Manteca, CA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Refrigerator pickup
- $35 plus time and materials
- Misc. bulky items (couch, chair)
- Low-income senior rate plus materials
- Special pick-up labor (2021 rate)
- $109.90/hr, truck plus one worker
- Governing chapter
- MMC § 13.02.130, special services
- Free curbside bulk day
- None offered citywide
Summary
Manteca's solid waste division collects bulky items like couches and chairs through paid special pick-ups rather than a free curbside bulk day; fees run off the low-income senior monthly rate plus time and materials.
The city will provide collection of bulky items and other waste based on pricing below: Individual Items Solid waste staff may retrieve a residential sized refrigerator for $35.00 plus time and materials. There is no charge for Electronic Waste delivered to the solid waste office or special collection events. Solid waste staff may retrieve electronic waste at the residents on a time and materials basis. Cleaning of Bins will be on a time and materials basis. Replacement of Damaged Bins will be $65.00 plus time to assemble and deliver (time and materials). Miscellaneous Bulky Items (couch, chair, etc.) will be charged the low-income senior monthly rate at the time of service, plus time and materials. Extra Bags (no more than 3 – 35 Gallon) placed at curb beside brown bin will be charged a fee equal to the 35-gallon monthly rate at the time of service. Locking Bar Installation (one time charge): $50.00. Vacation Suspended Service: $120.00. Other Tasks will be charged on a time and materials basis.
Special Pick-Ups (A Portion of Time and Material Rates) Level of Labor Cost per Hour/Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021* Truck and one worker $101.53 $103.56 $105.63 $107.75 $109.90 Truck and two workers $171.85 $175.29 $178.80 $182.37 $186.02 Truck and three workers $242.17 $247.02 $251.96 $257.00 $262.14 Loading equipment $48.79 $49.77 $50.76 $51.78 $52.81 *
Rates are for January 1, 2021 and thereafter.
½ hour minimum charge.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4829770; v11 updated 2026-04-21).
Full Breakdown
Manteca doesn't run a free curbside bulk-item day. Under the city's fee schedule, solid waste crews retrieve furniture, appliances and other bulky items as a paid special pick-up: a residential refrigerator runs $35 plus time and materials, and miscellaneous items like a couch or chair are billed at the low-income senior monthly rate plus time and materials. Other special pick-ups bill by the hour off the adopted labor rates. Municipal Code § 13.02.130 authorizes the public works director to provide these special collection services and charge the customer the city's actual cost, including disposal fees.
Violations & Fines
Dumping bulky items at the curb without a scheduled pick-up violates the city's unlawful dumping ban under § 13.02.150 and can be declared a public nuisance subject to abatement under § 13.02.200.
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