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
Material | Residential | Business | Note |
#1 Plastic Beverage Bottles | pickup |
pickup |
Please rinse and flatten #1 bottles such as soda and water bottles. |
#1 Plastic Non-Beverage Bottles | pickup |
pickup |
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#1 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
pickup |
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#2 Plastic Bags | pickup |
pickup |
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#2 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
pickup |
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#2 Plastic Caps | pickup |
pickup |
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#2 Plastic Film | pickup |
pickup |
Please place inside a clear plastic bag and tie. |
#2 Plastic Jugs - Clear | pickup |
pickup |
Please rinse and flatten #2 plastic bottles such as milk and water jugs and juice and detergent bottles. |
#2 Plastic Jugs - Colored | pickup |
pickup |
Please rinse and flatten #2 plastic bottles such as milk and water jugs and juice and detergent bottles. |
#2 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
pickup |
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#3 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
pickup |
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#3 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
pickup |
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#4 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
pickup |
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#4 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
pickup |
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#5 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
pickup |
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#5 Plastic Caps | pickup |
pickup |
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#5 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
pickup |
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#6 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
pickup |
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#6 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
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#7 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
pickup |
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#7 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
pickup |
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Aerosol Cans - Empty | pickup |
pickup |
Aerosol cans must be empty and non-hazardous. |
Alkaline Batteries | pickup |
pickup |
Put batteries inside a zip lock bag and place on top of recycling bin. |
Aluminum Beverage Cans | pickup |
pickup |
This program accepts aluminum cans and metal lids and food trays. |
Aluminum Foil | pickup |
pickup |
This program accepts clean aluminum foil. |
Aluminum Food Cans | pickup |
pickup |
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Aluminum Lids | pickup |
pickup |
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Auto Parts | pickup |
pickup |
Please remove all fluids. |
Blue Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
pickup |
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Blue Glass Containers | pickup |
pickup |
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Blueprints | pickup |
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Booklets | pickup |
pickup |
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Branches | pickup |
pickup |
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Brochures | pickup |
pickup |
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Brown Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
pickup |
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Brown Glass Containers | pickup |
pickup |
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Brush | pickup |
pickup |
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Cardstock | pickup |
pickup |
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Catalogs | pickup |
pickup |
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CDs | pickup |
pickup |
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Cell Phone Accessories | pickup |
pickup |
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Cell Phones | pickup |
pickup |
Cell phones can be recycled when placed in sealed tear-resistant bags and placed next to your blue bins. |
Chipboard | pickup |
pickup |
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Christmas Trees | pickup |
pickup |
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 | pickup |
pickup |
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Clear Glass Containers | pickup |
pickup |
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Computer Peripherals - External | pickup |
pickup |
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Construction Paper | pickup |
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Cookware | pickup |
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This program accepts metal pots and pans. |
Corrugated Cardboard | pickup |
pickup |
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 | pickup |
pickup |
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Desktop Computers | pickup |
pickup |
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Envelopes | pickup |
pickup |
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Ferrous Metals | pickup |
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Game Consoles | pickup |
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Gift Boxes | pickup |
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Glassine | pickup |
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Grass Clippings | pickup |
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Green Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
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Green Glass Containers | pickup |
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Greeting Cards | pickup |
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Hardware | pickup |
pickup |
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Inkjet Cartridges | pickup |
pickup |
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Kraft Paper | pickup |
pickup |
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Laptop Computers | pickup |
pickup |
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LCD Computer Monitors | pickup |
pickup |
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Leaves | pickup |
pickup |
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Lithium-ion Batteries | pickup |
pickup |
Put batteries inside a zip lock bag and place on top of recycling bin. |
Lumber | pickup |
pickup |
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Magazines | pickup |
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Manila Folders | pickup |
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Metal Paint Cans | pickup |
pickup |
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Mixed Paper | pickup |
pickup |
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Motor Oil | pickup |
pickup |
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 | pickup |
pickup |
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MP3 Players | pickup |
pickup |
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Newspaper | pickup |
pickup |
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Newspaper Inserts | pickup |
pickup |
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Nickel-cadmium Batteries | pickup |
pickup |
Put batteries inside a zip lock bag and place on top of recycling bin. |
Nonferrous Metals | pickup |
pickup |
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 | pickup |
pickup |
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Office Paper | pickup |
pickup |
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Oil Filters | pickup |
pickup |
Please place used oil filters in a sealed, leak-proof plastic bag and place curbside next to your recycling bin. |
Pallets | pickup |
pickup |
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Paper Bags | pickup |
pickup |
Please place brown paper bags with your flattened corrugated cardboard next to your recycling crates at the curb. |
Paper Egg Cartons | pickup |
pickup |
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Paper Labels | pickup |
pickup |
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Paper Sleeves | pickup |
pickup |
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Paper Tubes | pickup |
pickup |
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Paperback Books | pickup |
pickup |
This program accepts paperback books. |
Paperboard | pickup |
pickup |
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Phone Books | pickup |
pickup |
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Pipe | pickup |
pickup |
This program accepts plastic pipe. |
Printers | pickup |
pickup |
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Sawdust | pickup |
pickup |
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Scrap Metal | pickup |
pickup |
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Shredded Paper | pickup |
pickup |
Please tie in a clear plastic bag. |
Small Appliances | pickup |
pickup |
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Steel Cans | pickup |
pickup |
This program also accepts empty paint cans. |
Steel Lids | pickup |
pickup |
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Telephones | pickup |
pickup |
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Toner Cartridges | pickup |
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Tools | pickup |
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Toys | pickup |
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Weeds | pickup |
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Window Envelopes | pickup |
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Wood Chips | pickup |
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Yard Waste | pickup |
pickup |
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