General Information for Multi-Family Dwellings

BizSMARTRecology San Mateo County is proud to offer single-stream recycling at no additional charge and an optional compost program to its Multi-Family customers.

If you are interested in subscribing to recycling and/or compost service, or have questions about your existing service, please contact us.

Garbage, Recycling, and Compost Bins & Carts
Metal Bins:
Continue to use your existing metal bins. Beginning January 2011, Recology San Mateo County will paint and re-label them to reflect our new recycling, compost and garbage collection services. You don't need to do anything; it will happen automatically.

Technical Assistance: Have you gone through your garbage lately? By recycling, you can significantly reduce your amount of garbage and could downsize your garbage container or service - and the cost. We will provide on-site technical assistance to help you determine the most cost effective garbage collection and recycle and compost programs available to meet your specific needs.

Cart Dimensions:

SizeLengthWidthHeight
*20-gallon2419.7537.5
*32-gallon24.2519.2538.5
64-gallon31.7524.2541.75
96-gallon35.2529.7543.25

*20 and 32 gallon carts do look very similar in size; however, the 20 gallon cart has an in-mold volume reducer to diminish its capacity.

Commercial Bins are available in a variety of sizes. The most common sized bins are listed below.* However, larger bins including 9, 15, 20, 30 and 40 cubic yards are also available. Contact us for more information.

SizeLengthWidthHeight
1-cubic yard72"24"28"
2-cubic yards72"34.5"34.5"
3-cubic yards72"41.5"41.5"
4-cubic yards72"50.5"46"
6-cubic yards72"66"50"
8-cubic yards72"72"56"

*Container dimensions may vary.

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Printable Materials

  • Recycle, Compost and Garbage signs
    These signs display what materials should and should not be placed in each of the three containers. They can be printed and posted in a visible area above your containers so your employees, customers or tenants know what goes where.

Compost Guides Recycling Guides Recycling Poster
 
Move-In Guides Move-Out Guides Property Manager Guides

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