compost
Soiled
Paper
污紙
Papel sucio
Food Scraps
廚餘
Desechos de
alimentos
Plants
植物
Plantas
no Plas t i c b ags
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Recology Sunset Scavenger 415.330.1300
Recology Golden Gate 415. 626.4000
A Department of the City and County of San Francisco.
put these materials in your Green compost Bin
Dirty paper plants
• Coffee filters • Branches and brush
• Greasy pizza boxes and paper bags • Flowers and floral trimmings
• Paper cups and plates • Grasses and weeds
• Paper ice cream containers (metal rim is OK) • Leaves
• Paper napkins, tissues and paper towels • Tree trimmings (less than 6 inches diameter
• Paper take-out boxes and containers and 4 feet long)
• Waxy paper milk and juice cartons other
(no foil liner)
• Bags labeled “Compostable” only
Food scraps • Corks — natural
• All fruits and vegetables (pits and shells too) • Cotton balls/cotton swabs with paper stems
• Coffee grounds and paper filter • Hair, fur, and feathers (non-synthetic/colored)
• Dairy products (no liquids) • Plastic clearly labeled “Compostable”
• Eggshells and eggs • Vegetable wood crates (metal wire OK)
• Leftovers and spoiled food • Waxed cardboard and paper
• Meat (including bones) • Wood — small pieces of clean wood/sawdust
• Seafood (including shellfish) (no plywood/pressboard/painted/stained/treated)
• Wooden chopsticks, coffee stirrers, toothpicks
please do not place these materials
into your Green compost Bin!
put these in your Blue recycle Bin instead these items don’t belong in your Green or Blue
• Aluminum foil or trays Bins, but should still be recycled
• Glass, bottles or jars Visit sFenvironment.org/ecofinder for more
• Metal cans and lids recycling options
• Plastic not labeled “Compostable” • Batteries — small residential quantities can be
• Recyclable/clean cardboard or paper recycled at many SF pharmacies/hardware stores
• Cooking oil — call SF Greasecycle, 415.695.7312,
put these items in your Black landfill Bin for drop-off locations or collection options
• Foil-backed or plastic-backed paper • Electronics
• Juice or soy milk type boxes with foil liner • Hangers — take to your local garment cleaner for
reuse
• Plastic bags and wrappers — recycle clean plastic
bags at all California supermarkets.
• Shoes — all shoes can be re-used or recycled. Check
our ecofinder for options.
no Plastic b ags n o glass
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recycle
Clean
Paper
乾淨紙張
Papel limpio
Plastic
塑膠
Plástico
Bottles & Cans
玻璃瓶,鐵罐及鋁
產品
botellas y latas
no Plas t i c b ags
Para información en español:
需要華語協助, 請致電:
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Recology Sunset Scavenger 415.330.1300
Recology Golden Gate 415. 626.4000
A Department of the City and County of San Francisco.
put these materials in your Blue recycle Bin
paper metal
All clean and dry paper • Aluminum cans
• Cardboard (non-waxed) • Aluminum foil / trays (ball foil up to softball size)
• Cereal boxes (remove plastic liner) • Metal caps and lids
• Egg cartons • Paint cans (must be empty or dry)
• Envelopes (windows OK) • Spray cans (must be empty)
• Junk mail and magazines • Steel (tin) cans
• Packing or craft paper
plastics
• Paper bags
no plastic bags, wrappers, or styrofoam
• Phonebooks
• Sticky notes • Bottles (leave caps on)
• Shredded paper (place in sealed paper • Buckets (metal handle OK)
bag and label “Shredded Paper”) • Coffee cup lids
• Wrapping paper (non-metallic) • Containers and clamshells
• Corks – plastic
Glass
• Cups and plates (plastic only, no styrofoam)
• Glass bottles and jars only (metal caps • Flower pots and trays
and lids too)
• Toys (no electronics, metal or batteries)
• Tubs and lids
please do not place these materials
into your Blue recyclinG Bin!
put these in your Green compost Bin instead these don’t belong in your Blue or Green Bins, but should
• Dirty paper (plates, napkins, tissues, take-out still be recycled
boxes) Visit sFenvironment.org/ecofinder for more recycling options
• Food • Batteries — small residential quantities can be recycled at
• Paper coffee cups many SF pharmacies/hardware stores
• Plant material • Cooking oil — call SF Greasecycle, 415.695.7312, for
drop-off locations or collection options
• Plastic labeled “Compostable”
• Construction and demolition debris
• Waxy/greasy paper or waxy cardboard
• Electronics
• Wood — no plywood/pressboard or treated,
stained, painted wood • Hangers — take to your local garment cleaner for reuse
• Large items (furniture, metal, plastics, etc.)
put these items in your Black landfill Bin instead
• Light bulbs containing mercury (Fluorescent/HID)
• Ceramic dishware or glassware
• Metals other than cans or lids (pots/pans/scrap metal)
• Diapers and feminine products
• Plastic bags and wrappers —
• Foil-backed or plastic-backed paper recycle clean plastic bags at all
• Glass (other than bottles and jars) California supermarkets
• Juice or soy milk type boxes with foil/plastic liner • Shoes — all shoes can be re-used or
• Light bulbs — Incandescent only are OK for trash recycled. For more information go
to SFEnvironment/ecofinder
• Plastic items mixed with metal, fabric or rubber
• Styrofoam — take to local shipping
• Rubber or latex gloves store for reuse
• Wood (pallets and other)
no Plas t ic bags
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Para información en español:
需要華語協助, 請致電:
recologysf.com
Recology Sunset Scavenger 415.330.1300
Recology Golden Gate 415. 626.4000
A Department of the City and County of San Francisco.
put these materials in your Black lanDFill Bin
these items go in your Black landfill Bin these items may be put in your Black landfill Bin, but
because there are currently no recycling you can find recycling options for them
options in san Francisco • Cooking grease — call SF Greasecycle, 415.695.7312,
• Ceramic dishware or glassware for drop-off locations or collection options
• Diapers • Hangers — take back to a garment cleaner for reuse
• Feminine products • Pens and pencils — SFEnvironment.org/reuse
• Foil-backed or plastic-backed paper • Plastic bags — recycle clean, dry plastic bags at all
• Glass (other than bottles and jars) California supermarkets
• Juice or soy milk type boxes with foil or • Shoes — all shoes can be re-used or recycled. Check
plastic liner our ecofinder for options. For more information go to
SFEnvironment.org/ecofinder.
• Kitty litter and animal feces (bagged)
• Styrofoam — take packing peanuts to your local
• Light bulbs — Incandescent only, no mercury-
shipping store for reuse, or find recycling options at
containing bulbs ie: fluorescent or HID
SFEnvironment.org/ecofinder or call 415.330.1300
• Plastic items mixed with metal, fabric or
rubber
• Plastic labeled “Biodegradable” because it
can not be composted
• Rubber or latex gloves or rubber bands
• Plywood, pressboard, and painted, stained
or treated wood
please do not place these materials
into your Black Bin!
they are against city ordinance or state law to place in the landfill
• Food, dirty or waxy paper, waxy cardboard, or Find recycling options for these toxic items
plants (Compostables) — Green Compost Bin at sFenvironment.org/ecofinder or call
• Plastic labeled “Compostable” — Green 415.330.1300
Compost Bin
• Appliances
• Recyclable clean paper / cardboard, glass,
• Asbestos
metal or plastic — Blue Recycle Bin
• Batteries — small residential quantities can be
recycled at many SF pharmacies/hardware
stores
• Construction debris — SFEnvironment.org/c&d
• Electronics
• Household hazardous waste or chemicals
• Large items (furniture, metal, plastic, wood, etc.)
• Light bulbs containing mercury (Fluorescent/HID)
• Motor oil
• Needles or syringes
• Paint
• Toys with electronics or batteries
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