Self-Hauling Tips

Keep Our Communities Clean — Cover Your Load

San Bernardino County has added another tool in the fight to keep our communities clean. Since July 1st, customers bringing loads to county solid waste disposal sites are required to properly cover or secure their load. Failure to do so could result in an additional fee that effectively doubles the disposal cost.

The purpose of the fee is to deter people from hauling trash uncovered to county disposal sites. Debris from uncovered or unsecured loads contributes to roadside litter on the streets and highways leading to the disposal sites.

This fee should come as no surprise to regular users of the landfill or transfer station, as the county has been advising customers about it since July. The county began charging the fee in August following a 30-day notification/grace period. San Bernardino County joins many other Southern California counties in taking steps to stop people from hauling uncovered loads to landfills or transfer stations. The California Vehicle Code already requires loads be covered.

The monies collected will be used to expand litter removal programs along routes leading to county disposal sites. The county spends $2.6 million annually for programs to lessen the impact of disposal sites on local communities, including roadside litter clean up. For more information regarding Disposal Fee Ordinance, or information about County Disposal Sites contact San Bernardino County Solid Waste Management Division at (909) 386-8701 or go to www.sbcounty.gov/wsd.