Trash & Recycling in Menifee, CA (2026)
6 verified trash & recycling rules for Menifee, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Menifee contracts exclusively with Waste Management of the Inland Empire (WM) as its franchise residential hauler. All single-family residences are required to subscribe; service includes weekly collection of trash, recyclables, and organics from three carts under the city's SB 1383 organics program.
Menifee trash pickup rules (Waste Management franchise)
Some RestrictionsBin Placement Rules
Carts are serviced curbside by Waste Management on the resident's assigned collection day. The city's published guidance directs residents to follow WM's placement standards (lid closed, handles facing the home, clearance from obstacles) and to return empty carts off the public way after collection.
Cart placement and return rules
Some RestrictionsBulk Item Disposal
Menifee residents receive 4 free bulky-item pickups per year (up to 6 items combined) plus 3 free electronic-waste pickups annually through Waste Management, scheduled directly with WM. Free holiday tree recycling is provided for two weeks after Christmas.
Bulky-item and e-waste disposal
Few RestrictionsRecycling Requirements
Recycling is mandatory in Menifee under California state law. SB 1383 requires every resident and business to subscribe to organics collection; AB 341 requires recycling for businesses generating 4+ cubic yards/week of solid waste and multifamily buildings of 5+ units; AB 1826 mandates organics recycling for covered commercial generators.
Mandatory recycling and organics (SB 1383, AB 341, AB 1826)
Heavy RestrictionsIllegal Dumping
Illegal dumping in Menifee is reported to Public Works at (951) 672-6777 or via the city's Report-an-Issue portal/app. California Penal Code §374.3 makes it a misdemeanor to dump waste matter on public or private property; fines escalate from $250 first offense to $3,000–$10,000 for repeat or commercial offenders.
Illegal dumping — reporting and penalties
Heavy RestrictionsYard Waste Collection
Menifee residents must place grass clippings, leaves, prunings, and other yard trimmings in the green organics cart along with food scraps — not in the trash. This is mandatory under California SB 1383 (PRC §42652), which prohibits landfilling of organic waste.
Green/yard waste — required in organics cart
Heavy RestrictionsLooking for Riverside County county-wide rules?
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Menifee city rules.
Trash & Recycling in Riverside County →