Trash Containment & Wildlife Awareness Program

Properly Containing Your Trash

We are fortunate to live, work, and/or recreate in a national treasure. To protect our wildlife and keep our community clean, all residents, visitors, and businesses are required to keep their waste properly contained.

Here are a few tips for proper trash containment:
– Place your trash at the curb, on the morning of your trash day (after 5 am) only
– Remove any trash from the curb by 6 pm
– Do not allow wildlife and other pests to attack trash or waste
– Place your trash in proper receptacles
– Spray your cans with ammonia or Pine Sol
– NEVER feed wildlife
– Keep your pet food inside
– Keep all commercial bins closed (at all times)
– Lock residential and commercial bins that are retrofitted for wildlife
– Take waste from weekend visits to the Waste Management transfer station prior to leaving Incline (775) 831-2971.

All owners are responsible for properly managing waste on their property. Owners who do not properly contain waste or place trash out at the curb prior to trash day are subject of fines up to $1,000 per incident and staff fees.  Click here to see Trash Ordinance.

Installing a Bear Box (Garbage Can Enclosure)

If you are interested in installing a box in Incline Village/Crystal Bay, we strongly suggest you refer to the “Important Tasks” factsheet, before you begin. 

Waste Not can provide free bear box location assistance. Simply contact us at 775-832-1284 if you have questions.

Wildlife Awareness Program

Incline Village General Improvement District and Washoe County implemented the Bear Awareness Program (BAP). The program consists on education, ordinance and a lead by example/incentive component. For more information on the Bear Awareness Program please click here for the flyer, click here for the BAP brochure or click here to check out bear proof containers.

Co-existing with Wildlife Factsheet
Be Coyote Aware Project

If you spot a problem bear in your area, please contact the Nevada Division of Wildlife at (775) 688-1331.

In a human/bear emergency only: CALL 911

To report a trash/wildlife problem: (775) 832-1221.

For more information on Tahoe Bears see the websites: 
     www.stashyourtrash.org
     http://www.tahoewildbears.org/  
     www.ndow.org/wild/concerns/safety/bear/index.shtm
     www.bearsmart.com
     www.savebears.org

Click here to see Lily, a Black Bear on the Den Cam Now!

Three-year-old Lily just had her first set of cubs on the new den cam. She is part of the long-term study of black bear ecology and behavior being conducted by the Wildlife Research Institute (www.bearstudy.org) near Ely, Minnesota, less than 30 miles from the Canadian border.

If you have any questions, please call the WASTE NOT HOTLINE at (775) 832-1284.

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