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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. Sunday
Highway 59 Landfill
6040 North Highway 59
Merced, CA (209) 723-4481
7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday-Sunday

FREE 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 Avenue

RECYCLE 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) 723-4481

TIRES

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 tires

Tires 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

In order to view pdf documents contained within this site, you will need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed in order to view these files. You can download a free copy here.

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. Sunday	Highway 59 Landfill 6040 North Highway 59 Merced, CA (209) 723-4481 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday-Sunday
FREE 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 Avenue
RECYCLE 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) 723-4481
TIRES 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 tires Tires 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 In order to view pdf documents contained within this site, you will need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed in order to view these files. You can download a free copy here.