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City of Palo Alto Curbside Recycling Program - Updated Feb 15, 2013 Back

Services are restricted to residents of Palo Alto only.

Please call for the curbside collection schedule.

www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts/pwd/zero_waste/

(650) 496-5910

Palo Alto, CA 94303

Materials Accepted

Services:

Dropoff

Pickup

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Material Residential Business Note
#1 Plastic Beverage Bottles

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Please rinse and flatten #1 bottles such as soda and water bottles.

#1 Plastic Non-Beverage Bottles

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#1 Rigid Plastics

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#2 Plastic Bags

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#2 Plastic Bottles

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#2 Plastic Caps

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#2 Plastic Film

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Please place inside a clear plastic bag and tie.

#2 Plastic Jugs - Clear

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Please rinse and flatten #2 plastic bottles such as milk and water jugs and juice and detergent bottles.

#2 Plastic Jugs - Colored

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Please rinse and flatten #2 plastic bottles such as milk and water jugs and juice and detergent bottles.

#2 Rigid Plastics

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#3 Plastic Bottles

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#3 Rigid Plastics

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#4 Plastic Bottles

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#4 Rigid Plastics

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#5 Plastic Bottles

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#5 Plastic Caps

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#5 Rigid Plastics

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#6 Plastic Bottles

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#6 Rigid Plastics

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#7 Plastic Bottles

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#7 Rigid Plastics

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Aerosol Cans - Empty

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Aerosol cans must be empty and non-hazardous.

Alkaline Batteries

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Put batteries inside a zip lock bag and place on top of recycling bin.

Aluminum Beverage Cans

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This program accepts aluminum cans and metal lids and food trays.

Aluminum Foil

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This program accepts clean aluminum foil.

Aluminum Food Cans

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Aluminum Lids

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Auto Parts

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Please remove all fluids.

Blue Glass Beverage Containers

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Blue Glass Containers

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Blueprints

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Booklets

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Branches

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Brochures

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Brown Glass Beverage Containers

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Brown Glass Containers

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Brush

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Cardstock

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Catalogs

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CDs

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Cell Phone Accessories

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Cell Phones

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Cell phones can be recycled when placed in sealed tear-resistant bags and placed next to your blue bins.

Chipboard

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pickup

Christmas Trees

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Christmas Trees are picked up curbside during the (3) weeks following the holiday. Please remove all decorations, metal, lights, and tree stand.

Clear Glass Beverage Containers

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Clear Glass Containers

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Computer Peripherals - External

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Construction Paper

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Cookware

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This program accepts metal pots and pans.

Corrugated Cardboard

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Please flatten, fold or cut corrugated cardboard into pieces that are no larger than 2 feet by 3 feet and place next to your recycling crates at the curb. Please cross tie large quantities of cardboard with string.

CRT Computer Monitors

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Desktop Computers

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Envelopes

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Ferrous Metals

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Game Consoles

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Gift Boxes

pickup

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Glassine

pickup

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Grass Clippings

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pickup

Green Glass Beverage Containers

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Green Glass Containers

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Greeting Cards

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Hardware

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Inkjet Cartridges

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Kraft Paper

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Laptop Computers

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LCD Computer Monitors

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Leaves

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Lithium-ion Batteries

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Put batteries inside a zip lock bag and place on top of recycling bin.

Lumber

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Magazines

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Mail

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Manila Folders

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Metal Paint Cans

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Mixed Paper

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Motor Oil

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Please pour used motor oil into clean one-gallon plastic containers with tight-fitting screw top lids and place next to your recycling bin.

Motor Oil Containers

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MP3 Players

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Newspaper

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Newspaper Inserts

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Nickel-cadmium Batteries

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Put batteries inside a zip lock bag and place on top of recycling bin.

Nonferrous Metals

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This program will accept small household appliances (toaster size or smaller) or scrap metal. Please place in a small cardboard box at your curbside.

Office Machines

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Office Paper

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Oil Filters

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Please place used oil filters in a sealed, leak-proof plastic bag and place curbside next to your recycling bin.

Pallets

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Paper Bags

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Please place brown paper bags with your flattened corrugated cardboard next to your recycling crates at the curb.

Paper Egg Cartons

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Paper Labels

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Paper Sleeves

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Paper Tubes

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Paperback Books

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This program accepts paperback books.

Paperboard

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Phone Books

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Pipe

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This program accepts plastic pipe.

Printers

pickup

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Sawdust

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Scrap Metal

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Shredded Paper

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Please tie in a clear plastic bag.

Small Appliances

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Steel Cans

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This program also accepts empty paint cans.

Steel Lids

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Telephones

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Toner Cartridges

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Tools

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Toys

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Weeds

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Window Envelopes

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Wood Chips

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Yard Waste

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