Creating defensible space around your home is one of the most effective ways to protect your property from wildfire — and Green Waste Days across the Tahoe-Truckee region make it easy to dispose of pine needles, branches, and other yard debris safely. With free drop-off sites, curbside pickup, and designated collection events happening all summer long, now is the time to clear out overgrown vegetation and prepare for fire season. C
Green Waste Days
Douglas County
Douglas Disposal Transfer Station
902 Dump Rd., Gardnerville, NV
Tuesday-Saturday
douglasdisposal.com
Heavenly Boulder Lodge parking lot
140 S. Benjamin Rd., Stateline, NV
Drop off through July 20 daily
tahoefire.org
El Dorado, Placer & Truckee residents
Drop off, Eastern Regional Landfill
waste101.com/green-waste
Incline Village & Crystal Bay
Curbside pickup until July 19 & Sept. 30-Nov. 1
wm.com
Nevada County
June 28, July 11 | Truckee Rodeo Grounds
nevadacountyca.gov
Northstar
Curbside pickup: June 23; July 14; Aug. 4 & 25
northstarcsd.org
Olympic Valley
July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14 & Oct. 12
Across from fire department
ovpsd.org
South Lake Tahoe
Residential: Free drop off Mon.-Sat.
Commercial: Free drop off Sept. 6 & Oct. 11
South Tahoe Refuse, southtahoerefuse.com
Truckee
Free curbside pickup until Oct. 12
truckeefire.org
Wildfire events
South Lake Tahoe
Meyers Farmers Market: Wednesdays, until July 30
Ski Run Farmers Market: Fridays, until July 25
North Lake Tahoe
North Tahoe Events Center: June 17
Wildfire talk
Aug. 16 | Donner Memorial State Park, Truckee
A free educational program about managing fire with cultural burning.
5:30 p.m. | sierrastateparks.org/events
Download Tahoe Guide’s 5th Annual Wildfire Preparedness Guide
