The City of Alameda’s Franchise Waste Hauler, Alameda County Industries (ACI), is rolling out new improvements to Alameda’s annual on-call cleanup program. This expansion is part of the City’s overall effort to divert more material away from landfill and achieve the City’s zero waste goals.

For the first time ever, households in multi-family complexes are eligible to receive a free annual cleanup of certain unwanted items. Adding multi-family customers to the program was an important part of preparing the City’s new agreement with ACI.

Additionally, the program was modified to include the recovery of reusable items for donation or reuse, such as clean, undamaged dishware, toys, sports equipment, furniture (non-upholstered), clothing and accessories (these items must be clean and dry), framed pictures/art, books, magazines, CDs, and DVDs. As customers are preparing items for pickup, items for reuse can be set apart from items for disposal and labeled “Reuse” for ACI to recover and process accordingly.

The expanded program also increases the amount of materials customers can dispose of. The program now allows up to three cubic yards of material to be placed curbside including up to three bulky items (up to 150 pounds each), one of which can be electronic waste. The previous clean-up bag system will no longer be utilized by ACI, instead the placement of materials curbside will allow for better recovery of reusable items and processing of materials. When setting items curbside, please do not block sidewalk access or place materials in oncoming traffic. 

“This has been a long time coming,” said Public Works Director Erin Smith. “Previously, only residents in single-family homes had access to the program. Now, all Alamedans, regardless of housing type, can get rid of unwanted items for free. We are proud of this expansion and the equity it brings to the program.”

ACI continues to offer additional clean-ups and removal of single bulky items as customers need. Please contact ACI at 510-483-1400 or online to learn more about these services and how to participate in the annual clean-up program.

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