Compost Information for Commercial Customers

Compost Debris Box & Cart Think there isn't anything you can compost? Think again!

Green Compost Container Don't send your food scraps and landscape material to the landfill; compost them instead! Recology encourages you to look into starting a composting program at your business or facility. A successful program can help reduce garbage fees, save landfill space and close the loop by returning food scraps back to the earth. Your bottom line and the environment will benefit. Contact us for cart sizes and rates.

Compost collection services are offered at a REDUCED rate.

Certified Compostable Bags

Now accepting certified compostable bags in the CartSMART compost collection program!
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You CAN Compost:


Food and Kitchen Prep Scraps
  • Bread, grains and pasta
  • Coffee grounds (and filters)
  • Dairy
  • Eggshells
  • Fish and shellfish
  • Fruit, including pits
  • Meat, including bones
  • Poultry
  • Vegetables

Soiled Paper Products
  • Fountain soda cups (without lids)
  • Greasy pizza boxes
  • Paper cups (including chain store coffee cups) and plates
  • Paper ice cream containers
  • Paper bags, napkins and towels
  • Paper take-out boxes and containers
  • Paper tea bags
  • Sugar packets
  • Waxed cardboard and paper
  • Wooden produce crates and pallets
  • Wooden stir sticks
  • Wooden wine corks

Yard Trimmings
  • Branches and brush
  • Flowers and floral trimmings
  • Grasses and weeds
  • Leaves
  • Tree trimmings

Please, NO:


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Printable Materials


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For more general recycling and waste reduction information, please visit RecycleWorks of San Mateo County.

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Recology San Mateo County provides recycling, compost and garbage collection services to the 12 Member Agencies in the RethinkWaste service area.