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Waste Management is the exclusive provider of compost collection services for Oakland businesses and institutions. Order compost collection service and request free technical assistance.

Compost Collection Best Practices: Train Your Employees

1. Separate Compostable Materials – No glass, plastic, metal or trash in compost
2. Collect in Your Interior Containers – Line containers with clear plastic bags, paper bags, BPI certified compostable plastic bags or use no bag at all
3. Empty into Compost Cart for Pickup – Monitor to ensure ensure only compostable materials are included. Do not put in recyclables, nor trash such as rubber gloves, conventional plastic bags, etc.
4. Train your employees – Check out this helpful training video:

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Commercial recycling is open market in Oakland. You can shop around for the service provider that works best for you. Explore our business recycling service provider directory.

If you are unable to find a recycling service provider, California Waste Solutions will provide recycling service to any business upon request at rates no higher than the Maximum Allowable Commercial Recycling Service Rates 2020-21.  (Rates as of July 1, 2021.)  Contact California Waste Solutions at 510-625-5263 or OaklandCS@calwaste.com.

Waste Management is the exclusive provider of Trash collection services for Oakland businesses and institutions. Order Trash collection service and request free technical assistance.

Household Hazardous and Toxic Waste

Hazardous waste such as batteries, light bulbs, cleaning fluids cannot go into the trash. Use Recycle Where or visit www.stopwaste.org for Business Hazardous Waste information.

 

Recycle Right! Put the right material in the right container

Contamination is any material that doesn’t belong in the organics container.

What happens if contamination is found in your COMPOST container?

1 – 4 Incidents = a warning letter. Over 5 Incidents in a 12 month period = discontinuation of service.

If service is discontinued, your business may not comply with the ACWMA mandatory recycling ordinance.

Refer to your RECYCLING service provider for more information on their anti-contamination program.

Avoid Overage Charges

Materials must fit inside a container with the lid closed for regular service.

Eliminate excess materials by:

• Placing all recyclables into the recycling container.
• Placing all food scraps, food-soiled paper and other organics into the Compost container.
• Having enough bins or pickups to manage all the waste you generate.
• Making sure the containers work properly – call for repair if needed.
• Setting out bins just ahead of pickup when possible.

If you regularly have excess materials, we’re here to help you.
Call the Customer Service at (510) 613-8700 to help you right-size your service.

Trash / Compost Bin Overage Charge = $149.26 Per Yard