Travel Trailer Dismantling Pilot Program
The Kern County Waste Management Department is proud to announce a new
travel trailer dismantling service for East Kern
County residents.
This appointment-based program will offer residents a cost-effective way of
disposing travel trailers at the Ridgecrest Sanitary Landfill. Residents
are asked to complete the Travel Trailer Dismantling Form and call 862-8900
to set up an appointment to deliver unwanted travel trailers. The fee for
dismantling and disposal is $100 per travel trailer plus $40.50 per ton. Click here
for more information.
Keep Kern Roads Clean Program
The Keep Kern Roads Clean
program is the road to a cleaner county. Individuals, organizations, and
businesses volunteer to clean-up sections of roadside within Kern County's Road System. From Lost
Hills to Boron; Shafter to Frasier Park; Lamont to Inyokern; flyaway trash,
tossed-out litter and illegal dumping plague our roadways. The Keep Kern
Roads Clean program is our way to fight back and take back the place we
call home.
This is a joint program of the Kern County Roads Department, the Kern
County Waste Management Department and the nonprofit environmental
organization Community Clean Sweep.
Sharps Disposal Program
Improper disposal of used "sharps" (needles, syringes and
lancets) can injure children, home health care providers, sanitation
workers and pets. Now there is a safe solution!
Bring your used sharps to one of the two Kern
County Special Waste Facility locations for proper and
convenient disposal. Free "Biohazard" rigid
plastic sharps containers are available at the collection facilities for
you to use at home. For safety reasons sharps will not be accepted in
liquid detergent bottles, bleach bottles, coffee cans, glass containers,
milk jugs or soda bottles.
Sharps should be placed into a container immediately after use. Do not
attempt to remove, bend, break or recap the needle. Keep all sharps and
disposal containers out of reach of children. For more information call
(661) 862-8922 OR (800) 552-KERN, option 6. This program is for
home generated sharps only - NO BUSINESSES.
Tire Program Pilot Project
In our continued effort to reduce the illegal dumping of tires, we are
embarking on a pilot project to accept up to four (4) light duty
tires from residential properties, once per year, at NO CHARGE. To qualifiy for this program, the following criteria
must be met:
- Up to 4 Light Duty Tires - Once per Year
- Self Hauled from Kern County
Residential Properties Only.
- Does NOT apply to loads required to comply
with State manifesting requirements.
- Does NOT apply to Non-Residential Properties
such as Commercial, Agricultural or Industrial Properties.
Universal Waste
Kern County Residents are no longer allowed to dispose of
"Universal Waste" at landfills. "Universal Waste"
includes but is not limited to:
- all batteries
- fluorescent
tubes
- non-empty
aerosol cans
- mercury
thermometers
- flashing
athletic shoes
- flashing jewelry
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- cell phones
- game consoles
- television
picture tubes
- flat panel
computer monitors
- singing greeting
cards
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Universal Waste is accepted at either Kern
County's Special Waste Facility locations (661) 862-8922 or may be
taken to one of the outlying Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Events.
For more information about Universal Waste visit the California
Integrated Waste Management Board's Website.
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