City of Berkeley — Zero Waste Division
City of Berkeley collection services. Other Alameda County cities use their own providers.
The city explains how to confirm your collection day and check holiday service changes.
Source checked October 13, 2026
City of Berkeley · Residential waste collection (opens in a new tab)
Weekly waste collections
To find out what your collection day is, call Customer Service at (510) 981-7270.
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Find Berkeley information and provider instructions for this topic. Check the listed location, customer and programme limits.
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Source checked October 26, 2026
City of Berkeley · Berkeley — Commercial Waste Service municipal information (opens in a new tab)
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Contact Customer Service to add a key charge for driver handling of customer-provided key or code. The charge will be $29.02 per month, multiplied by the number of containers and pickups per week. There is no charge for the standard key recommended by the Zero Waste Division, Solid Waste & Recycling Manager.
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