Charges for disposal of yard waste:
Compact Pickup

Level with bed
$5.00
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Bed to cab high load
$6.00
Pickup (6 &8 ft bed)

Level with bed
$7.00

Bed to cab high load
$9.00
Acceptable Items:
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Trailers will be charged as separate vehicles

1 ton truck
$16.00
Commercial Rate for larger than 1 Ton $10
minimum
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Loose Yards
$1.50/cu yd

Compacted
$3.25/cu yd
CONTAMINATION FEE: $45.00
Cost to purchase Compost:

½ Yard
$15.00

1-10 yards
$25.00

10+ yards
$20.00
Call 1st for availability 624-3529
Include grass clippings, leaves,
weeds, tree & bush prunings, scrap
wood (non-painted or non-treated,
nails are okay) and pallets (broken
down)
Unacceptable Items:

No palm trees, palm fronds,
bamboo, pampas grass, plywood,
particle board, painted or treated
lumber, sod, dirt, concrete, rock,
asphalt, food waste, manure or
animal waste.
4441 Cohasset Rd
Chico, CA
Operation Hours:
Tues-Sat 8am-4pm
Ph# 530-624-3529
“cure” until it reaches proper maturity at which time
it is screened into a fine soil amendment.
HOW TO USE COMPOST:
SOIL AMENDMENT
North Valley Waste Management has operated the
City of Chico composting facility since 1996. The
State of California permits it as a Green waste
composting facility. Our feedstock comes from a
variety of sources but the major contributions are
from the City curbside yard waste Program (also
operated by North Valley Waste Management) and
the fall leaf collection provided by the city.
Landscapers, property management companies and
homeowners also bring materials to our facility.
Each batch of 5000 cubic yards of
processed compost must, according to state
regulations, be tested for the presence of heavy
metals and oviform bacteria in amounts that exceed
state specifications. In addition we utilize the Solvita
Compost Maturity test system on batches of 400 to
500 cubic yards, as they become ready to screen to
insure a product of consistent quality.
WHEELABRATOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
A WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Wheelabrator Shasta Energy Company is one of northern
California's most modern, independent wood-fired power
plants. The facility has a generating capacity of 58 MW
and processes 750,000 tons of mill waste and forest
As material arrives at the facility and attendant at the
gate collects the appropriate charge and determines
where the load belongs. Heavy brush and wood are
directed to the brush pile, to be ground up and used
as cogeneration fuel (see info @ Wheelabrator
Technologies, WM site) Lighter materials, including
leaves, grass and light brush are directed to the precompost area. Here the feedstock is processed
through a 3” trammel screen to remove any large
woody material that is then placed in the brush pile.
Material smaller than 3” is moved into the active
composting rows. These windrows are closely
monitored to maintain the correct oxygen and
moisture levels to keep the compost active (above
122 Fahrenheit.). While the material is in these
active rows it is put through a pathogen reduction
period, which requires that, we maintain row
temperatures above 132 degrees Fahrenheit for
fifteen days and turn the material five times during
that period. This ensures that all materials are
exposed to temperatures high enough to kill any
disease carrying bacteria. Typically during this period
temperatures exceed 140 degrees Fahrenheit at which
time most weed seeds are also killed. After 60 to 90
days in the active rows the compost is allowed to
residues from Shasta County and surrounding areas. Un-
Compost can be turned into the soil as a soil
amendment. As much as six inches of compost can
be added to your soil each year. When used as a soil
amendment, compost reacts with soil to slowly
release both plant nutrients and essential trace
elements. Compost can be turned into the soil in the
spring in preparation for planting. It can also be
spread on soil at the end of the gardening season and
allowed to leach into the soil. If only a small amount
of compost is available, it can be incorporated in the
seed furrow, or a handful can be added to each
transplant hole of annuals, perennials, or vegetables.
Large amounts of compost can be used to plant
trees, shrubs and vegetable gardens, or to repair or
replace lawn areas.
MULCHING
merchantable waste wood from Shasta-Trinity and Lassen
National Forests, as well as from private lands, are
selectively removed and processed in the plant to improve
remaining standing timber. The plant produces over 375
million kWh of electricity per year for sale to a local utility.
The plant design includes three independent woodburning units, comprised of state-of-the-art wood-fired
Compost is not mulch, yet it can be applied in the
same ways that mulches are used. Compost is a
stable product that will not deprive your soil of
nitrogen. Spread compost two to six inches thick
around plants, trees, shrubs, and exposed slopes.
This will deter weeds, prevent crusting, curtail
erosion, attract earthworms, and conserve water.
traveling grate furnaces with utility-type high pressure
boilers. The highly automated wood yard design includes
POTTING MIX
capabilities to accept mill wastes, chips, and unmerchantable whole logs (culls) up to six feet in diameter
that are chipped on site for fuel. The plant design also
includes modern air quality control units, condensing
turbines, and multi-cell wet cooling towers.
Compost can be combined with equal parts of sand
and soil to create an excellent potting mix.