Murrieta bulk trash pickup
City/Waste Management (WM): 2 free/calendar year bulky (+ extra green waste); size/amount limit; schedule ≥24 hours ahead.
Verified 2026-10-15 · wm.com
At a glance
| Brush | Organics cart; extra green waste via bulky program. |
|---|---|
| Limits | 2 free bulky/year; e-waste ≤3/year with bulky. |
| Not allowed | Household hazardous waste → Riverside County rcwaste.org; food scraps not in trash. |
| Curbside | By 6 a.m. collection day; out ≤24 hrs prior; remove ≤12 hrs after. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · wm.com |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
By 6 a.m. collection day; out ≤24 hrs prior; remove ≤12 hrs after.
Where
Street against curb, handles home, ≥3 ft apart.
Limits
2 free bulky/year; e-waste ≤3/year with bulky.
Not allowed
Household hazardous waste → Riverside County rcwaste.org; food scraps not in trash.
Bags
Bag trash; don’t bag recycle; organics paper bag or loose.
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Full details for Murrieta: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Franchise Waste Management (WM). Weekly from 6 a.m. Mon–Fri. Standard: 96-gal recycle + 96-gal organics + 96-gal trash (burgundy/black-lid trash; blue-lid recycle; green-lid organics — older gray carts also noted). Extra/64–95-gal available for fee. Place curb ≤24 hours before; remove within 12 hours after. Carts ≥3 ft apart; handles toward home; lids tight (WM 2024 Residential Service Guide) 800-423-9986.
- Recycling
- Don’t bag recyclables. Organics: food + yard + food-soiled paper (paper bag OK for food odor); no plastic/compostable bags in organics (Waste Management (WM) guide). Free used-oil curbside (≤2 gal/week) ≥24 hrs notice.
- Bulk pickup
- City/Waste Management (WM): 2 free/calendar year bulky (+ extra green waste); size/amount limit; schedule ≥24 hours ahead (866-909-4458). Guide: couches/washers/dryers/refrigerators; no car bodies/construction debris/household hazardous waste. E-waste ≤3 items/year with bulky free; schedule ≥48 hours (WM guide). Trees: first 2 weeks after Christmas; cut >6 ft; flocked collected as trash not recycle.
- Curbside: when
- By 6 a.m. collection day; out ≤24 hrs prior; remove ≤12 hrs after.
- Curbside: where
- Street against curb, handles home, ≥3 ft apart.
- Curbside: limits
- 2 free bulky/year; e-waste ≤3/year with bulky.
- Curbside: brush
- Organics cart; extra green waste via bulky program.
- Curbside: not allowed
- household hazardous waste → Riverside County rcwaste.org; food scraps not in trash.
- Curbside: bags
- Bag trash; don’t bag recycle; organics paper bag or loose.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Overflow outside carts not collected / may incur charge (Waste Management (WM)).
- Holidays
New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas. Service day on/after holiday → +1 day that week; Sat/Sun holiday = no delay (city Environmental Programs + Residential Services).
- Hauler
- Waste Management (City of Murrieta franchise)
- Contacts
- Waste Management (WM) 866-909-4458 (city); WM 800-423-9986 (guide billing); City Manager’s Office 951-461-6010
- Find your day
- Residential Services
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: murrietaca.gov
Bulk: wm.com
Holidays: murrietaca.gov
Curbside: wm.com - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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