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 tanks (empty, with valve off)
Scrap metal
Screws and nuts
Tools – metal
Toys – metal
Umbrellas – metal
Utensils – metal
Glass
Empty and rinse food and product containers.
Broken glass (e.g., bottles, jars)
Clear beverage bottles
Clear food jars and containers
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
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
Junk mail
Magazines and catalogs
Mailers – cardboard (e.g., FedEx, UPS)
Milk cartons
Newspaper – clean (including inserts)
Paper bags
Pizza boxes – clean
Shoe boxes
Shredded paper (tie in clear plastic bag)
Telephone books
White office computer paper
Plastic
Empty and rinse food and product containers.
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
Crates – plastic
Flowerpots – plastic
Food containers (e.g., cottage cheese, yogurt)
Furniture – plastic (e.g., chairs, tables)
Household cleaner bottles (non-toxic)
Mouthwash container
Pet carriers
HDPE pipe – plastic
Plastics #1-#7
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
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 liners (e.g., from food packaging)
Plastic wraps
Produce bags
Shrink wrap
Organics
Please place all food scraps, food-soiled paper, and yard trimmings together in your organics cart or bin. Items may not exceed 3 feet in length or 6 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
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 boxes – soiled (food, grease)
Plant trimmings
Poultry (e. g., chicken, turkey)
Shrubs
Small prunings
Succulents
Tree trimmings – size limitations: 3′ long and 6″ in diameter
Vegetables
Wood/lumber (non-treated and non-painted) – size limitations: 3′ long and 6″ 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 pick-up, please contact Customer Service at 408.283.9250.
Yard Waste
Ashes (bagged, hot ashes prohibited)
Bamboo
Cactus
Crates – wood
Dirt*
Hay
Lumber
Palm fronds
Pampas grass
Pet waste (bagged)
Poison oak
Rocks*
Sawdust (bagged)
Sod*
Soil*
Stumps*
Tan Bark
Yucca
*Small quantities only.
Paper
Carbon paper
Cardboard – waxed, wet, or dirty
Envelopes (e.g., padded, Tyvek)
Ice cream cartons
Newspaper- dirty (paint or pet waste)
Photographs
Thermal fax paper
Waxed paper
Plastic
Chip bags
Credit cards
Foil beverage pouches
Gloves (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.