Moreno Valley, CA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Bulky item size cap
- 2 ft diameter, 4 ft length
- Excluded items
- Car bodies, spas, trailers, mobile homes
- Lift requirement
- Must be liftable by one person
- Rate authority
- Set by city council
- Outside haulers
- Barred without city business license
Summary
Moreno Valley residents can order special collections for furniture, appliances and oversized yard debris too big for a standard cart, at rates the city council sets. Bulky waste is capped at items one person can lift, excluding car bodies, spas, trailers and anything larger than two feet across or four feet long.
Subscribers to a solid waste disposal service may order special collections of such things as landscape trimmings, discarded furniture, and other items too large to fit in standard containers, subject to rates which have been established from time to time by the city council. ... "Bulky waste" means discarded furniture (including chairs, sofas, and mattresses; rugs); appliances...waste tires, and oversized yard waste such as tree trunks and large branches if no larger than two feet in diameter and four feet in length..."Bulky waste" does not include large items such as car bodies, camper shells, mobile homes, trailers, Jacuzzi tubs or spas, or any other item that cannot be safely lifted and collected by one person.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4887234; v10 updated 2026-04-07).
Full Breakdown
080 lets subscribers to the city's solid waste service order special collections for landscape trimmings, discarded furniture and other oversized items that won't fit in a standard container, at rates the city council establishes from time to time. 020: "bulky waste" covers discarded furniture such as chairs, sofas, mattresses and rugs; major appliances including refrigerators with freon, ranges, washers, dryers, water heaters, dishwashers, air conditioners with CFCs and televisions; waste tires; and oversized yard debris like tree trunks and large branches, capped at two feet in diameter and four feet in length.
The definition draws a firm outer boundary: it excludes car bodies, camper shells, mobile homes, trailers, and any item, including a Jacuzzi tub or spa, that can't be safely lifted and collected by one person, along with any hazardous or special waste or anything the state bans by regulation later. 100, which requires leakproof, covered trucks maintained in sanitary condition. 070(G), unless the hauler holds a valid city business license for special-waste or oversized-item removal.
Violations & Fines
Special bulky-item collections must go through the city's contracted collector; hiring an unlicensed outside hauler to remove bulky waste for pay while the city's franchise contract is active violates Section 6.02.070(G). General violations of the chapter, including placing oversized items that exceed the bulky waste size limits in a standard container, are infractions or misdemeanors under Section 6.02.140, punished per Sections 1.01.230(A) and (B).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an old couch or mattress picked up?
Will the city pick up my old spa or camper shell?
What's the size limit on bulky tree branches?
Can I hire a private company to haul away bulky junk?
Sources & Official References
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