Residential Services at STR

Nevada Residential Services

Within the Tahoe Township area of Douglas County, "per-can" weekly service is offered. “Per-can” collection service includes normal household refuse (municipal solid waste), plus one blue bag for recycling and one yard waste bag for each “can of service” each week.

This service DOES NOT include:

Hazardous waste (see Household Hazardous Waste)

Appliances and furniture

Construction materials

Auto parts

Some of these items may be picked up at curbside for additional fees; others are accepted at the South Tahoe Refuse Transfer Station.

Refuse is required to be:

Containerized in a sealed or lidded container.

Cans: NOT to exceed 45 gallons and 50 pounds.

Cans in excess of 45 gallons will NOT be serviced.

A 32-gallon bag (NOT to exceed 30 pounds) may be substituted for a 32-gallon can, but will be considered 1 bag = 32-gallon can.

Items in excess of your contracted service are considered extra and will not be picked up unless prior arrangements have been made.

Refuse containers must be placed at curbside by 5 a.m. on the day of pickup.

The collection trucks operate on ALL holidays!

Pickup times may vary greatly depending on the season, amount of refuse being picked up and weather conditions.

If your refuse has not been collected, please call as soon as possible.

Every effort is made to run the collection routes as consistently as possible; however, extenuating circumstances may occur.

When your pickup is missed due to unsafe conditions, you will be entitled to double your normal amount of service on your next regularly scheduled pickup day.

Refuse containers may not be more than 3 to 4 feet from the road's edge. Our employees will return your can(s) 20 feet from the curb, whenever possible.

All can enclosures must have a clear path to them, clear of all obstructions and operate correctly.

Enclosures must be no more than 10 feet from the road's edge

If the enclosure is lockable, our employees carry a 3/8-inch square-type key. All other types of keys should be made available to the drivers.

You may secure the key to the enclosure with a wire long enough to access the lock.

Please remember to winterize your enclosure to inhibit freezing.

Animals are a part of what makes this community so attractive. Unfortunately, the refuse that people generate is attractive to animals. Collection drivers will make every effort to clean up debris scattered by animals, within reason, and return the cans in serviceable order.

Minor to severe damage may be caused to cans by persistent animals such as bears.

If you are going to try to deter animals, please do not use liquid bleach or other caustic products that may cause eye and skin injury. Further information on this topic may be found at “Be Bear Aware”.

For information regarding construction debris and large cleanup projects or for smaller container rentals, please contact Tahoe Basin Container Service at

(530) 541-4353.