Recycle It!

Don’t think you have enough for a recycle bin? Think again!

Recycling is more than just CA CRV items! In addition to putting CA CRV bottles and cans in your blue comingled recycling container, you can include:

• PAPER, cardboard and chipboard boxes
• GLASS bottles and jars
• METAL food cans and CA CRV cans
• PLASTIC bottles, jars, jugs and CA CRV bottles.

*Place recyclable materials in the blue recycle container loosely; do not bag them. Plastic bags go into your gray trash container or it can be recycled at most major stores.

For more information or a list of what is recyclable, please check out our informational brochure below.

Residential/Single family recycling service

Residential recycle service uses a 64 gallon rolling container. Refuse containers can be placed at the curb no earlier than 4:00 p.m. the day before service and must be removed from the curb no later than 9:00 p.m. the day of service.

All containers must be placed at the curb before 6:00 a.m. on the day of service to be considered on-time for service. If containers are not out on time, there may be a fee charged to come back. Please contact the Public Works office for assistance if the container was not out on time or if it was missed. 

Mandatory Commercial Recycling

Please take a few minutes to give us information on your current waste services with this link to the Commercial Services Waste Survey.

Have your heard about Mandatory Commercial Recycling (AB 341)? Is your business or multi-family residence meeting the recycling requirements? Are you unsure if your business or multi-family complex falls under the state requirements for commercial recycling? 

A 2008 statewide waste characterization found that nearly 3/4 of the solid waste in California was generated from the commercial sector, with a sizable amount that can be recycled. So to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by diverting commercial solid waste to recycling efforts, Mandatory Commercial recycling or AB 341 was enacted.

Who is required to recycling waste diversion?

• Businesses that generate four (4) cubic yards or more per week of solid waste, and
• Multi-Family residences or five (5) or more units.

How to meet recycling requirements?

• Self-hauling recyclables to a recycling facility, buyback center, or to the regional landfill.
• A service provider/hauler (such as the City of Merced) that picks up the recyclables.
• A service provider that hauls the material away with the service. such as a paper shredding service that takes the paper they shredded with them to be recycled.

 Have more questions, not sure if you have anything that can be recycled, or need to add recycling service to your business? We have an informational brochure below or contact the Public Works office at 209-385-6800. We want to be a partner to your success in waste diversion!

Further Information

For more information on Recycling in the County of Merced, visit www.mcrwma.org.

Click here for information on CalRecycle's Green
Roads program.

Recycling Documents