Merced, CA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

04 sets the rules for yard waste, which the code calls green waste: plant material separated at the point of collection, including yard trimmings, plant wastes and untreated wood wastes, but not treated wood waste or mixed demolition or construction debris (Sec. A). The city-issued cart is the exclusive container for green waste and must stay in good repair; a lost, damaged, or unreturned cart is charged back to the customer under Sec. 730. Sec. 740 requires green-waste customers to place their container at the curb, accessible to collection trucks, on the assigned day, and Sec.

on collection day, and may not sit visible from the public right-of-way between collections. 68 when the schedule was adopted in 2020, per the rate table in Sec. 780. 45 per unit, under Sec. 790. Property owners may self-haul yard waste to an approved processing site instead of subscribing, but must apply to the director of public works and file quarterly self-haul receipts; missing a reporting deadline by more than thirty days revokes the exemption for at least a year under Sec. 720.