Hayward Single Family Collection Programs
Welcome to Your New Recycling Program!
Exciting new changes are coming to Hayward! Please take the time to review these changes at hayward.wm.com.
New Trash and Recycling Carts
Why am I receiving new carts?
New statewide regulations require a transition to trash containers that are dark gray or black and recycle containers that are blue. Your green organics cart for food scraps/food-soiled paper and yard waste will remain the same.
What do I do with the old carts?
On your service day, after your old carts are serviced, leave the empty burgundy trash and gray recycling carts out at the curb. Another truck will come by and remove them. Keep your green organics cart, as that will not be replaced. If you received new carts the day before your service day, only set out the old burgundy trash and gray recycling cart along with your green organics cart out as usual for service, and then leave the old trash and recycling carts out at the curb for removal. We will only service one set of carts. Please see reverse side for a reminder of what materials belong in which cart.
Questions? Call customer service at (510) 537-5500.
Proper Cart Set Out
Collection Day:
Single Stream Recycling and Organics carts are serviced weekly.
- Set out containers before 6:00 a.m.
- Place containers in the street gutter, wheels against the curb
- Carts should be 2 feet apart to allow for pickup by automated trucks
- Carts should be at least 3 feet from parked vehicles
- Remove carts from curb within 24 hours after collection.
Holidays:
No service on New Year’s, Thanksgiving, Christmas. If your trash service falls on or after a holiday, service will be delayed one day that week.
Single Stream Recycling
Single Stream recycling simplifies recycling because all recyclable materials are mixed together in one container. Single Stream recycling is so easy, the number of people who recycle increases; therefore, the pounds of recycled materials collected also increases. Service fees for curbside recycling collection is included in your Waste Management bill.
For more information about single stream recycling, please call Tri-CED Community Recycling at (510) 537-9963.
It is very important to the success of the City of Hayward’s recycling programs that residents place only the correct items in the recycling cart.
Acceptable Recycling Materials
Only place recyclable materials into your recycling container!
- Aluminum & Steel Cans
- Glass Bottles & Jars
- Mixed Paper, Newspaper & Magazines
- Flattened Cardboard
- Plastic Bottles & Containers Labeled #1 or #2
Unacceptable Recycling Materials
Please do not place the following non-recyclable materials into your GREY container! Carts with unacceptable material will not be serviced.
- Plastic Bagged Material – Keep it loose – do not bag recyclables. Empty recyclable contents into your recycling cart and either reuse the plastic bag or place the bag in your landfill (garbage) cart.
- Food & Food-soiled Paper Products – Place in compost (organics) cart.
- Yard Waste – Place in compost (organics) cart.
- Loose Plastic Bags, Film, Bubble Wrap, Polystyrene Foam, Plastic Bottles, & Containers Labeled #3-7 – Place in landfill (garbage) cart.
Tri-CED offers 3 sizes of recycling carts. A 64-gallon cart is the standard for single family households. You may request a smaller (32-gallon) or larger (96-gallon) recycling cart. To order a new cart, call Tri-CED at (510) 537-9963.
Backyard or side yard collection is available for residents with disabilities. Call Waste Management Customer Service at (510) 537-5500 for eligibility information.
Curbside Used Motor Oil and Filter Recycling
Motor oil and anti-freeze not properly disposed of can pollute groundwater, harm San Francisco Bay and place people and pets at risk. You should never pour used oil or anti-freeze on the ground or down a storm drain, nor should it be placed in refuse or recycling containers.
Free containers for recycling use motor oil and filters are available to all Hayward residents. Please all Tri-CED at (510) 537-9963 for special oil containers and bags for your oil filters. You may place a maximum of two fully sealed, one-gallon plastic containers of uncontaminated (meaning not mixed) used motor oil at curbside on your designated pick-up day.
Free Drop Off
The Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program also will accept a maximum of five gallons of used motor oil, filters anti-freeze and batteries. When recycling a used oil filter, be sure to drain it first, place it in a leak proof, tightly sealed plastic bag. Help avoid contamination by not mixing used motor oil with any other automotive products such as gasoline, solvents, antifreeze, and cleaners.
Hayward Drop-Off Center
2091 West Winton Ave.
Hayward, CA 94545
(800) 606-6606 or (510) 670-6460
Curbside Household Battery and Cell Phone Recycling
Batteries are considered hazardous because of the metals and/or other toxic or corrosive materials contained within. For this reason, all batteries must be recycled, or taken to a household hazardous waste disposal facility, a universal waste handler, or an authorized recycling facility. Used batteries have enough remaining voltage to cause a fire, leak or explosion if not handled properly. Never burn or dispose f batteries in the trash. Please call the Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program at (800) 606-6606 for more information on disposal of batteries and other household hazardous waste.
Please call Tri-CED at (510) 537-9963 to request a clear plastic zip-lock bag for battery and cell phone recycling.
Accepted Batteries
Recycling batteries helps protect the environment!
- AAA, AA, C, D
- 9-volt
- Alkaline
- Rechargeable
- Lithium and coin cells (IMPORTANT: Please tape ends to prevent short circuits)
- Small button-size hearing aid cells
- Old Cell Phones
- NO car batteries please!
Stay Clear of Contamination Surcharges
Surcharges Begin July 1, 2023
Our goal is to help customers avoid surcharges and recycle more material. However, on July 1, 2023, surcharges will be implemented when contamination and overfilled carts are found. These surcharges help offset costs associated with processing and disposing contaminated materials.
Single Family Homes Surcharges per incident (after two warnings):
- Contaminated Recycling/Organics Carts = $25.00
- Overfilled Trash Carts = $10.00
