City of Cupertino Residential Recycling Program

Recycling is more important than ever before to individuals and communities today. There is a pressing need to preserve our environment, save natural resources, reduce the amount of garbage going to landfills and make recycling easier.

Recology South Bay is committed to providing long-term environmentally conscious waste management services in our communities at the lowest rates possible.

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Acceptable Recycling Materials Only place recyclable materials into your recycling container! Please rinse food and beverage containers and crush plastics.
Glass and Aluminum Aerosol cans (empty) Glass bottles and jars (labels and lids are OK) Aluminum and bi-metal cans Aluminum foil (clean, no food) Mixed Paper Phone books, catalogs, magazines, newspapers Books (paperback and hardcover) Cereal, cracker and frozen food boxes Envelopes, junk mail, paper bags Newspaper Shredded paper (please put into a paper bag before placing in recycling cart) Cardboard Aseptics (paper cartons that include boxed soups, juice boxes and soy containers) Cardboard must be flattened to fit inside recycling container with lid closed. Household Batteries and Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL's) Place batteries and CFL's in separate clear, sealed plastic bag and set on ground next to the recycling cart	Plastic All plastics, with or without #1-#7, including flower pots, bottles, buckets and party cups Bubble wrap Plastic bags and film plastic Plastic utensils (not cornstarch or compostable utensils) PVC Piping (must fit in container) Straws Tubs (includes butter, cottage cheese, margarine, sour cream and yogurt containers)
Used Oil & Filters Used Motor and Cooking Oil Place used motor and cooking oil in one-gallon plastic containers with tight fitting, screw top lids. (Milk and water jugs with pop-on lids are acceptable.) Lids must be taped securely! You may place up to two one-gallon containers next to your recycling bin for pickup. Used Oil Filters Place fully drained filters in a sealed, leak-proof, plastic bag and place curbside next to your recycling bins.

Unacceptable Recycling Materials Please do not place the following non-recyclable materials into your blue container!
Construction Debris Concrete, rocks, dirt Electronic / Universal Waste Televisions, computers, cell phones, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, mercury switches Household Hazardous Waste Paints, solvents, motor oil, cleaners, corrosives, fuel tanks - propane tanks, syringes, medical waste	Unacceptable Glass, Metal, Paper and Plastic Yard Waste Leaves, small branches, grass clippings

How to Set Out Your Carts at the Curbside

Recycling is collected with a fully automated truck that uses a mechanical arm to retrieve the cart, empty it and place it back down onto the street. The driver never leaves the truck.

Using the fully automated system makes the placement of the carts more important than ever - the mechanical arm needs to be able to grab a cart without touching the other carts.

Place your carts on the street by 6:00am on your scheduled collection day.
Place wheels against the curb and close cart lids.
For easy reference, print the Curbside Placement Reference Guide!