Mead Valley is an unincorporated CDP in Riverside County, so the Riverside County Solid Waste Ordinance (Ord. 745, as amended through 745.4) and the contracted hauler's residential service guide control. Mead Valley's hauler is Waste Management. California SB 1383 (effective Jan. 1, 2022) also requires sorting of food scraps, yard debris, and food-soiled paper from trash and recycling.
Mead Valley (CDP, Riverside County, ZIP 92571) is in the unincorporated county and is served by Waste Management under Riverside County's contracted-hauler franchise. The Riverside County Solid Waste Ordinance (Ord. 745, available at rivcocob.org) requires all occupied residential and commercial property to subscribe to weekly refuse collection service. SB 1383 (Cal. Pub. Resources Code § 42652 et seq.) requires separate collection of organic waste — food scraps, yard debris, and food-soiled paper — and these may no longer go in the gray (trash) cart. Acceptable items in trash include standard household waste; non-acceptable items include construction debris, auto parts, tires, household hazardous waste (paint, oil, cleaners), medical/sharps waste, and electronic waste — all of which must be brought to county Household Hazardous Waste collection events or specific drop-off facilities. Carts must be at the curb by 6:00 AM on pickup day and removed by midnight that night. Pickup-day issues call WM customer service at 951-674-0009. Bulky-item pickup is available 2x/year via WM. Riverside County Department of Environmental Health (rivcoeh.org) regulates solid-waste compliance.
Failure to subscribe to residential waste service, placing prohibited items in the trash cart (HHW, construction debris, electronic waste), or putting organic waste in the gray cart in violation of SB 1383 is a violation of Riverside County Ord. 745 and California state law. Penalties include warnings, monetary fines, and required corrective action.
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