Please keep paper recycling separate from bottles and cans. If you have extra paper to recycle, we ask that you put the paper in paper bags, and place inside or alongside the recycling bins. Please do not put any of your recyclables in plastic bags!
The more you recycle, the less garbage you generate. This might save you money, but even more importantly, it will save precious landfill space, natural resources, and help preserve our environment.
GLASS
All glass food and beverage jars and bottles such as fruit juice, mayonnaise
and spaghetti sauce jars - all colors of glass are accepted. It is not necessary
to remove labels or lids.
PLASTIC
Put only narrow-neck plastic bottles in your recycling bin. Stack with other
recycling bins and place curbside.
ALUMINUM & BI-METALS
All metal food and beverage containers, including those made of aluminum,
tin, steel and bi-metal, such as soda, pet food, soup and tuna cans. Lids
and labels are okay.
NEWSPAPER & MIXED PAPER
Standard Paper: White Paper, Colored Paper, Computer Paper, and Envelopes
Chipboard/Paperboard: Cereal Boxes (remove liners), Cracker Boxes,
and Gift Boxes
Glossy Paper: Magazines and Catalogs
Miscellaneous Paper: Junk Mail, Adhesive Notes, Paper Egg Cartons,
Brown Paper Grocery Bags, and Wrapping Paper
Paperback Books:
No hardbound books please
Recycle Corrugated Cardboard: All cardboard boxes must be broken down,
flattened and bundled with string in a separate pile no larger than 3 feet
x 3 feet.
Phone Books: Put your old phone books in your curbside newspaper/mixed
paper recycling bin.
HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES
They collect AAA, AA, C, D, 9-volt and other small batteries, including camera
and watch batteries. Place these batteries in a clear plastic bag and put
on top of your recycling bins for collection. For more information about recycling
batteries, call San Bruno Garbage Company at 650-583-8536 or the San Mateo
County Household Hazardous Waste Program Hotline at 650-363-4718.
UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS
Paper dishware, napkins, facial tissue, paper towels, paper milk cartons,
food bags, liners, juice boxes, and plastic bags.
YARD WASTE
Your yard waste is collected every other week. Use your green, 96-gallon container
for yard waste only. Place grass clippings, leaves, and small branches in
your green yard waste container.
Small branches should
be cut into three-foot lengths or less.
Yard waste must fit inside toter and lid must be closed.
UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS:
NO rocks, sod, dirt, concrete, ashes, asphalt, or building materials
NO stumps, tree trunks, or painted trees
NO trash or other garbage
NO palm fronds, poison ivy or poison oak, fruits, food scraps or vegetables
NO animal waste
NO bamboo
NO plastic
bags
NOTE: Trucks can pick up yard waste toters weighing up to 150 pounds. Toters filled to capacity with some materials can exceed the weight limit and will not be emptied.
Buyback Center Hours
and Location
You can redeem your CRV containers at the Buyback Center located at Skycrest
Shopping Center at 100 Skycrest, next to Lunardi's Market. The Buyback Center
is open Tuesday through Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. For more information,
call 650-583-8536.
Recycle Packing Peanuts
Packing peanuts are not collected curbside. Please click
here for more information.