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Berkeley Transfer Station

Transfer StationOpenVerified Alameda County, California

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Key factsVerified 2026-10-22
Hours
Mon-Sat 8:00am-4:30pm; closed Sundays, New Year's Day, July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas.
Fees
Refuse: $38.50 per minimum load (330 lb or less) or $149/ton, plus Environmental Compliance Fee $3.50/min load or $5/ton. C&D: $33.50/min load or $130/ton. Organics: $27.75/min load or $72.05/ton. Mattresses $18 (residents: 2 free); appliances $48; auto tires $20; truck tires $30; propane tanks $35; electronics $9 each over 2 (first 2 free). Prepaid refuse bag $7.50. Unsecured load $15.
Accepts
Refuse, construction & demolition materials (clean wood, drywall, tile, brick, dirt, rock, concrete, metal, cardboard, rigid plastics, toilets/sinks/tubs), organics/yard waste, carpet, treated wood (separated), used motor oil (up to 20 gal). Not accepted: hazardous waste, explosives/ammunition, most universal waste, asphalt shingles.
Rules
Vehicle access only (no pedestrians). Loads must be covered and secured. Mixed loads with 10%+ separable materials charged refuse rate plus 75% surcharge.
Phone
(510) 981-7270
Address
1201 Second Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
Call (510) 981-7270DirectionsOfficial website

Checked against the operator's official site on 2026-10-22: source 1

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What this site accepts

Mentioned as accepted: Mattresses, Tires, Appliances (fridges, freezers, AC units), Electronics and TVs.

Listed as not accepted or restricted: Concrete and construction debris, Yard waste and brush.

Based on the posted rules quoted above. Items not named here may still be accepted; call to confirm.

What will my load cost here?

Weight assumptions
  • Household trash, loose: 275 lb per cubic yard (EPA lists 250–300 for uncompacted mixed residential waste).
  • Yard waste, loose: 250 lb per cubic yard (EPA: mixed yard waste, uncompacted).
  • Construction debris, mixed: 484 lb per cubic yard (EPA: C&D bulk).
  • Concrete, broken: 860 lb per cubic yard (EPA 2016 table; older EPA tables list loose scrap concrete as heavy as 1,855, so real loads may weigh much more).
  • Volumes are geometry, not data: a full-size pickup bed filled level with the sides is about 2 cubic yards (roughly 6.5 ft × 5 ft × 1.7 ft); a 6×10 ft utility trailer filled 2 ft deep is about 4.4 cubic yards; a 33-gallon trash bag is about 0.16 cubic yards.

Weight factors: U.S. EPA, Volume-to-Weight Conversion Factors (April 2016). Real loads vary a lot; the scale at the gate decides.

Facility details

Type
Transfer Station
Status
Open
County
Alameda County
Website
https://berkeleyca.gov/city-services/streets-sidewalks-sewers-and-utilities/transfer-station

Location source: OpenStreetMap (view record)
Hours, fees and accepted items verified 2026-10-22 from the operator's official website: [1]. Know the hours or fees, or see a mistake? Send a correction.

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