Bulky Item Pickup (by appointment); Christmas trees(January); motor oil & filters; batteries & more(weekly); electronics. www.oaklandrecycles.com Can you find a way to Reduce those items? Recycling collection is available to all multi-family buildings at no additional cost, provided by California Waste Solutions. Oakland County Planning Services maintains the county's Solid Waste Plan, administers a household hazardous waste program, and provides recycling and disposal information to residents. This could mean changing shopping habits, changing usage habits, cancelling unwanted junk mail(another link), and finding creative ways to reuse items. 
Report problems with either of your service providers to Recycling@oaklandca.gov or call (510) 238-7283(SAVE). All Oakland residents can now schedule no-charge large item drop off appointments with Waste Management of Alameda County, Inc. (WMAC), and apartment tenants can now schedule curbside bulky pickup service directly with WMAC. The landscaper must haul to an approved facility and must deposit plant debris in the facilitys designated clean green area. Details. Additional support materials for any community are also available for businesses and institutions and multi-family properties. Waste Management of Alameda County, Inc. is the exclusive provider of compost and trash collection services for Oakland. $0RS3KE25Yod@~U?5vXg4'K/y}+z|}t?u,r Most of it can go in the bin, with some exceptions. Oakland businesses are free to make arrangements for recycling with any recycling service provider. Waste Management of Alameda County 
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Those with on-site service must place plant debris in a designated organics collection bin. Businesses and institutions that generate significant quantities* oforganics (food scraps and/or compostable paper), such as restaurants and grocery stores:Provide containers and service of sufficient number, size and frequencyfor organics. Have any Berkeley friends? LocalWiki is a grassroots effort to collect, share and open the worlds local knowledge. The City of Oakland contracts with Waste Management of Alameda County for garbage and organics (food scraps,food-soiledpaper and plant debris)services.
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Diapers: These make up a huge proportion of trash volume. Click here to view a map of household hazardous waste programs in Oakland County. City of Oakland'sReduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rotpage, Recycling:Most metals, durable plastics, and (unsoiled) paper products go in the gray Recycling bin. Let us help you find the information and resources you need to dispose of recyclable materials and household hazardous waste properly. Residential Compost, Recycle, Trash and Bulky Services. Due to franchise agreements in Oakland, multi-family properties received organics cart service at no additional charge beginning July 1, 2015. Phase 2 of the Mandatory Recycling Ordinance began July 1, 2014, which requires all businesses to participate. To find a commercial recycling service provider for your business, you may contact the City of Oakland at (510) 238-SAVE (7283) or review the Oakland Business Recycling Directory. California Waste Solutions Mandatory recycling in the City of Oakland has been in effect since July 1, 2012 for businesses and institutions with 4 or more cubic yards of garbage service as well as multi-family properties with 5 or more units. Free onsite waste and recycling assessments are available upon request. %%EOF Anything that can be melted down & made into new products can be recycled. Multi-family property owners or managers can arrange for the removal of plant debris by their landscaper. www.oaklandrecycles.com Generation Green's Dumpster Diversion Project, Scroungers' Center for Reusable Art Parts (SCRAP). You choose the path of your trash. Businesses and institutions that generate significant quantities* oforganics, such as restaurants and grocery stores: Place food scraps and compostable paper in separate organics cart/bin for organics collection. www.oaklandrecycles.com Waste & Recycling Resources..
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Landlords are required to provide separate bins to facilitate proper disposal, and waste management companies are very responsive about replacing/delivering bins as needed. Flourescent tubes: you can bring dead, unbroken flourescent tubes to IKEA in Emeryville or to the recyling station at 2nd and Gilman in Berkeley.
Oakland provides curbside pickup of Recycling, Compost & Trash. StopWaste.org has a nice interactive tool that helps find locations that recycle various products. Phone: (510) 238-SAVE (7283). Phone: (510) 613-8700, City Information: >@@TSr Additionally, ACWMA Ordinance 2008-01 requires businesses and institutions in Alameda County generating 4 or more cubic yards of garbage per week to separate all plant debris from garbage and recyclable materials. Provide containers and service of sufficient number, size and frequency for recyclable materials. 
City of Oakland For additional information check out our City of Oakland and California Waste Solutions Settle Major Recycling Case Benefitting Oakland Ratepayers, Oakland Launches Improved Bulky Waste Services with Waste Management, Including Free Drop-Off Appointments, TTY Number: Phone: (510) 238-SAVE (7283). 
Oakland has different bin requirements and pickup schedules for buildings of 1-4 units (Residential) and 5+ units (Multi-Family). (510) 238-3254. Property owners and managers of multi-family properties with 5 or more units must: Additionally, ACWMA Ordinance 2008-01 requires multi-family properties in Alameda County generating 4 or more cubic yards of garbage per week to separate all plant debris from garbage and recyclable materials. Oakland has different bin requirements and pickup schedules for buildings of 1-4 units (Residential) and 5+ units (Multi-Family).
Alternatively, local company Earth Baby runs a diaper-composting service for a monthly fee. 
Therefore, Oakland encourages residents to do what they can to Reduce the amount of materials that need to be discarded. Businesses can arrange for the removal of plant debris by their landscaper. endstream endobj startxref The settlement requires that CWS refund approximately 2,000 multi-family building owners for those years of overcharging, and lower their rates for backyard service for recycling carts going forward. Requirements to collect food scraps and compostable paper separately from garbagewere effective as ofJuly 1, 2016. items yourself by shopping for secondhand items: as a result of its paint recycling program. More Info. The City of Berkeley completes this cycle by providing free compost backto gardeners with a Berkeley ID. The City of Oakland provides free multi-family toolkits upon request, including resident door hangers, posters,in-unit collection caddies for residents to use in transferring their recyclables to the centralized collection containers andin-unit kitchen pails for residents to use in transferring theirfood scrapsto centralized organics collection containers, as supplies last.