FREE PICK-UPs
Annual Recycling Pick-up
FREE (January through December), households and businesses within El Cerrito can arrange an Annual Pick-up for certain materials to be collected at curbside. Only residents and businesses with active solid waste accounts are eligible for these services.
- Recycling Pick-up – Contact El Cerrito Recycling at 510-215-4350 or email them to schedule a pick-up, typically scheduled to occur on a Thursday between 8am and 4pm. Arrange at least one week in advance.
Items Accepted for Recycling Annual Pick-Up
- 12 bags / bundles of sorted recyclable materials (Paper, Bottles, Cans, etc.), no heavier than 25 lbs. each, in clear or paper bags or boxes; and
- Bundled Cardboard*, no larger than 36×36 inches; and
- 1 large electronic item (like an old TV or Monitor) or 3 small ones (CPUs, Phones, etc.)
*Loose cardboard is not accepted and are not responsible for cleaning the street if materials are improperly bagged or bundled.
Items NOT Accepted for Recycling Annual Pick-up (partial list):
- Appliances including Refrigerators & Air Conditioners
- Carpet
- Clothes / Textiles – Please bring to the Recycling Center’s Donation Station, Eco Salvage or utilize the USagain bins
- Wood
- Styrofoam / EPS #6
- Mattresses, Box Springs
- Wooden Bed Frames and Furniture
- Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), for example: paint, chemicals, ballasts, smoke alarms, gasoline, etc.
- Fluorescent tubes and CFLs: Fluorescent tubes and CFLs from residents within the RecycleMore service area are accepted at the El Cerrito Recycling Center.
- Styrofoam / EPS #6. Styrofoam peanuts are best reused and can be taken to some shipping stores.
- The City is no longer able to accept appliances. Click here for disposal options.
Free Residential Pick-up of Large Items or Extra Trash/Green Waste
Up to two (2) times per calendar year each residential service recipient is entitled to receive large item collection — at no additional cost and expense — amounting to a combined annual maximum of the equivalent of:
a) Eight (8) large items
OR
b) Twenty-five (25) 32-gallon bags, boxes, or tied bundles
Call the East Bay Sanitary office at 510.237.4321 for more information and to schedule your pick-up.
Free Commercial Pick-up of Large Items or Extra Trash
One time per calendar year each commercial service recipient is entitled to receive large item collection— at no additional cost and expense — amounting to a combined annual maximum of the equivalent of:
- Four (4) large items
OR
- Twelve (12) 32-gallon bags of trash (only)
Call the East Bay Sanitary office at 510.237.4321 for more information and to schedule your pick-up.
Free Multifamily Dwelling Pick-up of Large Items or Extra Trash
One time per calendar year each multifamily service recipient is entitled to receive large item collection per unit (with a maximum of 20 unites total) — at no additional cost and expense — amounting to a combined annual maximum of the equivalent of:
- Four (4) large items
OR
- Twelve (12) 32-gallon bags of trash (only)
Call the East Bay Sanitary office at 510.237.4321 for more information and to schedule your pick-up.
- Convenient and free drop-off recycling of a wide range of materials at the El Cerrito Recycling Center
- Free drop-off of Household Hazardous Waste at WCC HHW Facility in Richmond
- Free curbside collection of HHW for seniors and the disabled
- Special Recycling Events:
- Periodic electronics recycling collection events
- Biannual citywide garage sales
Need a Dumpster?
East Bay Sanitary is the ONLY hauler authorized to provide debris box service to the city of El Cerrito for residential and commercial pick-ups and construction & demolition projects.
Already used your free pick-up?
We are able to haul extra waste, bulky items including furniture, mattresses, refrigerators, and other larger items, for a fee. We will recycle these items whenever cost efficient and pass the savings on to you.
Call us to get a free estimate!
ABOUT EAST BAY SANITARY
We have been serving the El Cerrito Community for 80 years. The residents of El Cerrito can take pride in the fact that they are participating in a premier and cutting-edge waste management system and that East Bay Sanitary is working very hard to manage our resources and preserve our environment in the best ways possible.- East Bay Sanitary Company, Inc.
- Phone Hours: 7:30 am - 3:30 pm
- 510.237.4321
- 510.237.1340
- Walk-in Hours: 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
- 1432 Kearney Street, El Cerrito CA 94530
- Mailing Address: PO Box 1316, El Cerrito, CA 94530
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