Businesses currently recycle less than 25% of what they throw out; meaning 75% is being disposed in a landfill. Commercial customers that subscribe to garbage collection service are entitled to Single- Stream recycling service at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE. By recycling, you can significantly reduce your garbage, and potentially, your garbage service level, which may result in cost savings. You can also show your customers and employees that you care about your company's impact on the environment and increase your visibility as a community leader. This is an opportunity you can't pass up.

If you're interested in knowing what you're throwing away that could be recycled, contact us to schedule a waste audit.

With single-stream recycling, you can place all your recyclables: newspaper, junk mail, magazines, office paper, milk and juice cartons and cardboard in with your plastic, aluminum and glass containers into one blue cart or bin. No sorting!

Metal

• Aluminum cans
• Aluminum foil and trays
• Caps and lids from bottles, jars and steel/tin cans
• Paint cans (must be empty or dry)
• Spray cans (must be empty)
• Steel (tin) cans

Plastic (no bags or black plastics)

• Coffee cup lids
• Plastic bottles and caps, tubs and lids and containers, including clamshells, numbered 1-7
• Plastic buckets

Paper Clean, dry and unsoiled

• Bags (paper only, no plastic)
• Cardboard (non-waxed)
• Catalogs
• Computer and office paper (all colors)
• Egg cartons (cardboard)
• Envelopes and junk mail
• Magazines
• Milk and juice cartons
• Newspapers
• Packing or craft paper
• Phonebooks and soft cover books
• Sticky note paper
• Shredded paper (in a folded paper bag labeled "shredded paper" and placed inside your blue Recycle cart)
• Wrapping paper (non-metallic)

Glass

• Glass bottles and jars, lids ok

• Batteries and cell phones
• Black plastics and plastic cutlery
• Ceramics and mirrors
• Condiment packets
• Food
• Food wrappers
• Garbage
• Garden hoses
• Juice or soy milk boxes with foil liner
• Milk creamer containers
• Nursery plant containers
• Plastic bags
• Plastic corks
• Plastic film, shrink wrap, pallet wrap and bubble wrap
• Rubber bands
• Plastic or Wire hangers
• Straws
• Styrofoam packaging, food containers and packing peanuts
• Tires
• Window and drinking glasses
• Wires, banding, chains and cables
• Wood, concrete, asphalt, stones and bricks

• Recycle Cart Graphic
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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.