Manteca, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Hauler
- City of Manteca (exclusive)
- Who must subscribe
- All residential & commercial
- Schedule set by
- Public works director
- Self-haul allowed
- Occasional residential loads only
Summary
Manteca requires every residence and business to subscribe to the city's exclusive solid waste service, with pickup days set and changed by the public works director rather than by customer choice.
The city has the exclusive right and duty to provide solid waste collection services within the city limits, under such terms and conditions as it deems necessary for the public health, safety and well-being. This provision shall not be construed to prevent residential customers from hauling occasional loads of solid waste from their own premises to a legal point of disposal.
B. The city is not required to provide collection services for oversized, overweight or unsafe containers, hazardous waste, or any waste where the director deems it unsafe to do so.
C. The city's solid waste collection service is a containerized service, which means that the city provides for collection of solid waste with mechanical handling containers, which are furnished by the city.
D. Any solid waste deposited, kept, accumulated or permitted to accumulate within the city shall be in a container, the covers to which shall be kept closed at all times except when necessarily opened to permit solid waste to be taken therefrom or to be deposited therein.
E. Solid waste shall be collected on a schedule fixed by the director, and the schedule may be changed from time to time as deemed necessary or useful. (Ord. 1599 § 2, 2016)
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 Municipal Code Chapter 13.02 makes the city the exclusive hauler: every occupied residential and commercial property must subscribe to city collection and pay the council-set rates, and the public works director fixes each area's pickup schedule and may change it as needed. Residents may still haul occasional loads themselves to a legal disposal site, but businesses can't hire an outside hauler for regular service, and the city isn't obligated to collect oversized, hazardous or unsafe containers.
Violations & Fines
Using an outside hauler or dumping outside your bin violates Chapter 13.02; the citywide general penalty (§ 1.16.010) makes it an infraction, up to $100 first offense, $200 second, $500 each further violation within a year.
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Sources & Official References
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