Madera, CA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Covers
- Oversized, noncompliant, or off-schedule refuse
- Excludes
- Hazardous items barred under §5-3.07
- Rules/fees set by
- City Council resolution
- Enacted
- 1961 Code, amended by Ord. 199 C.S. (1973)
- Chapter penalty
- Up to $1,000, misdemeanor
Summary
Madera provides a special disposal service under Municipal Code Section 5-3.12 for refuse too large or too much for a standard container, or for pickup outside the regular route schedule. Rules and charges for that oversized or off-schedule service are set separately by City Council resolution, not fixed in the code itself.
Special disposal service shall be offered for the collection and disposal of refuse too large in size or quantity to fit into an approved container, and for refuse that does not comply with the rules and regulations pertaining to refuse collection and disposal (except for the materials described in § 5-3.07 of this chapter), and for service requested at times different from the regular established route times. The rules and regulations pertaining to such special disposal service and the charges therefor shall be as established by resolution of the Council.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2024 S-50: Current through Ordinance 1010 C.S., passed 6-5-24).
Full Breakdown
12, Special Disposal Service, covers three situations a standard weekly cart cannot handle: refuse too large in size or quantity to fit into an approved container, refuse that does not comply with the ordinary rules for collection and disposal, and service requested at a time different from the regularly established route schedule. 07, such as dead animals, contaminated bedding, explosives, radioactive material, drugs, or poison, which the owner or occupant must instead report to the County Health Officer for proper disposal. 08. in 1973.
Violations & Fines
Special disposal service that is not requested or paid for through the resolution-set process, or refuse left out in violation of the special-service rules, falls under Chapter 3's Section 5-3.09 penalty: up to $500 for a first violation, $750 for a second, and $1,000 for a third or subsequent violation, charged as a misdemeanor rather than an infraction.
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Sources & Official References
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