
RECYCLABLES
Please place all recyclable materials together in your white recyclables bin or blue recyclables cart.
AB341: California’s Mandatory Commercial Recyling Program
Requires commercial businesses that generate 4 cubic yards or more of garbage per week and multi-family complexes with 5 or more units to recycle. If your business or complex fits into theseparameters and you currently do not recycle, call customer service at 408.283.9250 and West Valley Collection & Recycling will provide recycling containers and service at no additional charge.
Metal Empty and rinse food and product containers.
- Aerosol cans (empty and non-hazardous)
- Aluminum foil, foil trays and pans (clean)
- Aluminum pie pans
- Beverage and soda cans
- Can lids – metal
- Car parts – small (no fluids)
- Doors and screens
- Electrical motors
- Food and soup cans
- Furniture (e.g. chairs, tables)
- Hangers – metal/wire
- Keys
- Lids and caps – metal (e.g. from glass bottles, jars)
- Nuts and bolts
- Paint cans (remove excess paint, let residue dry)
- Pet food cans
- Pipes
- Plumbing fixtures
- Pots and pans
- Propane/gas tanks (empty, with valve off)
- Scrap metal
- Screws and nails
- Sporting goods – metal
- Tools – metal
- Toys – metal
- Umbrellas – metal
- Utensils – metal
Glass Empty and rinse food and product containers.
- Beverage bottles
- Blue glass
- Broken glass
- Dishware – glass
- Food jars
- Windows – uncoated/unlaminated
- Wine bottles
Paper Staples and tape are acceptable.
- Aseptic containers* (e.g. juice, soup, soy milk)
- Books – hardback and softback
- Carbonless paper (e.g. receipts)
- Cardboard – unwaxed (flattened)
- Cereal and cracker boxes (remove liners)
- Coffee cups – cardboard (e.g. from coffee shops)
- Colored or construction paper
- Coupons
- Egg cartons – cardboard
- Envelopes (plastic window OK)
- Frozen food packaging – cardboard
- Gift wrap (no metallic/foil)
- Juice boxes and cartons – non-aseptic
- Junk mail
- Magazines and catalogs
- Mailers – cardboard (e.g. FedEx, UPS)
- Newspaper – clean (including inserts)
- Paper bags
- Paper cups and plates – clean, uncoated
- Photographs – photo paper
- Pizza delivery boxes – clean
- Shoe boxes
- Shredded paper (tie in clear plastic bag)
- Telephone books
- Tissue paper (e.g. gift wrap, dry cleaning)
- White office computer paper
Plastic Empty and rinse food and product containers.
- Auto parts – plastic (no fluids)
- Baby wipe containers
- Baskets – plastic
- Beverage bottles (e.g. soda, juices, water)
- Bleach and detergent bottles
- Buckets (remove metal handles)
- Coat hangers – plastic
- Coffee cup lids
- Coolers
- Crates – plastic
- Disposable razors
- Flower pots – plastic
- Food containers (e.g. cottage cheese, yogurt)
- Furniture – plastic (e.g. chairs, tables)
- Gloves – rubber (not single-use or latex disposable)
- Hoses (e.g. car, garden, appliance)
- Household cleaner bottles (non-toxic)
- Mouthwash container
- Pet carriers
- Pipe – plastic
- Plastics #1-#7 except Polystyrene/Styrofoam™
- Prescription bottles (must be empty)
- Shampoo and conditioner bottles
- Shelving – plastic
- Squeezable bottles (e.g. honey, mayo, ketchup)
- Swimming pools (e.g. rigid, inflatable)
- Take-out food containers – plastic
- Toys – plastic
- Umbrellas – plastic (e.g. patio, beach
Film Plastic Bundle in a clear plastic bag and knot the top.
- Bread bags
- Bubble wrap
- Cellophane bags (e.g. pasta, salad, cookies)
- Dry cleaning bags
- Frozen food bags or pouches
- Newspaper bags
- Pallet wrap
- Plastic or wax liners (e.g. from food packaging)
- Plastic wraps
- Produce bags
- Shopping bags – plastic
- Shrink wrap
Electronic Waste Place these items inside your recyclables container. Electronic waste may also be dropped off. Please call customer service at 408.283.9250 to schedule an appointment.
- Appliances – small (e.g. coffee maker, toaster)
- Calculators
- Cameras
- Cell phones
- Computer mice
- Cords – tied up (e.g. telephone, computer, appliance)
- DVRs, VCRs, DVD players
- Fax machines
- Keyboards
- PDAs
- Scanners
- Stereos
- Printers
- Radios
- Telephones
Electronic Waste Requires bulky item collection and does NOT go in your container.
- Computer monitor
- Computer tower
- Laptop
- Microwave – large
- Television
GARBAGE
Please place all NON-reusable, NON-recyclable and NON-hazardous materials in your garbage container.
All items must fit loosely inside the garbage container with the lid closed. For an extra garbage pick-up, please contact Customer Service at 408.283.9250.
Metal
- Foil wrapped beverage pouches
Paper
- Chip bags
- Credit cards
- Foil beverage pouches
- Gloves – latex (single-use and disposable)
- Pipe – PVC
- Rubber bands
- Shoes
- Straws
- Take-out food containers – polystyrene foam
- Tarps*
- Toothpaste and ointment tubes
- Utensils – plastic (e.g. spoons, forks, knives)
- Webbing/mesh (e.g. from lawn furniture)
Polystyrene/StyrofoamTM
- Cups and plates
- Egg cartons – molded foam
- Foam packing (e.g. from electronics)
- Meat trays – molded foam
- Packing “peanuts” (bagged)
- Take-out food containers – polystyrene foam
Fabric/Textiles Try donating first.
- Accessories (e.g. belts, purses)
- Boots and shoes
- Burlap
- Carpet and rugs
- Cotton
- Diapers – cloth or disposable
- Downfilled items
- Electric blankets
- Fabrics
- Leather goods
- Linen
- Pillows
- Polyester
- Rayon
- Rubber
- Stuffed animals
- Vinyl
- Wool
Food/Pet Waste
- Bone
- Bread
- Coffee grounds
- Dairy products (e.g. cheese)
- Diapers (bagged)
- Dough
- Eggs
- Filters (e.g. coffee, tea)
- Fish and shellfish
- Fruit
- Grains (e.g. bean, rice)
- Meat
- Pasta
- Pet waste (bagged)
- Poultry (e.g. chicken, turkey)
- Vegetables
Electronic Waste
- Audio tapes
- CDs and DVDs (e.g. computer, music)
- Speakers
- Video tapes
Glass
- Ceramics
- Cookware – glass (e.g. baking pans, PyrexTM)
- Dishware – ceramic
- Eye glasses
- Glass art
- Incandescent light bulbs
- Mirrors
Green Waste Please see below.
Without Green Waste Service Please place all green waste together in your garbage container.
- Ashes (bagged, hot ashes prohibited)
- Bamboo
- Branches
- Cactus
- Construction lumber (painted, treated)
- Crates – wood
- Dirt
- Flax
- Flowers
- Garden/tree fruits and vegetables
- Grass clippings
- Hay
- Ivy
- Ice plant
- Landscape vegetation
- Leaves
- Lumber
- Palm fronds
- Pampas grass
- Plant trimmings
- Poison oak
- Raw fruits and vegetables
- Rocks
- Sawdust (bagged)
- Shrubs
- Small prunings
- Stumps
- Succulents
- Tan bark
- Tree trimmings
- Wood chips
- Wood wastes
- Yucca
Green Waste Please place all green waste together in your green waste container.
- Branches – cut to fit loosely in container
- Holiday trees
- Flax
- Flowers
- Garden/tree fruits and vegetables
- Grass clippings
- Ivy
- Ice plant
- Landscape vegetation
- Leaves
- Plant trimmings
- Raw fruits and vegetables
- Shrubs
- Small prunings
- Succulents
- Tree trimmings