During the calendar year, the City of El Cerrito adjusts the recycling pick-up schedule on the following Holidays:
New Year's Holiday
December 31st - Collection occurs as normal on New Year's Eve.
January 1st - Collection will not occur on New Year's Day. All collection for the rest of that work week will be shifted one day later. (Ex: If the Holiday occurs on a Thursday, normal Thursday collection will occur on Friday and normal Friday collection will occur on Saturday)
Thanksgiving Holiday
Thanksgiving Day - Collection will not occur on Thanksgiving Day. Please put your recyclable materials out for collection on your regular collection day during the following week.
The Friday after Thanksgiving Day - Collection will not occur on the Friday after Thanksgiving Day. Please put your recyclable materials out for collection on your regular collection day during the following week.
Christmas Holiday
December 24th - Collection occurs as normal on Christmas Eve.
December 25th - Collection will not occur on Christmas Day. All collection for the rest of that work week will be shifted one day later. (Ex: If the Holiday occurs on a Thursday, normal Thursday collection will occur on Friday and normal Friday collection will occur on Saturday.)
For all other Holidays not listed above, curbside recycling service will occur as normal. Please note, however, that the Recycling Center may be closed on those Holidays. For a full listing of Recycling Center hours, please click on the "Recycling Center" link on the left navigation bar.
(Please note that the schedule above is for curbside recycling collection only. East Bay Sanitary, the City's provider of Garbage and green waste collection services, observes only two holidays per year: Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Garbage and green waste collection during these two Holidays follows the same schedule listed above for recycling service. For more garbage and green waste information, call East Bay Sanitary at 237-4321.)
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