Menifee, CA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Definition
- Leaves, grass cuttings, shrubs from upkeep
- Governing sections
- §§ 6.30.010, 6.30.060(H)(4), Menifee Code
- Landscaper exemption
- Allowed if incidental to landscaping service
- Commercial/multifamily threshold
- 4+ cubic yards/week needs organics plan
- Open burning
- Banned citywide under § 6.30.060(K)
- Misdemeanor penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine, 6 months jail
Summary
Menifee defines yard waste as leaves, grass cuttings and shrubs from routine property upkeep under Menifee Code of Ordinances § 6.30.010, and lets your gardener or landscaper haul it away as an incidental part of their service without a separate hauling permit under § 6.30.060(H)(4).
YARD WASTE. All leaves, grass cuttings and shrubs that accompany routine household or property maintenance functions. ... (4) The collection, transportation and disposal of yard waste and related solid waste by a gardener or landscaper as an incidental part of the gardening or landscaping services provided to its customers, rather than as a hauling service, provided that such solid waste is not collected or transported by a third party hired for the primary purpose of collecting and transporting said materials;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-15: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ordinance 2026-432, passed 4-15-2026).
Full Breakdown
010 defines YARD WASTE narrowly: leaves, grass cuttings and shrubs generated by routine household or property maintenance. 060(H). 060(H)(4), lets a gardener or landscaper collect, transport and dispose of yard waste as an incidental part of the landscaping service they already provide to a customer, so long as the hauling is not the primary purpose of the arrangement and no third party is hired solely to move the material. 090(B)(4). 060(K) makes it unlawful and a public nuisance to burn any solid waste in the city outside an approved, permitted incinerator. 120: a misdemeanor up to $1,000 and six months in jail, or a graduated infraction fine of $100 to $500.
Violations & Fines
Hauling yard waste yourself, or hiring anyone other than the franchisee, a permitted self-hauler, or your own landscaper, without authorization is unlawful under § 6.30.060(H), and open-burning it violates § 6.30.060(K). Both are public nuisances; § 6.30.120(B) allows a misdemeanor charge (up to $1,000 fine, six months in jail) or an infraction fine escalating from $100 to $500 for repeat offenses.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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