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Disposal Days is designed to provide community members with additional opportunities to safely and legally dispose of household debris and provide information about other low-cost and no-cost alternatives.
About Disposal Days
Disposal Days are from 7 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of June, August, and October. Hayward residents can bring up to five (5) cubic yards, the equivalent of one pick-up truck full of household items, including furniture, mattresses and appliances, to the City of Hayward's transfer station, 3455 Enterprise Ave., for free disposal. Preregistration is required.
Items not accepted at the transfer station:
- Electronics
- Appliances
- Organics
- Hazardous materials, including paint, motor oil, solvents, cleaners, pesticides or car batteries, and car tires.
- Items over 75 pounds (except furniture)
- Medical waste
- Construction or demolition debris
- Rocks
- Bricks
- Dirt
- Concrete
See below for information on how to safely dispose of the above mentioned items.
For additional information or questions contact:
Additional Community Programs & Resources:
- Construction and demolition debris disposal
- Free Hayward Household Hazardous Waste Facility
- Free Waste Management Bulky Item Pick-up and self-haul Coupons
- Donate your vehicle, furniture, clothes and other items
- Sorting garbage, recycling and organics
Not sure how to dispose of an item? Visit Re:Source by Stopwaste, your online guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal. Just type in the item that you need to dispose of and your zip code and hit search. A list of locations available to you will populate at the bottom of the page. You can sort the list by free and paid pick-up and drop-off locations.
Try Re:Source today!
