Community, Sustainability

Spring compost giveaway is back

April 10, 2018

Hayward Staff loading compost into vehicles for residents

The City of Hayward Utility and Environmental Services and Maintenance Services departments are teaming up to host the increasingly popular spring compost giveaway from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 14, at Tennyson High School, 27035 Whitman St.

Just in time for 2018 garden preparation, Hayward residents can pick up four bags of organic-certified compost—which are offered twice a year in spring and fall through the city’s municipal waste collection and recycling contract with Waste Management.

Residents show proof of residency and receive compost created in part from food scraps and yard trimmings collected from Hayward residents and businesses.

Providing compost back to residents closes the loop in the organics recycling process as Hayward households reap the rewards of separating food scraps and yard trimmings for composting as opposed to sending them to landfill.

The event offers residents compost on a first-come, first-served basis.  The inaugural Compost Giveaway Event held in September 2015 attracted about 380 residents.  More than 600 participated last April 1, during the 2017 spring compost giveaway.