Please place all recyclable materials together in your blue recycling cart or bin. All items must fit loosely inside the recycling container with the lid closed.
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)
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
Photographs – photo paper
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
Organics
Please place all organics together in your organics cart or bin. Items may not exceed 2 feet in length or 3 inches in diameter and must fit loosely inside with the lid closed. Food scraps do not need to be bagged.
Bones
Branches – cut to fit loosely in cart
Bread
Coffee grounds
Dairy products (e. g. cheese)
Dough
Eggs
Filters (e. g. coffee, tea)
Fish and shellfish
Flax
Flowers
Fruit
Garden/tree fruits and vegetables
Grains (e. g. beans, rice)
Grass clippings
Holiday trees – see Extra
Services
Ice plant
Landscape vegetation
Leaves
Meat
Newspaper – soiled (food or grease)
Paper cups and plates – not coated
Paper napkins
Paper straws
Paper take-out food containers (e. g. fast food)
Paper towels
Pasta
Pizza delivery boxes – soiled (food, grease)
Plant trimmings
Poultry (e. g. chicken, turkey)
Shrubs
Small prunings
Succulents
Tree trimmings – size limitations: 2′ long and 3″ in diameter
Vegetables
Wood/lumber (non-treated and non-painted) – size limitations: 2′ long and 3″ in diameter
Landfill
Please place all NON-reusable, NON-recyclable and NON-hazardous materials in your landfill cart or bin.
All items must fit loosely inside the landfill container with the lid closed. For an extra garbage pick-up, please contact Customer Service at 408.283.9250.
Yard Waste
Ashes (bagged, hot ashes prohibited)
Bamboo
Cactus
Construction lumber*
Crates – wood*
Dirt*
Hay
Palm fronds
Pampas grass
Pet waste (bagged)
Poison oak
Rocks*
Sawdust (bagged)
Sod*
Soil*
Stumps*
Tan Bark
Yucca
*For large quantities of these items, please call Customer Service at 408.283.9250 to schedule a debris box.
Paper
Carbon paper
Cardboard – waxed, wet, or dirty
Envelopes (e.g. padded, Tyvek)
Ice cream cartons
Newspaper- dirty (paint or pet waste)
Photographs – Polaroid
Thermal fax paper
Waxed paper
Plastic
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)
*For large quantities of these items, please call Customer Service at 408.283.9250 to schedule a debris box.