We’re here to help you find the Newark trash pickup schedule for 2024 including bulk pickup, recycling, holidays, and maps.
The City of Newark is in California with Fremont to the northeast, Hayward to the north, Palo Alto, Mountain View to the southwest, Belmont, Redwood City to the west.
If there’s a change to your normal trash collection schedule then there’s a good chance your street sweeping schedule has changed too so make sure to check for updates.
Newark Trash Collection Calendar 2024
For normal trash collections schedules, visit https://www.republicservices.com/municipality/newark-ca
Trash Pick Up Holidays
Here you can see the city-observed holidays.
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year’s Day
If your pickup day falls on one of these holidays, it will be delayed by one day.
Newark Trash Collection Map
Bulk Waste Pickup Calendar 2024
To find your bulk item pickup schedule visit: https://www.republicservices.com/municipality/newark-ca
Acceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
- PAPER (clean and unsoiled)
- Paperback books
- Boxes, packages (please flatten)
- Carbonless paper
- Cardboard (must fit in cart)
- Catalogs
- Colored & construction paper
- Computer paper
- Copy paper
- Coupons
- Detergent boxes
- Egg cartons (paper only – no Styrofoam)
- Envelopes with metal clasps
- Envelopes (plastic windows OK)
- Gift Wrap (non-metallic)
- Junk mail
- Magazines
- Manila folders
- Newspapers and inserts
- Office paper
- Paper bags
- Paper packaging with remnant tape
- Paperboard boxes (cereal & shoe boxes)
- Paper towel and toilet paper tubes
- Post-its
- Shredded paper (placed in a paper bag)
- Telephone books
- METAL (empty, clean, and dry)
- Aluminum cans
- Aluminum foil (clean)
- Aluminum pie plates
- Cookie sheets
- CRV beverage cans
- Food cans (clean)
- Pet food cans
- Steel cans
- Scrap metal (pots & pans, cupcake pans, utensils / silverware, metal water bottles, and small (5 gal or smaller) metal buckets).
GLASS (empty, clean, and dry) - Rinsed; all colors; lids, caps
- Bottles
- CRV beverage containers
- Jars
PLASTIC (empty, clean, and dry) - Containers only; empty; rinsed
- Rigid plastics
- Bleach bottles
- Buckets without handles
- CRV beverage containers (soda, water, juice)
- Detergent bottles
- Food containers (no Styrofoam)
- Household cleaning containers (empty)
- Lids and caps
- Milk jugs
- Prescription bottles (empty)
- Salad dressing bottles (rinsed)
- Shampoo and conditioning bottles
- Tub containers
Unacceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
- Carbon paper & treated papers
- Transparencies & photographs
- Food waste & food soiled papers
- Wood
- Glass (except bottles and jars)
- Metals (except aluminum & tin cans)
- Landscape waste
- Bathroom waste
- Hazardous & medical waste
Have bulky items the city won’t pick up? You need a junk removal service.
If you have large items that the city won’t take from you, you may need to hire a junk removal service.
Junk removal services are not be as picky about the items they’re collecting so if the city won’t take the item, this may be your best bet. There’s usually a fee involved with junk removal but most companies can tell you ahead of time approximately what it’s going to cost.
There are a number of junk removal services in Newark and I’m sure many of them will be able to help you out.
Recycling Collection Calendar 2024
Here’s the link to the recycling collection calendar: https://www.republicservices.com/municipality/newark-ca
Frequently Asked Questions
When is bulk pickup in Newark?
To find your bulky item pickup in your area visit: https://www.republicservices.com/municipality/newark-ca
What day is trash pickup?
To find trash pickup on your street visit: https://www.republicservices.com/municipality/newark-ca
What time does trash collection start?
Trash collection starts at 8 am. Make sure to have your bins on the curb by then.
How can I contact the Newark Public Works Department?
510-657-3500
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