Fact: Every ton of yard waste converted saves 143 gallons of oil.

BASIC SERVICES

Garbage Pick-up

Garbage curbside pick-up occurs weekly.  To find out your pick-day, please call 415-456-2601.

Recycling Pick-up

Curbside recycling pick-up occurs weekly on the same day as garbage pick-up.  Recyclables are collected alongside your weekly garbage pick-up including glass bottles, aluminum and tin cans, newspaper, office waste paper, cardboard and plastics.

All recyclables collected are transported to our recycling facility for sorting and recovery. Over the past decade, our collection and educational efforts have resulted in a 74% increase in recycling, surpassing the state mandate and saving the equivalent of two million trees and 900 million gallons of water.

To help further our efforts towards zero waste please visit the pages below to find out how to be a more comprehensive recycler.

Yard Waste Pick-up

Curbside yard waste pick-up occurs bi-weekly. Yard waste diverted from the landfill prevents the release of methane gas, a powerful greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide.  Thank you for composting your yard waste it is an important step towards our zero waste goal.

Residential Street Sweeping

For information on Residential Sweeping please click on the link.