Sacramento County now has a selection of detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) plans available for use by residents who live in the unincorporated part of the...
Celebrated annually on June 14, Flag Day is a day that commemorates the adoption of the United States flag as a national symbol on June 14, 1777. Today, ...
Did you know that household hazardous waste (HHW) does not belong in any residential curbside collection carts?Meet Hazel Haz-Waste and learn how to safely ge...
Come say your “I Dos” with us! If you and your partner are planning to get married soon, you will be happy to know that the Sacramento County Clerk/Recorder ...
Did you know that the items you toss in your Garbage cart go to the landfill where it is buried forever?That's right! The landfill is a gigantic pit that ...
Give your holiday tree the proper send-off and recycle it into a new life as beneficial mulch or compost—for free!Requirements:Trees must have all tinsel, ...
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is pleased to announce that 2023-2024 Watershed Stewardship and Education Grants are now available! DWR ...
The Board of Supervisors authorized the appointment of Keith Goodrich, today, as Director of the Department of Waste Management and Recycling (DWMR). Good...
When used motor oil is poured on the ground or into storm drains, it pollutes our soil and water. Also, when cooking oil is poured down the drain it clogs pipes...
Give your holiday tree the proper send-off and recycle it into a new life as beneficial mulch or compost – for free! Requirements:Trees must have all ...
The SacGreenTeam at the Sacramento County Department of Waste Management & Recycling wants you to know that starting July 4, 2022, your Green Waste cart wi...
After rethinking all the ways you can repurpose items, having a yard sale, and going to your local donation center with your gently used items, are you still ov...
For the past four years, the Sacramento County Water Agency (SCWA) has been working to improve the water system in the Arden Area. The Arden Service Area Pipe a...
Jan. 20, 2022 Update:After a temporary closure, DWMR has sufficient staffing to safely reopen the North Area Recovery Station (NARS) facility to the public ...
When you are out and about in unincorporated Sacramento County and you see illegal dumping or a sidewalk that needs repairing, you can now just snap a photo fro...
Give your 2021 holiday tree the proper send-off and a new, beneficial life as mulch or biofuel to generate electricity! Residents can drop off their l...
The Caldor wildfire started on Aug. 14, in heavy timber south of the Grizzly Flats community in El Dorado County. Strong winds spread the wildfire to Lake Tahoe...
The Sacramento County Stormwater Quality Program is accepting applications for the 2021-22 Watershed Stewardship and Education Grant. Each year the Storm...
Do you really need a permit to install a water heater or build a patio cover? Can you get a permit online? Is there somebody you can speak to in person?The an...
Kiefer Landfill will be able to accept treated wood waste effective Monday, April 5.Treated wood, or pressure-treated wood, has been treated with a chemic...
A rate increase will take effect March 1 for residents of the unincorporated county who receive curbside garbage, recycling, and green waste service. ...
This past December, a routine storm drain clearing led to an inter-departmental collaboration to identify the remains of a missing local man. On Dec. 8, 20...
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a rate increase that will increase the cost of residential garbage, recycling and green was...
Give your holiday tree a new life! Residents can drop off their live holiday tree for recycling on Saturday, Jan. 9, and Sunday, Jan. 10. Holiday trees can be ...
Due to changes in state law, treated wood waste will no longer be accepted at Kiefer Landfill effective Jan. 1, 2021. It will also no longer be accepted in the...
November 15 is “America Recycles Day”! Let’s celebrate together by focusing on all of the 3 R’s: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle! Practicing the 3 R’s helps...
If a picture is worth one thousand words, the above photo clearly tells us why you should not put household batteries – rechargeable, or otherwise – in your cu...
Do you have big stuff at home that you need to get rid of? Old furniture, a worn-out mattress, a washer, dryer, tree branches or just junk?Residential customers...
In 2013, Sacramento County launched 311 to handle all municipal County service requests. By now, everyone knows to call 311 to report an abandoned vehicle or a ...
Sacramento County Department of Waste Management and Recycling (DWMR) is proud to report that more than 33,000 mattresses were recycled at the North Area Recov...
With more people working from home and shopping online, curbside recycling carts have never been fuller. Both Sacramento County and the city of Sacramento have...
This year, Earth Day turns 50 on April 22! Even with many of us working and learning from home, protecting our environment is still an important part of being ...
The Sacramento County Water Agency (SCWA) is gearing up to begin Phase 2A construction of the Arden Service Area Pipe and Meter Installation Project. SCWA is wo...
Recycling practices have changed a lot since 2018 due to changes in global recycling markets. Nevertheless, recycling glass, plastic, aluminum and bi-metal bev...
Wondering what to do with your tree once the holidays are over? Don’t throw away your tree – recycle it for free! Christmas trees can be re-purposed eit...
California’s new 2019 Building Standards Code, also known as Title 24, goes into effect Jan. 1, 2020. All plans or permit applications submitted on this ...
In honor of America Recycles Day, Nov. 15, Sacramento County’s Department of Waste Management and Recycling would like to share some reminders about how to cor...
Attention, DIY mechanics! If you change the oil and filter in your car or truck, Sacramento County’s Department of Waste Management & Recycling now picks ...
Old couches. Left-over lumber. One-legged chairs. Used laptops and TVs. Broken refrigerators. Beat-up mattresses. Does this sound like your backyard or g...
Teaming up with SMUD, select waste management collection sites in the region will accept “bare” Christmas trees (free of all tinsel, lights, tree stands...
Did you know building codes can help save lives? Common items found in residential and commercial buildings like smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detector...
Lush lawns can be the envy of the neighborhood, but did you know that lawn chemicals such as fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides can easily travel by sprinkl...
Do you own rental property? Sacramento County’s Code Enforcement Rental Housing Inspection program routinely audits all residential rental properties within th...
With all that goes in your recycling cart, do you know what it means to recycle it right? For starters, it means not placing garden hoses in your green waste c...
Give your tree the proper send-off and do our local landfills a big favor by recycling it when you are done with it for the holiday season. Bring you...
You have probably seen it many times and thought to yourself, “what a waste of good clean water!” Flushing hydrants can be frustrating to residents. While it m...
The Board of Supervisors acknowledge the appointment of Douglas Sloan, today, as Director of Waste Management and Recycling. Sloan has been the Interim Directo...
On July 1, 1967, Sacramento County started operations at the Kiefer Landfill. Over these past 50 years, the way we as a society think about trash and how...
You may not realize it, but many day-to-day household items, such as cooking oil, household cleaners, and partially-filled *aerosol spray cans, are consid...
Whether you are down-sizing, or your mattress has reached its end-of-life, often they have been difficult to discard – not any longer! Starting December 30, it...
The service residents in the unincorporated areas of Sacramento County can count on through rain, shine or a holiday – their trash gets picked up. There are mo...
The North Area Recovery Station (NARS) offers free household products to all residents and companies through its Reuse Closet. Customers can find products in t...
Yielding an annual net increase of approximately $1.3 million dollars, the captured gas energy created from the County’s Waste Management and Recycling landfill...
Give your holiday tree a proper send-off; rather than tossing it in the trash, recycle it! You’ll be doing our local landfills a favor. Sacramento Coun...
If you've ever lost track of garbage day or raced outside after hearing the garbage truck, you're in luck: Residents of the unincorporated area who r...
Have you ever driven by an abandoned mattress or broken refrigerator? A hazard to people and wildlife, these roadside dump sites are illegal and dangerou...
Join your friends and neighbors by committing to three easy initiatives to reduce your indoor and outdoor water use by 20 percent. As an extra incentive, the f...
You pull your car into the garage and cautiously squeeze between your car door and the growing piles of old furniture, clothes, and things you envision repairi...
The past three winters have been some of the driest on record for the Sacramento area, with 2013 being the driest of them all. Although the Sacramento County W...
We recycle the Christmas wrapping paper, the tissue and save gift boxes, bows, ribbon and those cute gift bags to reuse next year. But, what about the tree? Th...
Can a person have too many shoes? If you find yourself in this situation, here is a solution to get rid of your gently worn, or well-worn, or even single ...
Hear about How to Aspire to Be River-Friendly to Win a $500 Green Acres Gift Card! Sustainable, inspirational, commendable—even calculable! The new Riv...
Waste Management and Recycling customers can simply go online to make an appointment for a free yearly bulky waste pick-up to help haul away unwanted items and...
