Services are restricted to residents of Berkeley only.
Please call for the curbside collection schedule.
www.cityofberkeley.info/recycling/(510) 527-5555
Berkeley, CA 94702
This program is offered by the Berkeley Ecology Center and is available to single-family homes and small apartment buildings.
Single-family homes are provides a split cart, with the blue-top section for containers and the brown-top section for paper. Apartment buildings are provided with two separate carts, a blue-top cart for containers and a brown-top cart for paper.
Please have your bin at the curb by 7am on your collection day, and make sure your cart is in plain view.
Plastics NOT Acceptable for Recycling
NO: Small plastic items (examples: utensils, hot cup lids, loose caps, condiment cups).
NO: Plastic Bags
NO: Compostable plastics.
NO: Styrofoam.
NO: Non-rigid food packaging (snack bags & other "soft" plastic packages).
Material | Residential | Business | Note |
#1 Plastic Beverage Bottles | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#1 Plastic Clamshells | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#1 Plastic Non-Beverage Bottles | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#1 Plastic Trays | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#1 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#2 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#2 Plastic Caps | pickup |
none |
Please keep lids attached to containers. |
#2 Plastic Clamshells | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#2 Plastic Jugs - Clear | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#2 Plastic Jugs - Colored | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#2 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#3 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#3 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#4 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#4 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#5 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#5 Plastic Caps | pickup |
none |
Please keep lids attached to containers. |
#5 Plastic Clamshells | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#5 Plastic Cups | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#5 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#6 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#6 Plastic Cups | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#6 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#7 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
#7 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
Aerosol Cans - Empty | pickup |
none |
|
Aluminum Beverage Cans | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers. |
Aluminum Foil | pickup |
none |
Please rinse foil. |
Aluminum Food Cans | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers. |
Aluminum Lids | pickup |
none |
Please keep lids attached to containers. |
Aluminum Pie Plates | pickup |
none |
Please rinse foil. |
Aluminum Trays | pickup |
none |
Please rinse foil. |
Blue Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers. |
Blue Glass Containers | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers. |
Blueprints | pickup |
none |
|
Booklets | pickup |
none |
|
Brochures | pickup |
none |
|
Brown Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers. |
Brown Glass Containers | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers. |
Cardstock | pickup |
none |
|
Catalogs | pickup |
none |
|
Chipboard | pickup |
none |
|
Clear Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers. |
Clear Glass Containers | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers. |
Construction Paper | pickup |
none |
|
Corrugated Cardboard | pickup |
none |
Please flatten cardboard or cut into 3' x 3' bundles and place next to your cart. |
Envelopes | pickup |
none |
|
Gift Boxes | pickup |
none |
|
Green Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers. |
Green Glass Containers | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers. |
Greeting Cards | pickup |
none |
|
Kraft Paper | pickup |
none |
|
Magazines | pickup |
none |
|
pickup |
none |
||
Manila Folders | pickup |
none |
|
Metal Paint Cans | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers. |
Mixed Paper | pickup |
none |
|
Motor Oil Containers | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
Newspaper | pickup |
none |
|
Newspaper Inserts | pickup |
none |
|
Office Paper | pickup |
none |
|
Paper Bags | pickup |
none |
|
Paper Egg Cartons | pickup |
none |
|
Paper Labels | pickup |
none |
|
Paper Sleeves | pickup |
none |
|
Paper Tubes | pickup |
none |
|
Paperback Books | pickup |
none |
|
Paperboard | pickup |
none |
|
Pesticide Containers | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers and flatten plastic. |
Phone Books | pickup |
none |
|
Shredded Paper | pickup |
none |
|
Steel Cans | pickup |
none |
Please rinse containers. |
Steel Lids | pickup |
none |
Please keep lids attached to containers. |
Window Envelopes | pickup |
none |
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