Local brief
Sierra County household hazardous waste collection Oct. 24 at Delleker Recycling Center in Portola
Sierra County will hold a household hazardous waste collection event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at the Delleker Recycling Center in Portola. It is open to Sierra County and Eastern Plumas County residents only; commercial loads will not be accepted.
Sierra County posted a notice on Oct. 14, 2026, for a household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Delleker Recycling Center on Industrial Way in Portola. The event serves Sierra County residents along with residents of Eastern Plumas County, where the recycling center is located.
Who can bring waste. The county flyer says the event is for Sierra County residents and Eastern Plumas County residents only. Commercial loads will not be accepted.
What is accepted. The flyer lists household hazardous wastes such as pesticides, herbicides, pool chemicals, household cleaners, bleach, ammonia, solvents, paint thinner, oil-based and latex paint, varnish and wood preservatives, antifreeze, brake and transmission fluid, gasoline, kerosene and other flammables, household and automotive batteries, fluorescent lamps, mercury, small aerosol cans, compressed gas cylinders and asbestos. Wastes not in original containers are accepted as known wastes if the contents are labeled; unknown wastes may be field-tested.
What is not accepted. Large quantities of unknown materials; biological, biohazard or medical waste; radioactive waste; explosives, gunpowder, flares and ammunition; unstable wastes. Used oil filters and used oil go to the Sierra County transfer stations only.
Questions. Sierra County Department of Public Works, 530-289-3201. The county flyer is posted at https://www.sierracounty.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11267/HHW-Ad-2026; it points to intermountaindisposal.com for a location map.
Original source: Sierra County, "Hazardous Waste Collection Event," public notice posted Oct. 14, 2026 (https://www.sierracounty.ca.gov/civicalerts.aspx?AID=779), and the county's 2026 event flyer. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words.
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Source: the public notice on this register NN-GOVEMAIL-20261014-CASIERRAHHW · Sierra County.
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