Compost, Recycling & Glass Collection Guide Recycling & Glass Collection Guide

Whether you’re a business owner, property manager, or resident, Recology San Bruno works with you to develop tailored solutions to your recycling, organics, and garbage collection needs. Learn more about What Goes Where. COMPOST Food scraps, soiled paper, and plants go in the green compost cart.  Order a kitchen compost pail. Why compost? RECYCLING Paper, […]

ON CALL COLLECTION For large items that don’t fit in your cart, like old furniture, appliances, or mattresses, you can schedule an On-Call Collection. Accepted Bulky Items: Box spring Clothes dryer Dish washer Dryer Furniture Holiday tree Mattress Washing machine Up 12 garbage bags (32 gallon size) of bagged, boxed or bundled garbage, recyclables or […]

Hazardous waste, including electronic waste, accounts for significant amounts of toxic waste in landfills. Items such as electronics, fluorescent bulbs and tubes, paints, pesticides, cleaning products, old medications and other chemicals are illegal to put in the garbage or pour down a drain or gutter because they contaminate our soil, drinking water and air. DROP […]

Electronic waste, such as fluorescent tubes and consumer batteries, are prohibited from the trash. Electronic waste contains a variety of toxic components like lead, cadmium and mercury, arsenic and flame retardants, and when dumped in a landfill, these materials can contaminate the soil and ground water, thus impacting surrounding areas. Electronic waste includes: batteries, fluorescent […]

Recology San Bruno/Recology Peninsula provides debris box services throughout San Mateo County (excluding cities with exclusive franchise agreements not with Recology). We offer an extensive construction & demolition (C&D) recycling program, which includes custom diversion documentation required for City and County Recycling Ordinances. For more information about services and programs, or to order a debris box, […]

Recology Peninsula Services has a full range of stationary, self-contained compaction equipment to help you efficiently handle large amounts of recycling, compost, and trash; and manage odor and space.  You’ll have the freedom to customize your services without being bound to any particular manufacturer. For purchased or leased equipment, we offer full preventive maintenance, cleaning, […]

Waste Zero Services Audits and Consultations Our Waste Zero Team helps businesses apply best management practices in collecting recycling, brush, and landfill materials. We provide a single point of contact to help you implement new recycling programs or improve your existing program and make sure you have the resources you need. Depending on your type […]

There are several items that we can’t accept in our recycling program, but we don’t want to see them end up in the landfill either. Many of these items can be taken to special recycling locations, or reused by local businesses. Ink Jet and Laser Printer Cartridges Office Depot, Staples, and Office Max take back […]

While you’re sorting your compost and recycling, Recology is finding new ways to reuse your materials. Whether you’re a business owner, property manager, or resident, we will work with you to tailor programs based on your needs. Wondering what goes where? COMPOST Food scraps, soiled paper, & yard trimmings go in the compost cart – this includes […]