Please visit the new RE:Source tool, which provides answers for recycling and disposal, along with information for reuse, repair, and curbside service.
San Francisco residents and business owners are encouraged to visit the San Francisco Department of the Environment's updated SFRecycles.org tool to find how to recycle or safely dispose of items.
Recyclables (blue cart) and yard waste (green cart) are collected weekly on the same day as garbage is collected. Be sure containers are placed at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on collection day.
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Accepts metal pots & pans, cookie sheets, canning jar lids and miscellaneous incidental metal that easily fits into the recycling cart or bin. No large pieces like BBQs, auto parts or construction rebar. No small pieces like nails or bottle caps.
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Please remove the hard cover. Only recycle the paper pages.
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Soft cover books are completely recycleable. If the book has a hard cover, please remove it.
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Accepted from large quantity generators - source separated.
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Place cardboard in the recycling cart or bin.
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Place waxed cardboard in the organics cart or bin with yard trimmings.
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Un-flocked natural Christmas trees are compostable. Trees must be cut to size to fit in your organics cart or bin and fall freely when emptied. Customers may also take compostable trees to the Golden Bear Transfer Station for free disposal through the first weekend in February. Proof of residency is required. Disposal fees apply to non-compostable trees. Flocked trees are not compostable and should be cut to size and placed in your brown cart. Look for more information about the Christmas tree recycling program in the mail before the holidays.
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Check with local dry cleaners before recycling usable clothes hangers, those in good condition are often accepted for reuse.
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Place in the organics cart or bin with yard trimmings.
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Small quantities may be placed in the organics carts or bins.
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Cardboard egg cartons may be placed in the organics cart or bin with yard trimmings. No styrofoam.
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Place soiled cardboard egg cartons in the organics cart or bin with yard trimmings. No styrofoam.
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Paper envelopes only (windows are OK).
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Items made of cast iron, stainless steel, carbon steel, alloy and tool steel may be placed in the recycling cart or bin. Items must fit loosely in the recycling cart or bin and fall freely when it is emptied. No small pieces like nails or bottle caps.
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Food Scraps (food waste, food-soiled paper) are organics and go in the green cart or bin with yard trimmings.
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Put in the organics cart or bin with yard trimmings.
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Small furniture or furniture pieces made of plastic or metal can be placed in the recycling bin or cart if they easily fit inside with the lid closed.
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Keep bottle caps on the bottle. Loose bottle caps are too small to sort.
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Keep bottle caps on the bottle. Loose bottle caps are too small to sort.
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Only recycle if there is not another local vendor that accepts them for reuse or art supplies. If they have lights or sing, and you cannot reuse them, put them in the brown bin.
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Put paper ice cream containers in the organics cart or bin with yard trimmings. Put plastic ice cream containers in the recycling bin or cart.
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Small metal kitchen fixtures can be recycled in the recycle bin or cart.
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Meat, including bones, may be placed in the organics cart or bin with yard trimmings.
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Must easily fit in the recycling cart or bin. No large pieces like construction rebar. No small pieces like nails.
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Accepts metal pots & pans, cookie sheets, canning jar lids and miscellaneous incidental metal that easily fits into the recycling bin or cart. No large pieces like BBQs, auto parts or construction rebar. No small pieces like nails or bottle caps.
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Place small items or parts made of PVC (including pipe, sheets, parts, film, containers, some types of clothing and furniture) in the recycling cart or bin. Items must fit in your recycling cart or bin and fall freely when the cart is emptied.
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Place paper towels in the organics cart or bin with yard trimmings.
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Place greasy pizza boxes in the organics cart or bin with yard trimmings.
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Must be clean without food or greasy residue to be marketable. Secure plastic bags, plastic film and plastic wrapping tightly within a plastic bag.
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Keep bottle caps on the bottle. Loose bottle caps are too small to sort.
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Keep bottle caps on the bottle. Loose bottle caps are too small to sort.
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If the bucket has a metal handle, please remove it before recycling.
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Must be clean and without greasy residue to be marketable. Plastic bags, plastic film and plastic wrapping must be tightly bagged within a plastic bag.
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No plastic utensils.
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Leave lids attached to their containers. Loose lids should only be placed in the recycling bin or cart if larger than a bottle cap.
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Only pots and pans made of metal. No ceramics or Pyrex.
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Rigid plastics include plastic hangers, laundry baskets, toys and storage containers. It has to fit easily into the recycling cart or bin.
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Small amounts are ok in organics cart or bin.
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Accepts metal pots & pans, cookie sheets, canning jar lids and miscellaneous incidental metal that easily fits into therecycling cart or bin. No large pieces like BBQs, auto parts or construction rebar. No small pieces like nails or bottle caps.
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Place seafood in the organics cart or bin with yard trimmings.
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Place shredded paper in a paper bag and secure it with staples or tape to keep it from becoming wind-blown litter.
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Place in the organics cart or bin with yard trimmings.
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Put in the organics cart or bin with yard trimmings.
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Place tea bags in the organics cart or bin with yard trimmings.
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Place food soiled tissue paper (e.g. napkins) in the organics cart or bin with yard trimmings. No tissue paper with human or animal waste.
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Secure plastic bags, plastic film and plastic wrapping tightly within a plastic bag.
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Cut trees into pieces that fit in your organics cart or bin and will fall freely when emptied.
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Pieces that readily fit can be placed in the organics cart or bin for collection with other organics like yard trimmings, grass trimmings, leaves, pine needles and food scraps & food-soiled paper.
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Waxed paper goes in the green cart or bin with yard trimmings.
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Small pieces of unpainted/untreated wood may be placed in the organics cart or bin with other organic materials. Pieces should be cut to fit and will fall freely when cart is emptied.
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Unpainted/untreated wood chips may be placed in the organics cart or bin with other organic materials.
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Unpainted/untreated wood chips may be placed in the organics cart or bin with other organic materials.
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Place all yard waste directly into your organics cart or bin. Do not place any materials in plastic bags. Organics carts and bins with non-compostable materials are subject to extra disposal charges. Acceptable materials include yard trimmings, grass trimmings, leaves and flowers, pine needles, weeds, untreated wood and organics. Organics include food scraps and waste, and food-soiled paper. These all go in the organics cart or bin. DO NOT put palm, bamboo, lawn sod, ivy, painted or treated wood, manure, pet waste, hot ashes or briquettes, dirt, rock or sand in the organics container.
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RecycleWhere is a collaboration amongst local governmental agencies including San Francisco Department of the Environment, StopWaste (Alameda County Waste Management Authority), Contra Costa County and City of Palo Alto. The goal of RecycleWhere is to reduce waste by providing accurate information about recycling, reuse, and proper disposal options for residents and businesses without regard to traditional municipal boundaries. This project was created using OpenSource software and an Open Data model.
