Hayward, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Hayward Municipal Code Sec. 10 sets the baseline: every person residing, domiciled, or operating a business or other premises in the city must subscribe to Collection service on at least a weekly basis for single-family dwellings, or more often for multi-family and commercial premises. The city, not the hauler, sets prices: Sec. 11 gives the City Council authority over the Rates the franchisee may charge, and Sec. 12 lets low-income single-family residents apply for a subsidized rate that the city itself reviews and approves. Responsibility for keeping service active falls on whoever holds legal title to the property.

Sec. 17 makes the titled owner responsible for collection service even if a tenant or agent actually pays the bill month to month; the owner remains on the hook if that arrangement lapses. New occupants get fifteen days: Sec. 18 requires the owner or tenant to start collection service within fifteen days of moving in. If the city learns service was never started, or decides a property needs more containers than it has, it sends written notice, and if service still is not initiated within fifteen more days, the city can direct the franchisee to begin billing and servicing the address regardless.

Sec. 13 requires everyone to dispose of solid waste through the authorized franchisee and to arrange container types, sizes, and collection frequency directly with that hauler. A narrow set of exceptions to mandatory subscription exists under Sec. 19, but only at the discretion of the City Manager or designee under Public Works Department policy.