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Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority — HHW
Merced County resident HHW programs. Only listed materials are accepted during ordinary landfill hours; other HHW requires a scheduled collection event. Businesses use separate disposal services.
HHW — everyday accepted materials versus collection events (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Authority instructions for limited everyday HHW diversion and separately scheduled full HHW collection events. Pesticides and pool chemicals are not accepted every day.
- Availability · Event-only household hazardous waste
- Materials such as pesticides and pool chemicals require a scheduled HHW collection event; they are not everyday landfill drop-offs.
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Waste service — Event-only household hazardous waste
Other types of household hazardous wastes (such as pesticides, pool chemicals) are only accepted during the following scheduled collection dates:
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- Eligibility & access · Regularly accepted household materials
- Regular household-material acceptance is for Merced County residents; businesses are excluded.
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Waste service — Regularly accepted household materials
from Merced County residents only; not accepted from businesses
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Waste service — HHW — everyday accepted materials versus collection events
HHW is not accepted for landfill disposal. However, certain types of HHW is accepted during normal operation hours at no cost
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