Residential Recycling, Yard Waste & Garbage Services

Recology San Bruno specializes in resource recovery programs and provides recycling, composting and garbage services to single family and multi-family homes. 

Resource recovery is more important than ever before. To preserve our natural resources, we work to close the loop on organic and recyclable materials by diverting them from going to landfills. Whether you are looking for recycling and compost services or garbage collection, Recology San Bruno provides a range of options to you.

• Recycling
• Yard Waste 
• Garbage
• Special Collection Programs

Recycling

Recycling is more important today than it has ever been before. In order to keep our communities safe and clean, we all must pitch in to help recycle and reuse as much as possible.

We provide a convenient, single stream curbside recycling collection program which eliminates the need to sort recyclables. This service is free to all residential customers with their regular garbage collection.

 

 

Acceptable Recycling Materials Only place recyclable materials into your recycling container! Please rinse food and beverage containers and crush plastics.
Aseptic Containers Aseptic containers are sterile cardboard containers with a metallic or foil liner. Aseptic containers are used to preserve food. Cardboard milk cartons. Cardboard orange juice cartons Fruit juice boxes Glass All colors of beverage and food containers Beverage bottles (beer, juice, soda) Mayonnaise jars Spaghetti sauce jars Aluminum & Bi-Metal Aluminum foil (clean) Rinsed food and beverage cans (aluminum, steel, and tin) Empty aerosol cans Loose lids from jars Plastic All containers #1 - #7 (no Styrofoam containers) Black plastic (flower pots, tubs) Buckets Detergent and shampoo containers Milk and orange juice jugs Party cups, utensils, straws Water bottles Yogurt, margarine and butter tubs	Batteries Recycle household batteries by sealing them in a clear plastic bag and placing them ON TOP of your recycling cart.   Paper Most clean and dry household paper: Cardboard (flattened and broken down) Computer, copy and fax paper Envelopes File folders Food boxes (cereal, crackers, remove liners) Glossy paper Junk mail Magazines, catalogs and phone books Newspaper Paper bags Paper egg cartons Paperback & phone books Shredded paper (to help reduce litter, please place shredded paper in paper bags before placing in cart) Soft-cover and hard-cover books
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   Un-Recyclable Glass, Metal, Paper and Plastic   Styrofoam blocks, Styrofoam containers, Styrofoam peanuts	Household Hazardous Waste Paints, solvents, cooking oil, motor oil, cleaners, corrosives, fuel tanks - propane tanks   Green Waste Grass, leaves, tree and bush cuttings

 

Yard Waste 

Reminder: 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.

 

 

 

Acceptable Green Waste Only place yard waste materials into your green container!
Accepted Yard Waste   Grass clippings Ice plant and succulents Leaves Tree and shrub prunings Weeds	Important Green Waste Notes! Do not put yard waste in plastic bags.   Yard waste must fit inside toter and lid must be closed.   Small branches should be cut into three-foot lengths or less.   Our 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.
Unacceptable  Green Waste Materials Please do not place the following materials into your green container!
Organic Material not Accepted Food scraps, animal feces or manure, bamboo, palm fronds, poison ivy, ashes, stumps, tree trunks, or painted trees, plywood or particle board Construction Debris Concrete, rocks, sod, dirt, asphalt, lumber, plywood, particle board or other construction materials   Garbage Plastic bags Un-recyclable items	Household Hazardous Waste Paints, solvents, motor oil, cleaners, corrosives, used syringes   Electronic / Universal Waste Televisions, computers, cell phones, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, mercury switches   Recyclable Material Recyclable glass, metal, paper and plastic

 

Garbage

• All garbage and recycling containers must be left at the curb by 6:00am on your service day.
• We are not responsible for any articles left on or near collection containers.
• Please report any missed collections to our office by the following business day.
   
• Please put your garbage in bags before placing in your container, to help prevent loose trash from falling out on windy days or when the container is emptied.
   
• Extra Garbage must be bagged and arrangements made with our office in advance for pickup.
• For your convenience, Extra Bag Tags are also available and allow you to put out extra garbage on your regular service day without having to call ahead. To purchase Extra Bag Tags contact Recology San Bruno, or the City of San Bruno Utility Billing Division at (650) 616-7086.
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Acceptable Garbage Materials Only put non-recyclable materials into your gray container!
Glass Auto, mirror and tinted glass Glassware, crystal and dinnerware Light bulbs   Metal Clothes hangers Scrap metal Wet Waste Animal feces or manure Food scraps	Paper Paper towels, napkins and facial tissues Soiled papers, food wrappings, napkins, tissues or towels Wax coated cardboard and paper products   Plastic Shrink wrap and plastic bags Styrofoam/polystyrene containers and packing peanuts Toys, trays, cups, garden hoses Unmarked plastics
Unacceptable Garbage Material Please do not place the following materials into your gray container!
Construction Debris Concrete, rocks, dirt, lumber, dirt, rocks, plywood or particle board   Electronic / Universal Waste Televisions, computers, cell phones, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, mercury switches Recyclable Material Recyclable glass, metal, paper and plastic	Hot Ashes or Coals Household Hazardous Waste Paints, solvents, motor oil, cleaners, corrosives, fuel tanks - propane tanks   Green Waste Grass, leaves, tree and bush cuttings

Toter Bin Information

Three service levels are available at Recology San Bruno The size of your garbage container determines your monthly service rate. Here are the three container sizes:
 

32-gallon	64-gallon	96-gallon

Reminder: The more you can recycle, the less garbage service you will need!

Special Collection Programs

On-Call Collections

Recology San Bruno offers a special pickup service for large or bulky items from your curbside. Couches, mattresses and washing machines are examples of bulky items which are too large to be disposed of with your normal collection.

Each collection is limited to 3 cubic yards (3ft x 3ft x 9ft) and must be scheduled 24hours or more in advance for your regular service day. If you wish to use both of your collections on the same day you may request that at the time of scheduling. (For yard waste collection, please use heavy duty paper bags or cardboard boxes...not loose or on tarps.)

NOTE: Weight limits may apply and acceptability of items is at the discretion of the driver. Also, Hazardous items are not accepted curbside. Please click here for recycling and disposal information.

For more information or to schedule an On-Call Collection, please contact our customer service department.

Extra Bag Tags

Extra Garbage must be bagged and arrangements made with our office in advance for pickup. For your convenience, Extra Bag Tags are also available and allow you to put out extra garbage on your regular service day without having to call ahead. To purchase Extra Bag Tags call a Recology San Bruno Customer Service Representative at (650) 583-8536, or the City of San Bruno Utility Billing Division at (650) 616-7086.

Printable Material

The following PDF documents can be printed for easy reference. You will need the free Acrobat Reader to view these files.

• Yard Waste Collection Calendar
• Service Brochure & Yard Waste Calendar

Americans with Disabilities Act

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, those residents defined as disabled, and whose disability prevents their placing containers at the curbside, shall have the option of placing their containers near their dwelling, visible from curbside. Recology San Bruno will pick up the refuse from this location, or any other location suitable to both parties, and return your container to the same location.

To help keep usable items out the landfill, which helps preserve our environment, please consider joining San Bruno's Freecycle Group.

This online group gives residents and businesses another resource for reuse within our community. All items posted on the website must be FREE. So if you have something to give or perhaps there is something you need, Freecycle may be just the answer.

To learn more, visit the Freecycle website.