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.
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 |
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#2 Plastic Bags | pickup |
none |
Please bundle bags together inside a tied plastic bag. |
#2 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
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#2 Plastic Caps | pickup |
none |
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#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 |
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#3 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
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#3 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
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#4 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
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#4 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
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#5 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
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#5 Plastic Caps | pickup |
none |
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#5 Plastic Clamshells | pickup |
none |
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#5 Plastic Cups | pickup |
none |
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#5 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
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#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 |
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#7 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
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#7 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
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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 |
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Aluminum Lids | pickup |
none |
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Aluminum Trays | pickup |
none |
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Blue Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
none |
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Blue Glass Containers | pickup |
none |
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Blueprints | pickup |
none |
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Booklets | pickup |
none |
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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 |
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Brown Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
none |
Please rinse food and beverage containers. |
Brown Glass Containers | pickup |
none |
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Brush | pickup |
none |
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Cardstock | pickup |
none |
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Catalogs | pickup |
none |
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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 |
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Construction Paper | pickup |
none |
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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 |
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Gift Boxes | pickup |
none |
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Glassine | pickup |
none |
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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 |
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Greeting Cards | pickup |
none |
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Kraft Paper | pickup |
none |
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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. |
pickup |
none |
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Manila Folders | pickup |
none |
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Metal Paint Cans | pickup |
none |
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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 |
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Newspaper | pickup |
none |
Please put newspapers bundled, tied or in paper bags next to your recycling bin. |
Newspaper Inserts | pickup |
none |
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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 |
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Paper Bags | pickup |
none |
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Paper Egg Cartons | pickup |
none |
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Paper Labels | pickup |
none |
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Paper Sleeves | pickup |
none |
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Paper Tubes | pickup |
none |
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Paperback Books | pickup |
none |
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Paperboard | pickup |
none |
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Phone Books | pickup |
none |
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Shredded Paper | pickup |
none |
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Soiled Paper | pickup |
none |
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Steel Cans | pickup |
none |
Please rinse food and beverage containers. |
Steel Lids | pickup |
none |
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Waxed Cardboard | pickup |
none |
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Weeds | pickup |
none |
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Window Envelopes | pickup |
none |
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Wood Chips | pickup |
none |
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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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