Merced, CA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Sec. 8.04.040
- Rear-loader bulky pickup fee
- $25.00 per request
- Billing basis
- Actual labor/equipment/landfill cost
- Roll-off scheduled service minimum
- 90-day container rental
- Roll-off unscheduled haul fee
- $300.86 (2020-24 rate)
Summary
Items too large for regular containers must be removed through a special pickup arranged with Merced's solid waste collection division under Municipal Code Sec. 8.04.040. The city bills actual labor, equipment, and landfill costs, and lists a $25 rear-loader bulky waste pickup fee.
Solid waste, rubbish or waste matter, except as in this section provided, shall be kept in receptacles provided therefor between the times when the same shall be removed. Items which cannot conveniently be placed in containers, shall be disposed of by special pickup arranged with the solid waste collection division. Special pickup charges will be billed at the actual cost of labor, materials, equipment, and landfill charges incurred by the city in providing the service.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 85 - 1-26).
Full Breakdown
' Those bulky items must be disposed of by special pickup arranged directly with the city's solid waste collection division rather than set out with regular trash. The section makes clear that special pickup charges are billed at the city's actual cost of labor, materials, equipment, and landfill charges incurred in providing the service, so the fee is not fixed for every job. The Article II rate schedule under Sec. 00 listed under Sec. 230 for extra service or refilling of cans. 86 with a daily rental charge; landfill charges for the actual weight and type of material are added on top of those fees. Failing to arrange a special pickup and instead letting oversized waste accumulate on the property can trigger the accumulation violation in Sec. 160.
Violations & Fines
Placing bulky items curbside without arranging a special pickup, or leaving oversized waste piled on the property instead of scheduling collection through the solid waste division, violates Sec. 8.04.040 and can be charged as a violation of the accumulation prohibition in Sec. 8.04.160, enforceable under Chapter 1.12.
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