Waste Management is Murrieta's exclusive residential franchise hauler, providing weekly curbside collection of trash, recycling, and organics with three color-coded carts and scheduled routes by neighborhood.
Waste Management holds the exclusive residential solid-waste franchise in Murrieta and provides weekly curbside collection of three streams: trash (black cart), recycling (blue cart), and organics (green cart). Service days are assigned by neighborhood and published on the WM service lookup. Carts must be placed at the curb by 6 a.m. on collection day (set-out after 5 p.m. the night before is typical) with handles toward the residence and at least three feet from parked cars, mailboxes, and other carts so the automated side-loader can grab them. The franchise covers one bulky-item pickup per year plus special event collections near major holidays. Residents are encouraged to report missed pickups to WM within 24 hours to trigger a free return run. Commercial and multi-family collection is also WM-franchised but is billed to the property owner or HOA rather than to individual renters. Moving to weekly three-cart service with organics was driven by state law SB 1383 compliance.
Specific penalty amounts for this ordinance are not published in a publicly accessible fine schedule. Contact Murrieta code enforcement directly for current fines, enforcement procedures, and hearing options.
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