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Information for Residents of Merced County CRV - California Refund Value Information CFL Bulb Recycling - drop off locations Curbside Information - for the curbside green waste, recycling, and solid waste containers E-Waste Recycling - drop off locations Household Hazardous Waste Find Your Community Recycling / Waste Hauler Where can I recycle if I live in Merced County: Print or view our list of Community Recycling Centers in the Merced County Area FREE recycling drop off locations are available at the following locations: Gustine Recycling Drop off Area 750 East Avenue, 209-854-6471 Monday-Sunday: 7 AM - 3 PM Los Banos and the rest of Merced County Billy Wright Landfill 17173 S. Billy Wright Road, Los Banos 209-826-1163 Please note new days and hours Monday - Friday: 8 AM - 3:30 PM and Saturday: 8 AM - 12 PM CLOSED Sunday and Holidays: New Year's Day; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; President's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Veteran's Day' Thanksgiving Day; Christmas Day. Livingston Behind the Public Works Corporation Yard 2238 Walnut Avenue, off of Industrial Dr. 209-394-8044 Monday - Friday: 7 AM - 3 PM Merced and the rest of Merced County Highway 59 Landfill 6040 N. Highway 59, Merced 209-723-4481 Please note new days and hours Monday - Friday: 7 AM - 3:30 PM and Saturday: 8 AM - 12 PM CLOSED Sunday and Holidays: New Year's Day; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; President's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Veteran's Day' Thanksgiving Day; Christmas Day. At locations listed above, you can RECYCLE the following items for FREE: Paper including flattened cardboard Plastic bottles and jugs Metal cans and clean aluminum foil Glass bottles and jars Examples: Paper - Any dry, clean paper or paper product. No face tissue, napkins, and paper towels. Acceptable paper and paper products are: Bare cardboard rolls Computer paper Flattened cardboard Mail and envelopes Newspaper and Magazines Tissue boxes and food boxes (dispose of interior plastic) Shredded paper (place into a paper bag) Plastic - Empty bottles and jugs. Milk jugs Detergent bottles Soda and water bottles Shampoo and conditioner bottles Metal - Empty beverage and food cans Clean, aluminum foil Glass Empty glass bottles and jars Freecycle.org - Offer things you have that others need, and take things that you need that others are offering. Visit the link, type in Merced County to become a member, and start keeping those "still in good shape" items out of the landfill. Earth911.org -  Find a Recycling or Re-Use Location - Making Every Day Earth Day, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, Green Lifestyle   Composting Resources Backyard Composting Guide - an EPA publication Building your own composting bin - a CalRecycle publication Home Composting - a CalRecycle website Vermicompost - Bellevue Elementary's YouthAct club in Atwater offers red wriggler worms for home vermicomposting, as well as organic compost "tea" for gardens and yards. For more information, please contact instructor Kristin Bizzini at (209) 357-6140. Household Hazardous Waste For all HHW such as, batteries, electronics, computers, tv's, unused paint, fluorescent lights, unused medication and medically prescribed hypodermic needles, contact the Department of Environmental Health at 381-1083 or visit our Household Hazardous Waste page.   Tire Care Program and Recycling Information Tires cannot be disposed of in landfills, however they are collected at the landfills for transport to a certified tire recycling facility. View/Print the Tire Brochure. Visit the Landfill page for more information on tire recycling.