Berkeley ends yard‑waste bag‑tag program, contracts compost operations and budgets for curbside changes
Council heard staff recommend eliminating the tag program, moving yard‑waste processing to a leased/operated compost site, buying a backup chipper for curbside brush, and relying on fund balance to smooth future trash contract increases.
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City staff told the Berkeley City Council on April 29 that the proposed 2025–26 budget removes the residential yard‑waste bag‑tag program, shifts yard‑waste processing to a leased private operator and keeps curbside leaf and brush collection on a biweekly schedule.
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