Manteca, CA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Threshold
- 2+ cubic yards/week
- Who it binds
- Commercial customers
- Container site
- Director-approved location
- Governing chapter
- Muni Code Ch. 13.02
Summary
Manteca requires commercial properties generating two or more cubic yards of green waste weekly to subscribe to the city's green waste collection service and set up a director-approved container location.
Any commercial customer that generates two or more cubic yards of green waste shall subscribe to the city's collection service for green waste. Such commercial customer shall provide a location for the placement of containers for green waste in a manner approved by the director or the director's designated representative.
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 operates the city's exclusive solid waste system, and every residential or commercial property must subscribe to collection service. For green waste specifically, any commercial customer generating two or more cubic yards per pickup must sign up for the city's separate green waste collection service and set up a container location the public works director approves. Residential customers handle yard trimmings through the city's green organics cart under the mandatory SB 1383 program rather than a standalone subscription threshold.
Violations & Fines
Failure to subscribe or place containers correctly is cause for the city to refuse collection service and can trigger public nuisance abatement for accumulated solid waste under the same chapter.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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