GreenWaste of Palo Alto - Palo Alto - 2765 Lafayette St

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GreenWaste of Palo Alto

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2765 Lafayette St, Palo Alto, California 94303

www.greenwasteofpaloalto.com

(650) 493-4894

customerservice@greenwaste.com

Hours:

Mon - Fri: 8 am - 5 pm Closed on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. *Curbside collection on regular day of service*

GreenWaste is the contracted service provider for residents and businesses in the City of Palo Alto to collect recyclables and garbage from all customers and collect yard trimmings from residents of single-family homes and compostables from residents of multi-unit complexes and businesses. GreenWaste is a locally based and privately owned company dedicated to the development of innovative and cost-effective solutions to address the everyday environmental challenges related to solid waste. See website for accepted items.

Item	Notes	Method	Destination
6-Pack Rings	Put in bag with other film plastic.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
ABS Plastic		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Aerosol Can - Empty	Empty, nonhazardous aerosol cans only.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Agricultural Plastics & Film		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Air Mattress		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Aluminum Cans - CRV		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Aluminum Foil & Pans - Clean		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Antifreeze	This item is hazardous and must be disposed of properly. It can be set out as part of your Clean Up Day in a spill-proof one-gallon container.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Aseptic Packs		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Ashes - Grill/Fireplace		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Audio & Visual Equipment - Non-working	Consider repair and reuse before disposal. Remove any batteries and place in recycle cart. Take batteries to HHW Station.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Auto Glass		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Auto Upholstery - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Do not place in your recycle cart. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Baby Furniture & Equipment - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Do not place in your recycle cart. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Balloons - Used		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Barbeque Grill	Bulky Pickup. Consider reuse or repair before disposal. Do not place in your recycle cart. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Bath Tub	Bulky Pickup. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Batteries - Household - Rechargeable (up to 5 lbs)	Clean Up Day. Do not place in your recycle cart. This item can be collected curbside during your Clean Up Day. Li-ion batteries are not accepted and should be taken to the Household Hazardous Waste Station.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Batteries - Household - Single-Use	Clean Up Day. Do not place in your recycle cart. This item can be collected curbside during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Beverage Containers - Mixed		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Bicycle - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Bicycle - Scrap & Parts	Metal parts can be recycled	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Bimetal Cans - CRV		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Bimetal Cans - Non-CRV		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Blueprint Paper		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Boat Upholstery - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Books - Hard Cover - Non-working		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Books - Soft Cover - Non-working		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Bricks	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Bricks - Broken	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Bubble Envelopes - Paper or Mylar		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Bubble Envelopes - Plastic		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Bubble Wrap	Put bubble wrap with bags and other film plastic in a plastic bag, tie and place in recycling cart.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Burlap	Consider reuse or repair before disposal.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Cables & Wires - Non-working	Wire must be bundled or tied together.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Camera Film & Slides		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Cameras & Camcorders - Non-working	Consider repair and reuse before disposal. Remove battery and place in recycle cart. Take battery to HHW Station or place out during Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Cardboard	Remove all packing material, flatten and place in your blue recycle cart. Excess cardboard can be cut or folded it into 2’ x 3’ pieces and placed in a tied bundle next to your blue cart.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Cardboard - Foil-lined		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Cardboard - Waxed		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Cardboard - Wet	If wet from rain, dry out and then it may go in recycling. If food-soiled, place in compost.	Paid Pick-up	Compost
Carpet	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Carpet Padding	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Cassette & VHS Tapes - Non-working		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
CD/DVD - Non-working/Non-commercial		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
CD/DVD Jewel Cases	Consider reuse or repair before disposal.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Ceiling Tile		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Cell Phones - Non-working	Consider repair and reuse options before reycling. Remove battery and put phone in sealed, clear, tear-resistant bag and place in recycling cart. Take battery to HHW Station.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Ceramics & Pottery - Broken	Consider reuse or repair before disposal.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Child Car Seats - Non-working/Expired/Accident		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Christmas Lights - Non-working	Please bundle before placing into recycling cart.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Christmas Trees	Trees will be collected on regularly scheduled collection days for the 4 weeks following Christmas day. Cut trees in 4-foot lengths and remove tree stands, all ornamentation, tinsel, and nails. Flocked trees belong in the garbage.	Paid Pick-up	Compost
Christmas Trees - Artificial	Consider repair or donation for reuse if in good condition before disposal.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Cigarette Waste		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Cinder Blocks		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Cinder Blocks - Broken		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Cleaning Wipes - Used	Do not flush. Wipes are made from plastic resins, do not degrade in compost, and clog pipes.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Clocks & Watches - Non-working	Consider repair and reuse options before disposal. Remove battery and place in recycle cart. Take battery to the HHW Station or set out with other batteries during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Clothes Hangers - Broken	Metal hangers must be bundled or tied together.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Clothing - Undergarments - Poor Condition		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Coffee Pods - Compostable	Compost if labeled as \"Compostable.\" Consider investing in a reusable coffee pod.	Paid Pick-up	Compost
Coffee Pods - Metal/Plastic	Empty coffee or tea grounds in the compost first. Consider investing in reusable pods.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Compostable Plastic Bags - BPI Certified		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Compressed Gas Cylinders - Single-use/Non-working	Empty, depressurized metal gas cylinders can go in your blue recycle cart. The valve must been removed or the tank must be clearly punctured. Pressurized cylinders can to the HHW Station.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Computer Accessories - Non-working	Consider repair and reuse before disposal. Remove battery and place in recycle cart. Anything with a computer chip is accepted, no TVs or computer monitors. Take battery to HHW Station.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Computer Monitors - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. Do not place in your recycle cart. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Computers - Non-working	Consider repair and reuse before disposal. Remove battery and place in recycle cart. Anything with a computer chip is accepted, no TVs or computer monitors. Take battery to HHW Station.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Concrete	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collectsed for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Concrete With Rebar	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Construction & Demolition Debris		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Cooking Oil/Grease/Fats	Small amounts of oil and grease can be placed in your green cart, use paper towels or other compostable items to absorb them. Large amounts should be taken to the Household Hazardous Waste Station.	Paid Pick-up	Compost
Copy Machines - Non-working	This item can go in your blue recycle cart. If it does not fit, it can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Corks - Natural		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Corks - Plastic/Synthetic		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Dead Animals		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Dishwasher - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Disposable Diapers & Wipes - Used	All used single-use diapers & wipes, including \"compostable\" belong in the trash. Wipes clog pipes! Do not flush. \"Compostable diapers\" are only compostable when picked up by a service that provides special conditions and the resulting compost is not used for food growing.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Doors	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Drums - Metal	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Drums - Paper	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Drums - Plastic	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Dryer & Vacuum Lint	Due to high plastic micro-fibers from textiles.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Drywall	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Egg Cartons - Paper - Clean		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Egg Cartons - Paper - Soiled	Food or cracked-egg soiled cartons.	Paid Pick-up	Compost
Egg Cartons - Plastic	Egg cartons made from expanded polystyrene are not accepted for recycling.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Electronics - Non-working	Anything with a computer chip is accepted for recycling, no TVs or computer monitors.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Envelopes - Paper	Clear, plastic windows okay.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Espresso Machines	Consider repair and reuse before disposal. Remove battery if it has one and place in recycle cart. Take battery to the HHW Station or set out with other batteries during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Exercise Equipment - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Facial Tissues - Used		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Ferrous Scrap Metal/Steel		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Flexible Packaging - Multi-material		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Flooring - Non-working	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Foam Padding		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Food Scraps		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Food Service Ware - Compostable - BPI Certified Products		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Food Service Ware - Condiment Packets & Cups		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Food Service Ware - Paper Products - Poly-coated		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Food Service Ware - Paper Products - Uncoated		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Food Service Ware - Plastic Clamshells/To-Go Containers/Trays	Empty containers only. No food or liquids.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Food Service Ware - Plastic Cups & Plates	Empty containers only. No food or liquids.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Food Service Ware - Plastic Utensils		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Food Service Ware - Styrofoam Products		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Food Service Ware - To-Go Cup Lids	If plastic, these go in your blue recycle cart.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Food Service Ware - Wood/Bamboo Products		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Frozen Food Boxes		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Furniture - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Reuse
Game Cartridges - Non-working		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Gaming Systems & Accessories - Non-working	Consider repair and reuse before disposal. Remove battery if any and place in recycle cart. Take battery to HHW Station.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Gel Ice Packs		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Gift Tissue Paper	No food contaminated paper, foil paper or thermal paper. Staples and tape are ok.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Glass Bottles & Jars - Non-CRV	No porcelain, ceramics, window or mirror glass, red or blue glass, Pyrex or light bulbs.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Glass Bottles - CRV	No porcelain, ceramics, window or mirror glass, red or blue glass, Pyrex or light bulbs.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Glassware - Decorative & Kitchen - Non-working		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Greeting Cards - Musical/Electronic Piece	Remove battery and electronic element. Recycle the paper card if free of plastic and/or metallic decoration (trash). Take battery to the HHW Station or set out with other batteries during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Hair and Fur Trimmings		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Hardware & Fasteners		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Hearing Aids	Consider reuse or repair before disposal.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Helium Tanks - Empty	Empty, depressurized metal gas cylinders can go in your blue recycle cart. The valve must been removed or the tank must be clearly punctured. Pressurized cylinders can to the HHW Station	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Hoses - Garden/Rubber - Non-working		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Houseware - Non-working		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Ink Cartridges		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Insulation - Used	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Jewelry - Non-working	Consider reuse or repair before disposal. Metal jewelry can be specially recycled.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Keys		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Kitchen Fixtures		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Knives & Shears	Place knives in a clear plastic container for worker safety.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Lab Glassware - Poor Condition		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Lab Plastics - Used	Empty containers only. No solids or liquids.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Lava Rock	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Lawnmower - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Leather Remnants & Scraps		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Light Bulbs - Incandescent/Halogen		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Lighting Fixtures - Non-working		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Luggage - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Magazines	No food contaminated paper, foil paper or thermal paper. Staples and tape are ok.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Major Household Appliances - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day. GreenWaste does not collect items such as refrigerators, freezers or air conditioners unless the refrigerants have been removed by a certified professional.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Manure		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Mattresses & Box Springs	Bulky Pickup. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Medals/Trophies/Ribbons	Broken, damaged, or unable to be donated	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Metal Bottle Caps		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Metal Cans - Non-CRV		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Metal Jar Lids		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Metal Pipe		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Metal Sinks & Toilets	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Microwave - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Mirror - Broken		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Mixed Debris	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Motor Oil	Clean Up Day. Place oil in a spill-proof one-gallon container and set out as part of your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Moving Boxes & Packing Materials	Remove all packing material, flatten and place in your blue recycle cart. Excess cardboard can be cut or folded it into 2’ x 3’ pieces and placed in a tied bundle next to your blue cart.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Musical Instruments & Gear - Non-working	Consider reuse or repair before disposal.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Nail polish - Empty	Use up nail polish, trade with friends, or bring full containers to the HHW Station as most nail polishes contain toxic chemicals.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Newspaper		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Non-ferrous Scrap Metal		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Office Furniture/Equipment - Working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Reuse
Oil Filters	Clean Up Day. Place oil filter in sealed, clear, and tear resistant bag. Set out as part of your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Oil-filled Heaters - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Packaged Foodgrade Liquids - Expired/ Non-working	If container is compostable (e.g., milk or juice carton) place then entire item in your green compost cart. If not, empty liquids into green compost cart. You may wish to use soiled paper towels or other compostable items to absorb the liquid. Place empty container into appropriate cart. If container is recyclable, empty containers only - no food or liquids. ,Remove food and place into green compost cart. Place empty container into appropriate cart. If container is recyclable, empty containers only - no food or liquids.	Paid Pick-up	Compost
Packing Peanuts - Starch-based	Collect for future reuse packaging or art projects. May be dissolved in hot water in an poured in garden.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Packing Peanuts - Styrofoam	Bag to prevent spilling during hauler pick-up.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Paint Cans & Buckets - Empty & Dry		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Pallets - Wooden - Broken	Remove nails and break to fit into cart/bin. Wood must be untreated or unpainted to be accepted.	Paid Pick-up	Compost
Pallets - Wooden - Working	C&D/Debris Box. Wood must be untreated or unpainted to be accepted.	Paid Pick-up	Compost
Paper	No food contaminated paper, foil paper or thermal paper. Staples and tape are ok.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Paper - Carbon		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Paper - Plastic Laminated		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Paper - Shredded	Put shredded paper in a plastic or paper bag, tie, staple or tape bag securely and place in recycling cart.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Paper Bags	No food contaminated paper, foil paper or thermal paper. Food-soiled paper bags go in Compost.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Paper Bags - Polycoated		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Paper Carton Containers - Plastic-coated		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Paper Receipts - Thermal		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Paper Straws		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Paper Towels & Napkins		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Paperboard Boxes/Tubes	No food contaminated paper, foil paper or thermal paper.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Personal Care & Beauty Product Packaging	Empty containers only. Tubes (e.g., toothpaste, ointment, lotions) go in your black landfill cart.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Personal Care & Beauty Products - Used		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Pet Waste	Pet waste from vegetarian pets (i.e. rodents) and their bedding may go in the compost. Even bags of poop in \"compostable\" bags belong in your black landfill cart.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Phonebooks		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Photographs	Polaroids/instant photos go in your black landfill cart.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Pill Bottles - Empty		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Pillows - Poor Condition		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Pizza Box - Greasy		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Pizza Box - Non-greasy		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Plant Pots - Broken		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Plant Pots - Ceramic	Consider reuse and repair before disposal. Broken pieces can be used at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Plant Pots - Plastic		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Plastic Bags	Put bags and other film plastic into a plastic bag, tie and place in recycling cart.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Plastic Bottle - CRV	Please leave caps on bottles. Empty containers, pour out liquids.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Plastic Bottle - Non-CRV	Please leave caps on bottles. Empty containers, pour out liquids.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Plastic Bucket	Empty containers only. Pour out liquids and scrape or wipe out residue.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Plastic Corrugated Signs		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Plastic Film & Wrap	Put bags and other film plastic into a plastic bag, tie and place in recycling cart.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Plastic Lids & Caps - Bottles and Jars	Caps reattached to empty plastic bottles may be recycled. Small loose caps and lids will not be captured for recycling	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Plastic Packaging - Blisterpak		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Plastic Shower Curtain Liners		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Plastic Strapping		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Plastic Straws	Single-use, disposable straws or damaged silicone straws.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Plastic Tarps	Poor, damaged condition.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Plastic Wide Mouth Container	Empty containers only. No food or liquids.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Plate Glass	Consider reuse and repair before disposal.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Plexiglass	Consider reuse and repair before disposal.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Polyester Batting/Filling		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Pool Cover - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day. Plastic bubble covers can be recycled as film plastic. Other covers are landfill.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Porcelain Toilets & Sinks	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Pots & Pans - Non-working	Poor, damaged condition. Consider repairing or refurbishing as possible.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Printers/Faxes - Non-working	Consider repair and reuse before disposal. Remove battery and place in recycle cart. Take battery to HHW Station or place out with other batteries as part of your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Propane Cylinders - 1 lb - Empty Single-use	Empty, depressurized metal gas cylinders can go in your blue recycle cart. The valve must been removed or the tank must be clearly punctured. Pressurized cylinders can to the HHW Station.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Purses & Backpacks - Non-working	Poor, damaged condition. Consider repairing or refurbishing as possible.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
PVC		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Radios - Non-working	Consider repair and reuse before disposal. Remove battery and place in recycle cart. Take battery to HHW Station.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Rags - Paint/Chemical/Oil Soiled		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Records	Broken, damaged condition.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Reusable Bags	Broken, damaged condition.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Rigid Plastics		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Rock/Gravel - Clean	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Roofing - Asphalt Composition Shingles	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Roofing - Clay Tile	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Roofing - Concrete Tile	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Roofing - Tar & Gravel	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Roofing - Wood Shingles	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Rubber Bands	Consider collecting for reuse.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Rubber Items	Poor, damaged condition.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Rugs & Mats - Non-working	Poor, damaged condition.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Sand	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Satellite Dish - Non-working	Consider repair and reuse before disposal.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Sawdust - Composite Wood/Painted Wood	Any wood waste from wood with glues and adhesives belongs in the trash.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Sawdust - Untreated Wood	Shavings from clean, unpainted or stained wood.	Paid Pick-up	Compost
Scrap Metal		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Sewing Machines - Non-working	Consider repair and reuse before disposal. Remove battery if any and place in recycle cart if it fits. Take battery to HHW Station.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Shoes - Poor Condition		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Single-use Personal Protective Equipment	Cut loops when disposing of masks, as wildlife are getting tangled, similar to 6-pack rings.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Small Engines - Non-working	Consider repair and reuse before disposal. Remove all engine fluids before placing in recycle cart.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Small Household Appliances - Non-working		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarms - Non-working	Remove battery and place in recycle cart. Take battery to HHW Station or place out with other batteries as part of your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Soil - Clean	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Solar Panels - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Sponges - Natural		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Sponges - Synthetic		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Sporting Goods - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Stove/Oven - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Straw/Hay	No bamboo, cactus, flax, ivy, palm, pampas grass, poison oak or yucca.	Paid Pick-up	Compost
Strawberry Baskets - Plastic		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Stuffed Animals	Poor, damaged condition.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Styrofoam Blocks		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Styrofoam Sheets		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Tape		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Tea Bags		Paid Pick-up	Compost
Telephones	Consider repair and reuse before disposal. Remove battery and place in recycle cart. Take battery to HHW Station or place out during Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Television - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Tennis Balls		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Tents and Outdoor Gear - Non-working	Consider repair and reuse before disposal.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Textiles - Good Condition/Size	Clean Up Day. Place textiles in a box or bag. Set out as part of your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Tile	C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Tire/Rubber Scraps		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Tires	Bulky Pickup. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Toner Cartridges		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Tools & Accessories - Garden - Non-working		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Tools & Accessories - Hand - Non-working		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Tools & Accessories - Power - Non-working	Remove battery and place in recycle cart. Take battery to HHW Station or place out with other batteries as part of your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Toys & Games - Non-working	Consider repair and reuse before disposal.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Toys & Games - Plastic Parts Only		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Toys & Games - With Electronics	Remove battery and place in recycle cart. Take battery to HHW Station or place out with other batteries as part of your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Transparency Film Plastic		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Trash Compactor		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Typewriters - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Tyvek		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Vacuum Cleaner Bags & Filters	Used condition. Donate new/unused vacuum cleaner bags and filters.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Vacuum Cleaners - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
VCRs/CD/DVD Players - Non-working	Consider repair and reuse before disposal. Remove battery and place in recycle cart. Take battery to HHW Station or place out during Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Video Projectors - Non-working	Consider repair and reuse before disposal. Remove battery and place in recycle cart. Take battery to HHW Station or place out during Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Washer/Dryer - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Water Bottles - Reusable	Recycle poor or damaged condition metal and plastics bottles. Donate clean, good condition bottles for reuse.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Water Coolers - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Water Filters		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Water Heaters - Non-working	Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Wax & Parchment Paper	Compost Wax paper and Landfill Parchment Paper	Paid Pick-up	Compost
Wigs	Poor, damaged condition.	Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Window Screens	Consider repair and reuse before disposal. Metal frame and metal screens can go in recycle cart. Plastic frames and screens go in landfill cart.	Paid Pick-up	Recycle
Window Treatments - Non-working		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Wood - Engineered/Composite		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Wood - Painted		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Wood - Untreated	No bamboo, cactus, flax, ivy, palm, pampas grass, poison oak or yucca.	Paid Pick-up	Compost
Wood Chips	Wood must be untreated or unpainted to be accepted. Consider using as mulch in your garden.	Paid Pick-up	Compost
Wood Scraps - Untreated	Wood must be untreated or unpainted to be accepted.	Paid Pick-up	Compost
Wrapping Paper - Metallic		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Wrapping Paper - Non-Metallic		Paid Pick-up	Recycle
X-Ray Film		Paid Pick-up	Landfill
Yard Trimmings & Plant Debris	No bamboo, cactus, flax, ivy, palm, pampas grass, poison oak or yucca.	Paid Pick-up	Compost

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