Hayward, CA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Set-out window
- No earlier than day before collection
- Missed pickup retrieval
- By the day after scheduled date
- Covers
- Furniture, mattresses, tires, appliances, E-scrap
- Excludes
- Autos, auto parts, C&D debris
- Collector
- City's exclusive Franchisee, Sec. 5-1.26
Summary
Hayward's Franchisee collects Bulky Items, furniture, mattresses, tires, appliances and similar large discards, on scheduled pickup days. Items can go curbside no earlier than the day before collection and must come back off the street if the Franchisee does not take them.
Bulky Items means large discarded items including, but not limited to, Major Appliances, furniture, tires, carpets, mattresses, E-Scrap Items, clothing, Yard Trimmings, and other oversize materials whose large size precludes or complicates their handling by normal Collection, Processing, or Disposal methods, but can be Collected without the assistance of special loading equipment (such as forklifts or cranes)... Items scheduled for removal by the Franchisee as Bulky Items shall not be placed curbside or streetside earlier than the day before said Collection. Items not removed by the Franchisee on the scheduled date shall be retrieved no later than the day after the scheduled removal date, placed on the Premises and stored out of view from the street until alternate Collection or Disposal arrangements are made.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 28 Update 1 | Charter: Supplement 1).
Full Breakdown
Hayward Municipal Code Sec. 01(c) defines "Bulky Items" as large discarded items "including, but not limited to, Major Appliances, furniture, tires, carpets, mattresses, E-Scrap Items, clothing, Yard Trimmings, and other oversize materials" whose size keeps them out of normal collection but that can still be collected without special loading equipment like forklifts or cranes and without exceeding the collection vehicle's legal load limit. The definition specifically excludes abandoned automobiles, large auto parts, and construction or demolition debris from the Bulky Items stream. Placement is governed by Sec.
" If the Franchisee does not remove the items on the scheduled date, the resident must retrieve them "no later than the day after the scheduled removal date" and store them out of view from the street until new collection or disposal arrangements are made. the day before collection and require retrieval by midnight of collection day. The Franchisee's exclusive right to collect Bulky Items is protected under Sec. 26, which bars anyone but the Franchisee from hauling Solid Waste in the City outside narrow carve-outs such as licensed contractor debris removal or self-hauling directly to a permitted facility.
Violations & Fines
Bulky Items left curbside past the day after a missed scheduled pickup, or set out before the permitted window, are a placement violation under Sec. 5-1.15 and, together with unauthorized hauling under Sec. 5-1.26, are enforceable through the City's administrative citation process for Chapter 5 violations.
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