Gray Bin (Trash)
All residential trash items must fit entirely within the gray cart with the lid completely closed. Extra loose bags left on top of the container or stacked next to it will not be collected.
Accepted Items
- ✓Unrecyclable plastic snack bags and chip packaging
- ✓Flimsy plastic shopping sacks and wrap films
- ✓Diapers, personal sanitary wipes, and dog waste bags
- ✓Broken window glass panes, mirrors, and home ceramics
- ✓Worn textiles, rags, and typical non-hazardous household refuse
Blue Bin (Recycling)
Recyclables must be deposited loose, empty, dry, and entirely unbagged inside the blue container. Packing recyclable items inside plastic grocery sacks causes the material to be rejected at the sorting conveyor.
Accepted Items
- ✓Clean aluminum beverage cans and steel soup cans
- ✓Glass bottles, jars, and food containers (clear or tinted)
- ✓Rigid plastic bottles, tubs, and jugs labeled #1 through #7
- ✓Flattened dry cardboard boxes and clean paperboard boxes
- ✓Newspapers, magazines, flyers, and white office documents
Do NOT Include
- ✕Loose plastic grocery sacks or heavy bundle wraps
- ✕Polystyrene (Styrofoam) foam packaging blocks or cups
- ✕Electronic component parts or household consumer batteries
- ✕Food-contaminated pizza boxes or greasy grease sheets
- ✕Loose shredded paper fragments
Yard Waste Bin
Yard vegetation must be loaded completely loose into the container. However, food waste components must be tied securely inside a paper bag, plastic bag, or light-colored clear bag (never black trash bags) before being tossed into the green barrel.
Accepted Items
- ✓Fresh lawn clippings, weeds, and organic thatch
- ✓Dry garden leaves, shrub prunings, and flowers
- ✓Tree limbs under 4 inches in diameter and 4 feet in length
- ✓Household food leftovers, vegetable stems, and coffee grounds
- ✓Meat scraps, bones, dairy items, and bread crusts
Bulky Item Pickup
Frequency
3 times per calendar year (Up to 4 items per pickup)
Placement
Items must be positioned neatly at the street curb edge by 6:00 AM on the day of your approved collection appointment. Do not block active roadway traffic or pedestrian access.
Accepted
- ✓ Large home furniture (sofas, mattresses, tables, chairs)
- ✓ Major household appliances (refrigerators, washers, dryers)
- ✓ Consumer electronics (televisions, computers, monitors)
- ✓ Oversized landscape elements like bound tree branches under weight limits
Not Accepted
- ✕ Liquid chemicals and commercial hazardous materials
- ✕ Loose unbundled building renovation demolition debris (concrete, bricks)
- ✕ Automotive components, heavy vehicle parts, and tires
- ✕ General loose trash bags left stacked uncontained
Once a household exhausts their three free annual allocations, additional bulky items can be arranged through Waste Management for an extra service charge.
Holiday Schedule
General Rule
When a major observed holiday occurs on a scheduled weekday, the collection route for that day and all remaining pickup days for that week will be delayed by exactly one business day. Regular Friday neighborhood routes are completed on Saturday.
Yard Waste Exception
Green organic waste collections follow the exact same delayed timeline as standard trash and recycling bins during holiday operational shifts.
If an official calendar holiday falls naturally on a Saturday or Sunday, standard Monday through Friday residential collection loops continue without any service delays.
Observed Holidays
!Contamination Tips
Follow the Special Food Scrap Bagging Rule
Unlike standard yard waste which must be loaded loose, Moorpark require food scraps (meat, cheese, coffee grounds) to be bagged inside a paper or light-colored plastic bag before placing them into the green organics container. Black bags are strictly prohibited.
Keep Flimsy Plastic Film Out of Blue Carts
Flimsy grocery sacks and stretch wrap cause severe mechanical tangling on spinning sorting machinery. Keep blue container components completely loose and discard flimsy plastic films straight into the gray cart.
Exclude Prohibited Fibrous Green Waste Items
Never place heavy logs, rocks, sod blocks, or dirt clods inside your green cart. These dense materials destroy structural compost processing blades and exceed automated truck weight capacities.
Seasonal Information
Summer Heat and Compost Odor Management
June to SeptemberHigh local summer temperatures accelerate food decomposition, creating heavy odors. To manage flies and pests, keep your green cart in a shaded spot, ensure the lid is tight, and layer food bags beneath dry lawn trimmings.
Bi-Annual Free Landfill & Compost Giveaway Days
April and SeptemberMoorpark hosts free community landfill and compost events on select Sundays (e.g., April and September) at the Simi Valley Landfill. Residents can self-haul residential waste for free and shovel fresh compost into their own containers.
Post-Holiday Christmas Tree Recycling Loop
December to JanuaryNatural Christmas trees are collected curbside on regular collection days for the first two weeks of January. Residents must strip away all tinsel, stands, lights, and ornaments. Trees exceeding 6 feet must be cut completely in half.
About Moorpark Waste Management
Sustainable Waste Management in Moorpark
The City of Moorpark delegates its comprehensive residential trash, resource recycling, and organics recovery programs to Waste Management (WM) through an exclusive municipal franchise agreement. Engineered to satisfy California's strict zero-waste climate milestones, Moorpark's curbside framework focuses heavily on organic material diversion. Residential accounts are billed on a bi-monthly basis during odd-numbered months, with subscription rates scaling dynamically depending entirely on the physical size of the primary landfill container a resident selects.
Standardized Three-Container Roll-Out Sorting Program
Every standard household account in Moorpark relies on a standardized three-cart color scheme designed to facilitate rapid visual sorting at the street line. Single-family residences are issued a gray cart for solid landfill waste, a blue rolling cart for clean recyclables, and a green container for compostable vegetation and kitchen remnants. To secure maximum route safety, collections operate on a uniform automated calendar from Monday through Saturday, executing all bin extractions between 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM.
Curbside Placement Regulations and Neighborhood Etiquette
To ensure reliable collection loops by automated mechanical loaders, Moorpark residents are required by local ordinance to set their containers at the roadside curb by 6:00 AM on scheduled collection mornings. Carts must face the open street with their hinges and handles oriented directly back toward the home property line. Bins must be spaced a minimum of four feet away from overlapping obstacles like neighborhood mailboxes, utility fixtures, or parked family cars to prevent pickup delays.
State SB 1383 Environmental Mandates and Organic Compliance
In strict compliance with California State Senate Bill 1383, proper source-sorting of residential organic streams is legally required for all single-family homes in Moorpark. The city's green organics container has expanded past raw backyard brush to swallow daily kitchen scraps, including plate scraps, meat bones, dairy, and coffee grounds. Diverting these biological fractions away from regional landfills actively mitigates short-lived climate pollutants and prevents massive methane production.
Drop-off Facilities
Simi Valley Landfill & Recycling Center
2801 Madera Rd, Simi Valley, CA 93065
Materials Accepted
Moorpark City Hall (Battery Drop-off Kiosk)
323 Science Dr, Moorpark, CA 93021
Materials Accepted
Frequently Asked Questions
How do Moorpark residents schedule a free bulky waste pickup?
Moorpark residents can schedule their three annual free bulk collections by logging into their My WM account online at home.wm.com/moorpark or calling Waste Management customer service directly at 800-675-1171.
Where can Moorpark residents safely discard old motor oil, household batteries, and wet paints?
Household hazardous waste cannot be thrown into your standard curbside bins. Household batteries can be dropped off at Moorpark City Hall, the Library, or the Active Adult Center. For chemicals, motor oil, and paint, residents should participate in the county's regional HHW events or visit authorized collection yards.
How do I secure a senior rate discount on my garbage bill in Moorpark?
The City of Moorpark provides an established garbage rate discount for senior residents who are 62 years of age or older. Eligible residents can coordinate directly with the Waste Management customer service line at 805-522-9400 to apply for the discount and verify eligibility requirements.
What is the correct way to handle medical needles or sharps safely?
It is strictly illegal to dispose of sharps, syringes, or lancets inside any curbside carts. Moorpark residents can contact Waste Management at 800-675-1171 to request a free medical 'Sharps Disposal By Mail' kit, which includes an approved puncture-resistant container.