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

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

Materials Accepted

Services:

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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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