of 2014), to achieve reductions in the statewide emissions of short-lived climate pollutants. Actions to reduce short-lived climate pollutants are essential to address the many impacts of climate change on human health, especially in California's most at-risk communities, and on the environment.

As it pertains to Mendocino County, SB 1383 establishes targets to achieve a 50 percent reduction in the level of the statewide disposal of organic waste from the 2014 level by 2020 and a 75 percent reduction by 2025. The law grants the County the regulatory authority required to achieve the organic waste disposal reduction targets and establishes an additional target that not less than 20 percent of currently disposed edible food is recovered for human consumption by 2025.

SB 1383 Materials

SB 1383 Requirements

SB 1383 Forms

SB 1383 Violation Complaint Form (submit online)
SB 1383 Violation Complaint Form (pdf)
SB 1383 Waiver Request Form (submit online)
SB 1383 Waiver Request Form (pdf)
SB 1383 Alternative Compliance Certification Form (submit online)
SB 1383 Alternative Compliance Certification Form (pdf)

Additional SB 1383 Resources

SB 1383 Template Letter to Staff, Tenants, or Employees - Sonoma Zero Waste

Edible Food Recovery Resources

AB 1826 Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling (MORe)

Among other requirements, AB 1826 requires a business that generates 2 cubic yards or more of total commercial solid waste per week to arrange for onsite or offsite organic waste recycling services.

General AB 1826 Information - CalRecycle
AB 1826 Self-Certification Form (online)
AB 1826 Self-Certification Form (pdf)
AB 1826 Exemption Request Form (online)
AB 1826 Exemption Request Form (pdf)

To subscribe to organic waste collection service for your business, please contact Redwood Waste Solutions at (707) 234-6400.

Compliance with AB 1826 can also be achieved through self hauling to a participating transfer station, donation of organic waste to a local farm for animal feed, or home composting.

AB 341 Mandatory Commercial Recycling (MCR)

Among other requirements, AB 341 requires a business that generates 4 cubic yards or more of total commercial solid waste per week to arrange for recycling services.

General AB 341 Information - CalRecycle

To subscribe to recycling collection service for your business, please contact Redwood Waste Solutions at (707) 234-6400.

Compliance with AB 341 can also be achieved by self hauling recyclable materials to a transfer station.

Special Event Services

To arrange solid waste collection services for a special event, please contact Redwood Waste Solutions at (707) 234-6400.

Under Assembly Bill (AB) 2176, large events and venues in California with over 2,000 participants per day are required to work with their solid waste service providers to develop and implement solid waste management plans and annually report the progress of their recycling and waste reduction programs.

Waste Reduction Tips For Large Venues & Events

Large Venues & Events Waste Diversion Reporting Form

CRV Redemption Services

Household Hazardous Waste Collection & Other Services

Adopt-a-Can (Town of Mendocino)