
Merced County Materials Diversion & Resource Recovery
Recycling is available at the two Merced County landfills:
The Billy Wright Landfill 17173 S. Billy Wright Road
Los Banos, CA (209) 826-1163
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday-Saturday
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. SundayHighway 59 Landfill 6040 North Highway 59
Merced, CA (209) 723-4481
7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday-SundayFREE recycling drop off locations are available at the following locations: Gustine - Corporation Yard, 260 Third Avenue
Los Banos - Animal Shelter, 1000 Airport Road
Livingston - Corporation Yard - 2238 Walnut AvenueRECYCLE for FREE Cardboard
Office paper *
Newspaper
Magazines
Glass jars
Aluminum
Plastic beverage containers ( PET #1 )
Plastic bottles and jugs ( HDPE #2)
* Sample items of office paper:
Copy paper
Junk mail
Slick or glossy paper, such as brochures
Manila file folders
RECYCLE at low cost (each category needs to be seperated from the other): Grass & leaves
Wood, pallets, lumber, UNTREATED
Prunings ( no oleander or palm leaves )
Metal
Concrete, no dirt or protruding re-bar, &
no larger than two feet in any direction
Concrete, oversize and/or re-bar
protruding more than 6 inches
Asphalt
Soil, clean and uncontaminated
Plastic bottles and jugs ( HDPE #2)
Bulk landscape products for sale at the Highway 59 & Billy Wright Landfills Compost: $15.00 cu. yard
Mulch: $5.00 cu. yard
Wood Chips: $5.00 cu. yard
Please call to confirm availability
Los Banos (209) 826-1163 or
Merced (209) 723-4481TIRES
Tires cannot be disposed of in landfills, however they are collected at the landfills and transported to:
Scrap Tire Recycling / Golden By-Products
Commercial Tire Recycler
Pick-up available for larger quantities or drop off any amount
13000 Newport Road, Ballico, CA (209) 668-4856. Call for pricing.
Landfill Drop-off rates for tires are as follows:
$3 each - passenger car/light truck
$7 each -Truck (standard sizes)
$85 each - Tractor tires with thin sidewall
$325 each - Loader tires
$645 each - Earthmover tiresTires must have rims removed.
Tires with rims $5 additional charge
for each tire.NOTE: It is unlawful to transport more than 9 tires without a waste tire hauler certificate. Highway Patrol can issue a citation for transporting tires over the limit without a waste tire hauler certificate. Contact (209) 381-1100 for specific compliance requirements.
For a printed version of the Tire Care & Recycling Program Brochure, select either English or Spanish
Household Hazardous Waste
For all HHW such as, batteries, electronics, computers, tv's, unused paint, fluorescent lights, unused medication and medically prescribed hypodermic needles, visit the Department of Environmental Health at 381-1083 or visit: Merced County Network of Care website.
View or print the Resource Recovery Photo Gallery
View or print the Highway 59 Landfill Rate Sheet
View or print the Billy Wright Landfill Rate Sheet
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