City of Santa Clara 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.

Recycling Reminder:
Recycling is collected curbside once a week on your regular collection day.

Santa Clara County Hotlines:

Household Hazardous Waste 408-299-7300
Recycle 408-924-5453
Home Composting 408-918-4640

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City of Santa Clara Annual Brochure

Acceptable Recycling Materials Only place recyclable materials into your recycling container! Please empty and rinse all food and beverage containers.
Aseptic containers Aseptic containers are sterile cardboard containers, which are used to preserve food. Cardboard milk cartons. Cardboard orange juice cartons Fruit juice boxes Glass All glass food, beverage jars and bottles. Remove metal lids and place separately in bin. Fruit juice Mayonnaise jars Spaghetti sauce jars Metal All metal food and beverage containers including those made of aluminum, tin, steel and bi-metal. Rinsed food and beverage cans (aluminum, steel, and tin) Soda, pet food, soup, and tuna cans (lids okay) Plastic Containers marked #1 - #7 Detergent and shampoo containers Milk and orange juice jugs Plastic bags (Recycle grocery, produce, dry cleaning and bread bags by bundling together inside a clear plastic bag.) Water bottles	Paper Most clean and dry household paper: Adhesive notes Brown paper grocery bags Cardboard (Please break down and cut fit inside recycling cart.) Food boxes (cereal, crackers, remove liners) Junk mail & envelopes Home & office paper Magazines & catalogs Newspaper Paper (colored, computer, white) Paper bags Paper egg cartons Paper towel rolls Phone books Wrapping Paper Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Put in clear Ziploc-type plastic bags and place next to recycling cart.
Motor Oil & Filters Used Motor Oil Put used motor oil in one-gallon (or less) plastic container with tight-fitting screw-top lid. You may place up to three one-gallon containers next to your recycling cart for pick up on your regular collection day. Used Oil Filters Put fully drained used oil filters in sealed, leak-proof plastic bags and place next to your recycling cart.

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, cooking oil, motor oil, cleaners, corrosives, fuel tanks - propane tanks

Unacceptable Glass, Metal, Paper and Plastic Recology South Bay does not provide garbage or yard waste services for the City of Santa Clara. For information on garbage and yard waste collection in Santa Clara, please contact City of Santa Clara Customer Service Department by calling (408) 615-2300. Please do not recycle the following items:
Glass: Window Glass Light bulbs Ceramics Plastic: All unmarked plastics (plastics without a #1 - #7 recycling symbol) Clothes hangers Garden Hoses Plastic bubble wrap Plastic utensils Plastic toys PVC or other plastic piping Styrofoam packing - "peanuts" Metal: Auto parts Clothes hangers Fuel tanks Wire rope	Mixed Paper: Blueprint or carbon paper Facial tissues Foil Food contaminated paper products and packaging such as pizza boxes Food bags Liners Metallic paper Napkins Paper dishware and utensils Paper towels Plastic-coated paper