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GreenWaste Hayward Transfer Station - Hayward - 3458 Enterprise Ave

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GreenWaste Hayward Transfer Station

3458 Enterprise Ave, Hayward, California 94545
(510) 606-1548
Hours:

M-F 7‐4:30
Sa 8-4

Construction & Demolition Debris recycling drop off facility. Residential services include drop-off of large household items, like couches, carpet, appliances for recycling and disposal. Additional services include rental & hauling of debris boxes - residential and commercial. Check website for list of accepted items. 1/2 ton minimum charge on all transactions. No hazardous waste, E-Waste, wet garbage, brush, yardwaste, treated wood, car and RV parts or food waste will be accepted. A load checking program is in effect.

Hayward Residents have access to the facility only through registration on Disposal Days. Learn more here on the program page of the City of Hayward website or contact City Maintenance Services at (510) 881-7745 or disposal@hayward-ca.gov. Registration includes drop-off of up to five (5) cubic yards, the equivalent of one pick-up truck full of household items, including furniture, mattresses, and appliances at no cost six times per year on the second Saturday of the months of February, April, June, August, October and December.

Item Notes Method Destination
ABS Plastic If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Aerosol Can - Empty Must be completely spent and associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Agricultural Plastics & Film ex. Visqueen. Load into trash pile
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Asphalt Load into trash pile
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Bimetal Cans (Food & Beverage) - Non-CRV If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Blueprint Paper If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Bricks If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Bricks - Broken If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Building Materials - Reclaimed/Reusable Poor condition. If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Cabinets Poor condition. Load into trash pile
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Cardboard If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Carpet CARE carpet recycling site - both broadloom (residential and commercial) and carpet tile. Instructions: Keep it dry, free of debris (remove tack strips, nails, trash & dirt), and prepare it (roll carpet after cutting into manageable sections, separate from pad, stack carpet tile). Contaminants on carpet that will designate load as trash include paint and drywall mud, body fluids, chemical or pharmaceutical contaminants.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Carpet Padding CARE carpet recycling site - both broadloom (residential and commercial) and carpet tile. Instructions: Keep it dry, free of debris (remove tack strips, nails, trash & dirt), and prepare it (roll carpet after cutting into manageable sections, separate from pad, stack carpet tile).
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Ceiling Tile Load into trash pile
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Ceiling Tile If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Cinder Blocks - Broken If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Concrete If associated with C&D project. Prices differ by clean vs mixed
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Concrete With Rebar If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Doors Poor condition. Load into trash pile
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Drums - Plastic If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Drywall Separate fees if mixed or clean. If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Ferrous Scrap Metal/Steel No buy back offered, steel associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Flooring - Non-working Load into trash pile
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Foam Padding If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Furniture - Non-working Poor condition, broken, beyond repair/salvage
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Insulation - Used If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Major Household Appliances - Non-working Freon containing items - fee per item in addition to tonnage charge
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Mattresses & Box Springs Bad/soiled/bed bug condition. Fee for each - in addition to tonnage charge.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Metal Cans If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Metal Pipe If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Mixed Debris Only debris associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Non-ferrous Scrap Metal No buy back offered. Scrap metal associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Office Chair Broken/bad condition. Load into trash pile
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Paint Cans & Buckets - Empty & Dry Must be completely dried. NO WET PAINT.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Pallets - Plastic - Reusable if broken
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Pallets - Wooden - Broken If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Plant Pots - Plastic If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Plastic Bottles & Jugs - Non-CRV If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Plastic Bucket If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Plastic Film & Wrap Load into trash pile
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Plastic Wide Mouth Container If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
PVC Load into trash pile
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Rigid Plastics If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Roofing - Asphalt Composition Shingles If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Roofing - Clay Tile If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Roofing - Concrete Tile If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Roofing - Tar & Gravel If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Roofing - Wood Shingles If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Rubber Items Load into trash pile
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Sawdust - Composite Wood/Painted Wood Load into trash pile
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Scrap Metal No charge - not including appliances.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Soil - Clean We accept various types of soils, fill, dirt, and sod. (No yard debris)
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Styrofoam Blocks Load into trash pile
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Tires car tires
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Window Screens If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Windows - Working Broken/poor condition. Load into trash pile
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Wood - Engineered/Composite If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Wood - Engineered/Composite Load into trash pile
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Wood - Painted Load into trash pile
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Landfill
Wood - Untreated If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
Wood Scraps - Untreated If associated with C&D project.
  • Drop-off for a Fee
  • Recycle
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