Curbside Recycling Collection. We provide:
64 Gallon
wheeled cart, split into 2 compartments
96 Gallon
wheeled cart, split into 2 compartments
one-gallon clear jug
for used motor oil or cooking oil (don’t mix)
heavy-duty zip-lock bag
for used motor oil filters
How do I use the split cart? What goes where?
Green-lid side
paper products
- Catalogs, magazines, paperback books
- Newspapers and inserts
- Junk mail
- Paper boxes (ceral, tissue, etc.; remove inserts)
- Office paper
- Non-metallic gift wrap and greeting cards
- Cardboard (small pieces ok, see details below)
Blue-lid side
for containers
- Glass bottles and jars*
- Metal cans
- Plastic bottles and tubs* (i.e., shampoo, detergent, yogurt)
- Milk, soup and juice cartons*
- Clean foil ok
*Rinse containers, remove and recycle lids.
What if I have more paper than can fit inside the cart?
Just put the extra paper in a paper bag, label it “paper” and put it next to your cart. We’ll pick it up.
Also Collected at Curbside:
- Batteries
Tape battery terminals and put batteries in a tightly sealed, clear-plastic bag and place the bag on top of your recycling split cart. You can get rid of rechargeable batteries from cellphones, laptops and cordless power tools, button and household batteries. - Motor Oil
Pour into your Specialty jug, or a non-breakable one-gallon clear container with a screw top lid (e.g. rinsed plastic). - Cooking Oil
Pour cooled cooking oil into a clear plastic bottle or jug, no larger than one-gallon size, with a screw-top lid. Limit of two jugs per household per week. Small quantities of cooking oil can be placed with food scraps.
- Oil filters
Drain excess oil from filter into an oil pan, seal filter inside a heavy-duty zip-lock plastic bag and put the sealed bag at the curbside on your next recycling day. You’ll get a replacement bag at pickup. - Corrugated cardboard
Tie into flattened bundles no larger than 30” x 30” x 6”. - Paper grocery bags
Flatten bags and put inside another paper grocery bag or bundle with cardboard. White bags are OK. Bags can also be placed in paper side of cart.
My recycling wasn’t collected! What happened?
If pickup isn’t possible, we’ll leave a tag on your cart explaining why not. We’re not able to pick up the following items. For more information, please refer to Sunnyvale Recycles Right PDF, Smart Station Services PDF, Recycling’s Dirty Dozen or the Avoid the Dirty Dozen PDF.
- Motor oil or cooking oil mixed with other fluids
- Antifreeze
- Non recyclable plastic
- Window/auto glass & crushed glass
- Mirrors
- Pyrex
- Ceramics & porcelain
- Crystal
- Black Plastic