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Fantastic 3 Blue Cart

Residential Recycle Collection Program

Blue Recycling Cart - San Francisco
If you have extra recycling, place it next to your blue cart in a paper bag or cardboard box.

To change the size of any of your carts, contact us. Click on any link below for reuse, recycling and proper disposal information.
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Acceptable Recycling Materials
Only place materials accepted for recycling in your recycle bin!
Please rinse food and beverage containers.
Metal No liquids or food
  • Aluminum cans
  • Aluminum foil and trays (ball foil up to softball size)
  • Caps and lids from bottles, jars and steel (tin) cans
  • Paint cans (must be empty or dry)
  • Spray cans (must be empty)
  • Steel (tin) cans

Plastic Except those labeled "compostable",
no plastic bags, wrappers or Styrofoam, no liquids or food
  • Bottles (leave caps on)
  • Buckets (metal handle ok)
  • Coffee cup lids
  • Containers and clamshells
  • Cups and plates (plastic only, no styrofoam)
  • Flower pots and trays
  • Toys (no electronics, metal or batteries)
  • Tubs and lids
Paper Clean, dry and unsoiled
  • Bags (paper only, no plastic)
  • Cardboard (non-waxed)
  • Cereal boxes (remove plastic liner)
  • Computer and office paper
  • Egg cartons
  • Envelopes (windows okay)
  • Junk mail and magazines
  • Newspapers
  • Packing or craft paper
  • Phonebooks
  • Sticky notes
  • Shredded paper
    (place in sealed paper
    bag and label "Shredded Paper")
  • Wrapping paper
    (non-metallic)
Glass No liquids or food
  • Glass bottles and jars only
    (metal caps and lids too)
Unacceptable Recycling Materials
Please do not place the following non-recyclable materials into your blue cart!