As of January 1, 2022, you must sort your recyclables and organic waste (including paper, cardboard, green waste, food scraps, and food soiled-paper) from the garbage. It’s the law!
City of El Cerrito residents, living in single-family homes, and multi-family complexes of less than five units, are largely already provided with weekly curbside recycling and organic waste collection services. Under SB 1383, all residents are required to not only subscribe to and participate in three stream curbside collection services (trash, recycling, organics) they are also required to properly sort their organic waste into the correct container (green green waste/food scraps container). Over the coming year, more education and outreach will be done to help residents understand how to properly sort their organics and other materials.
Read more about the City Mandatory Organics Recycling Ordinance.
Rates include one (1) 20, 35 or 64-gallon cart for garbage (landfill), one (1) 64-gallon cart for recyclables, and one (1) 64-gallon cart for green waste/food scraps.
| Container | Collection | Post Collection | IWM Fee | Total Monthly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 GAL Mini Cart | $23.04 | $5.46 | $21.39 | $49.89 |
| 35 GAL Cart | $32.35 | $9.57 | $23.39 | $65.31 |
| 64 GAL Cart | $64.69 | $19.13 | $45.85 | $129.67 |
If you need an additional cart for organics (green waste/food scraps), the following sizes are available for additional monthly rates.
| Container | Collection | Post Collection | IWM Fee | Total Monthly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 GAL Cart | $15.44 | $4.78 | $10.86 | $31.08 |
| 64 GAL Cart | $30.87 | $9.57 | 21.29 | $61.73 |
Service Charge Type |
Amount |
| Contaminated Container Charge | $26.11 |
| Overage Charge | $26.11 |
| Cart Cleaning | $52.21 |
| Bin Cleaning | $104.42 |
| Cart / Bin Replacement | $65 / $100 |
| Lock and Key Sets for Carts or Containers | $31.33 |
| Locking System Installation on Containers | $156.63 |
Extra Solid Waste Collection Services |
Amount |
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Return for Service Charge (if Container not set out) |
$26.11 |
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Extra 15-gal bag of Garbage or Organic Waste |
$6.63 |
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Extra 20-gal bag of Garbage or Organic Waste |
$8.82 |
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Extra 30-gal bag of Garbage or Organic Waste |
$13.21 |
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Extra 64-gal bag of Garbage or Organic Waste |
$28.14 |
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Extra 1/2 CU YD (4 x 30-gal bags) |
$44.38 |
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Extra CU YD (8 x 30-gal bags) |
$88.76 |
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Extra Dump on 1 YD Container |
$115.38 |
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Extra Dump on 2 YD Container |
$204.72 |
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Additional Services
|
Amount |
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Toilet (Seat and Water Tank) |
$75.00 |
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Sofa up to 7FT / Sofa Bed |
$60.00 / $80.00 |
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Stuffed Chair / Lazy Boy / Recliner |
$60.00 |
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Twin / Full — Mattress or Box Spring |
$60.00 |
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Queen / King — Mattress or Box Spring |
$65.00 |
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Baby Crib Mattress |
$20.00 |
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TV / Computer Monitor |
$150.00 |
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Dishwasher / Washer / Dryer / Stove |
$100.00 |
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Water Heater |
$80 / +$10 per gal |
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Refrigerator / Freezer / AC Unit |
$125.00 |
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Area Rug 5ft and up |
$20.00 – $40.00 |
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Office Chair |
$20.00 |
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Office Desk |
$20.00 – $50.00 |
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Patio Furniture (Tables and Chairs) |
$50.00 – $90.00 |
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Dining Table / Chairs |
$50.00 – $90.00 |
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L – Shaped Sectional |
$60.00 – $150.00 |
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Bedframe (Head/Footrest + Railing) |
$50.00 – $90.00 |
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Bookshelves / End Tables / Nightstands |
$40.00 – $90.00 |
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Exercise Equipment |
$100.00 – $150.00 |
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Kitchen Cabinets / Sinks / Windows |
$50.00 – $150.00 |
| Garbage/Landfill Cart Options | Recycling Cart Included | Green Waste/Food Scrap Cart Included |
|---|---|---|
20, 32, or 64 gallon cart | One (1) 64 gallon recycling cart  | One (1) 64 gallon green waste/food scrap cart |
East Bay Sanitary uses fully automated trucks to help improve collection efficiency and reduce costs. These trucks have a mechanical arm that reaches out and wraps around the carts and empties the contents into the top of the truck. Because of this, it is essential they are placed out for collection correctly.
Because collection is provided by two entities, all services may not be collected on the same day each week. Your collection days will be reviewed with you by a customer service representative when you set up services.
Did we miss collecting your organics and or garbage cart(s) or did you forget to set them out?
The City of El Cerrito provides your recycling collection and processing.
Please refer any questions about recycling collection to the City of El Cerrito Recycling Services at 510.215.4350.
Save up your extra recyclables and utilize the free, once-a-year curbside clean-up for households and businesses within El Cerrito. Learn more about this program offered by the City of El Cerrito. Need to get rid of recyclable sooner? Drop them off at the Drop-Off Recycling Center.
If you have extra garbage that does not fit inside your cart, you must call East Bay Sanitary office at least one (1) business day before your collection day and before 2:00 p. m.
On occasion, our driver might tag your cart when a can is overloaded and you will be charged for the extra garbage even though an order was not called in.
All customers of East Bay Sanitary are entitled to a certain amount of free pick ups of trash and large items (such as furniture or appliances) per calendar year at no additional cost and expense. Learn more about your Free Pick Up options here.
If you have extra green waste that does not fit inside your cart, you must call East Bay Sanitary office at least one (1) business day before your collection day and before 2:00 p. m.
On occasion, our driver might tag your cart when a cart is overloaded and you will be charged for the extra green waste even though an order was not called in.
Up to two (2) times per calendar year, each residential customer with active service is entitled to receive large item curbside collection service.
Backyard service is granted based on customer’s physical disability that prevents them from rolling out carts to the street. Call East Bay Sanitary at 510-237-4321 to request an application for backyard service.
Households that are going on vacation for a minimum of 1 month or more may call our office to put their service on vacation hold. Credit will be issued only to advance requests with a minimum of four consecutive weeks of interrupted service. A $40.00 processing and reinstatement fee will be assessed to all vacation stops.
The only holidays resulting in collection interruption are Christmas Day and New Year’s Day for both East Bay Sanitary and the City of El Cerrito Recycling.
In observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, our drivers will not work on Wednesday, 12/25/24 and 1/01/25. Therefore, EVERYONE will be picked up one day late during the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s.
Unflocked, clean, natural Christmas trees free of tinsel, ornaments, stands, etc. will be collected on your first two collection days in January. Place your tree next to your green waste cart or cut up and place in your green waste cart for collection.
After this period, you can contact our office to arrange for tree removal for a charge. If possible, we request that trees be cut down and placed in your green waste cart with lids closing properly. If this is not possible, place your tree next to your green waste cart and it will be taken.
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