East Bay Sanitary CO INC

East Bay Sanitary CO INC is a waste management company serving El Cerrito, California, with over 80 years of history. The business provides residential, multifamily, and commercial garbage, recycling, and green waste/food scrap collection. They operate under California's SB 1383 laws and partner with the City of El Cerrito for recycling processing. Residential service includes weekly collection of garbage, green waste, and recyclables with pricing based on cart size starting at $57.28 per month for a 20-gallon mini cart.

The company offers a free Kitchen Compost Pail to residents who can pick it up at the El Cerrito Recycling Center located at 7501 Schmidt Lane. This pail is intended for collecting food scraps before placing them into the weekly green waste container. The recycling center is open Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4pm and Saturday from 9am to 4:45pm.

Residential customers must sort their recyclables and organic waste from the garbage as of January 1, 2022, in compliance with SB 1383. The service includes three weekly collections for one monthly rate, covering garbage/landfill, green waste/food scraps, and recyclables. Pricing varies by container size, with a 64-gallon garbage cart costing $67.74 per month plus additional fees for collection and processing.

Drivers start their residential routes at 6:00am to avoid traffic and complete routes within an 8-hour shift. The company apologizes if this early start causes disturbances and notes that modern trucks are noisy despite being state-of-the-art. Customers are asked to notify the office if a driver is observed working earlier than 6am.

East Bay Sanitary is the general contractor for street sweeping in the City of El Cerrito. They also offer debris box rentals, annual clean-up services, and bulky item pick-ups as additional services. The company has been operating since 1942 when Vic Figone and Bill Compiano acquired the first franchise for garbage collection in El Cerrito.

The website states that if a tenant does not pay the bill, the property owner is ultimately liable for the cost of service. This policy applies to residential service where the tenant may order and pay for the service. The company also offers online bill payment through their HaulerHero platform.

Customers can request a cart cleaning service for $40.00, which replaces an old dirty cart with a clean used replacement. Additional charges include a contaminated container fee of $27.44 and an overage charge of $27.44. Cart replacement costs $71.33 while bin replacement costs $109.74.

Food scraps and food-soiled paper are accepted in the green waste container, but exposed scraps may attract fruit flies, ants, and other insects. To manage this, residents can cover scraps with grass clippings, use paper bags, or place them in approved compostable liners. The same pest management methods used for garbage carts apply to the green waste cart.

The company serves single-family residences, multifamily units of less than five units, and commercial businesses in El Cerrito. They distinguish between residential, multifamily, and commercial service tiers with specific guidelines for each. The site also provides guides in English, Spanish, and Chinese to help residents sort materials correctly.

Recent Trustburn reviews from 2022 and 2023 show a 4.1 out of 5 rating from 11 reviews. Reviewers frequently praise the friendly and professional staff, reliable service, and on-time arrivals. Some users specifically mention the company going above and beyond to ensure customer satisfaction.

The company provides a 64-gallon cart for recyclables and a 64-gallon cart for green waste/food scraps in addition to the garbage cart. Extra solid waste collection services include a 15-gal bag for $6.96 and a 20-gal bag for $9.27. These options allow customers to manage overflow without needing a full additional cart.

Vic Figone, the founder, was born in Emeryville in 1905 and opened a bar called the 'Six Bells' in El Cerrito in 1933. The company moved its administrative offices to 1432 Kearney Street in El Cerrito in 1990. Today, the business is run by Vic's grandchildren Mark and Cara.

The company offers a lock and key set for carts or containers for $32.92 and a locking system installation for $164.61. These features help secure the containers and prevent unauthorized access. The website also mentions a post-collection IWM fee of $24.38 for a 20-gallon mini cart.

El Cerrito residents are required to subscribe to three stream curbside collection services: trash, recycling, and organics. The city provides recycling collection and processing while East Bay Sanitary handles green waste/food scraps collection. This partnership ensures compliance with state and local waste reduction laws.

The company's website states that they will replace garbage carts with black ones and recycling carts with blue ones beginning July 10, 2023, to comply with SB 1383. This color change helps residents easily identify which container is for which material. The new carts are part of the mandatory organics recycling ordinance.