Covered and Secured Load Information

County Ordinance 13.36.040
Transportation of Solid Waste

A. No person shall transport waste or solid waste in or on a motor vehicle or trailer upon a public road unless such waste or solid waste is covered and secured.

B. “Covered and Secured” includes:

Loads which are totally contained within an enclosed vehicle or container;
Loads of refuse contained in garbage cans with tightly fitting lids, tied plastic refuse disposal bags or similar totally enclosed individual containers and are completely contained within the walls of a vehicle or container, such that none can reasonably be expected to escape during hauling;
Loads of refuse which are covered, as with a cloth or plastic tarp, and tied into the hauling vehicle, such that no refuse can reasonably be expected to escape during hauling;
Loads of brush, building materials and similar bulky materials which are tied into the hauling vehicle or completely contained within the walls of a vehicle or container, such that none can reasonably be expected to escape during hauling; or
Loads consisting entirely of rock, concrete, asphalt paving, stumps and similar materials and are completely contained within the walls of a vehicle or container, such that none can reasonably be expected to escape during hauling.

The Department of Solid Waste enforces this ordinance. The minimum rate for refuse loads is $21 at the Knott Landfill Recycling and Transfer Facility and all County Transfer Stations. If your load is properly secured a $10 rebate is given.