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City of Los Altos Curbside Recycling Program - Updated Feb 15, 2013 Back

Services are restricted to residents of Los Altos, Los Altos Hills only.

Please call for the curbside collection schedule.

(650) 473-1400

Los Altos, CA 94022

This program is facilitated by Mission Trail Waste Systems. Please call for more information on subscribing to this service.

Materials Accepted

Services:

Dropoff

Pickup

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Material Residential Business Note
#1 Plastic Beverage Bottles

pickup

none

Please rinse food and beverage containers, then crush or smash plastic containers.

#1 Plastic Non-Beverage Bottles

pickup

none

#2 Plastic Bags

pickup

none

Please bundle bags together inside a tied plastic bag.

#2 Plastic Bottles

pickup

none

#2 Plastic Caps

pickup

none

#2 Plastic Jugs - Clear

pickup

none

Please rinse food and beverage containers, then crush or smash plastic containers.

#2 Plastic Jugs - Colored

pickup

none

Please rinse food and beverage containers, then crush or smash plastic containers.

#2 Rigid Plastics

pickup

none

#3 Plastic Bottles

pickup

none

#3 Rigid Plastics

pickup

none

#4 Plastic Bottles

pickup

none

#4 Rigid Plastics

pickup

none

#5 Plastic Bottles

pickup

none

#5 Plastic Caps

pickup

none

#5 Plastic Clamshells

pickup

none

#5 Plastic Cups

pickup

none

#5 Rigid Plastics

pickup

none

#6 Plastic Bottles

pickup

none

This site accepts styrofoam packing blocks, egg cartons, and empty and rinsed "take-out containers". Please place large foam blocks in a secured, clear plastic bag and place next to your recycling bin.

#6 Rigid Plastics

pickup

none

#7 Plastic Bottles

pickup

none

#7 Rigid Plastics

pickup

none

Aerosol Cans - Empty

pickup

none

This site will accept empty aerosol cans.

Alkaline Batteries

pickup

none

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

Aluminum Beverage Cans

pickup

none

Please rinse food and beverage containers.

Aluminum Foil

pickup

none

This site accepts clean aluminum foil.

Aluminum Food Cans

pickup

none

Aluminum Lids

pickup

none

Aluminum Trays

pickup

none

Blue Glass Beverage Containers

pickup

none

Blue Glass Containers

pickup

none

Blueprints

pickup

none

Booklets

pickup

none

Branches

pickup

none

Please place grass clippings, leaves and small branches cut into three foot lengths or less in your yard waste toter.

Brochures

pickup

none

Brown Glass Beverage Containers

pickup

none

Please rinse food and beverage containers.

Brown Glass Containers

pickup

none

Brush

pickup

none

Cardstock

pickup

none

Catalogs

pickup

none

Chipboard

pickup

none

Please place mixed paper in the mixed paper recycling bin and keep it separate from newspaper.

Clear Glass Beverage Containers

pickup

none

Please rinse food and beverage containers.

Clear Glass Containers

pickup

none

Construction Paper

pickup

none

Corrugated Cardboard

pickup

none

Please put corrugated cardboard flattened next to your recycling bin.

Drink Boxes

pickup

none

Please rinse food and beverage containers.

Envelopes

pickup

none

Gift Boxes

pickup

none

Glassine

pickup

none

Grass Clippings

pickup

none

Please place grass clippings, leaves and small branches cut into three foot lengths or less in your yard waste toter.

Green Glass Beverage Containers

pickup

none

Please rinse food and beverage containers.

Green Glass Containers

pickup

none

Greeting Cards

pickup

none

Kraft Paper

pickup

none

Leaves

pickup

none

Please place grass clippings, leaves and small branches cut into three foot lengths or less in your yard waste toter.

Lithium-ion Batteries

pickup

none

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

Magazines

pickup

none

Please place mixed paper in the mixed paper recycling bin and keep it separate from newspaper.

Mail

pickup

none

Manila Folders

pickup

none

Metal Paint Cans

pickup

none

Milk and Juice Cartons

pickup

none

Please rinse food and beverage containers.

Mixed Paper

pickup

none

Please place mixed paper in the mixed paper recycling bin and keep it separate from newspaper.

Motor Oil

pickup

none

Please pour used motor oil into clean one-gallon plastic containers with tight-fitting screw-top lids. You may place up to two one-gallon containers next to your recycling bin for pick-up.

Motor Oil Containers

pickup

none

Newspaper

pickup

none

Please put newspapers bundled, tied or in paper bags next to your recycling bin.

Newspaper Inserts

pickup

none

Nickel-cadmium Batteries

pickup

none

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

Nonferrous Metals

pickup

none

This site will accept scrap metal including pie pans, metal lids from glass bottles and jars, and metal pots and pans.

Office Paper

pickup

none

Please place mixed paper in the mixed paper recycling bin and keep it separate from newspaper.

Oil Filters

pickup

none

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

Organic Food Waste

pickup

none

Paper Bags

pickup

none

Paper Egg Cartons

pickup

none

Paper Labels

pickup

none

Paper Sleeves

pickup

none

Paper Tubes

pickup

none

Paperback Books

pickup

none

Paperboard

pickup

none

Phone Books

pickup

none

Shredded Paper

pickup

none

Soiled Paper

pickup

none

Steel Cans

pickup

none

Please rinse food and beverage containers.

Steel Lids

pickup

none

Waxed Cardboard

pickup

none

Weeds

pickup

none

Window Envelopes

pickup

none

Wood Chips

pickup

none

Yard Waste

pickup

none

Please place grass clippings, leaves and small branches cut into three foot lengths or less in your yard waste toter.

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