The Solid Waste Management Program protects the health, safety, and well-being of the public and preserves and improves the quality of the environment by assuring proper storage and disposal of solid waste; minimizes the presence of flies, rodents, and other vectors relating to solid waste; and controls airborne waste, water pollution, scenic blight, public nuisances, and safety hazards relating to the accumulation, storage, collection, processing, and disposal of solid waste.
The Tulare County Environmental Health Division is certified by the California Integrated Waste Management Board as the Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) for enforcement of solid waste laws and regulations within the unincorporated area of Tulare County and all of the incorporated cities as well.
Program activities include monthly inspection of all landfills and transfer stations, materials recovery facilities, and composting operations. Quarterly inspections are conducted for closed landfills and waste tire piles. Complaints from the public regarding illegal disposal of solid waste are responded to as they come in.
