CALIFORNIA TRASH AND RECYCLING

NOTE: Clean, dry plastic bags can’t go in the blue or green bins, but can be recycled at participating supermarkets.

SOURCE: https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Recycle/Commercial/Organics/PRToolkit/

— KITTY LITTER AND ANIMAL FECES— JUICE, SOUP, OR MILK TYPE BOXES WITH FOIL/PLASTIC LINING — COMPOSITE ITEMS MADE OF MULTIPLE MATERIALS

— GLASS OTHER THAN BOTTLES AND JARS— PLASTIC ITEMS MIXED WITH METAL, FABRIC, OR RUBBER — BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC ITEMS

BLACK LANDFILL BIN

— HOUSE PLANTS— ALL PLANT DEBRIS, INCLUDING WEEDS AND BRANCHES — TREE TRIMMINGS

— "COMPOSTABLE" BAGS— COOKING GREASE — WAXED CARDBOARD/PAPER — SMALL PIECES OF WOOD — CORKS/NO PLASTIC

— ALL FRUITS AND VEGETABLES— COFFEE GROUNDS — EGGS AND EGGSHELLS — MEAT/INCLUDING BONES — SEAFOOD/INCLUDING SHELLFISH

— GREASY PIZZA BOXES— PAPER COFFEE FILTERS — PAPER ICE CREAM CONTAINERS — PAPER TAKE-OUT BOXES

FOOD SCRAPS

PLANTS

OTHER

DIRTY PAPER

GREEN COMPOSTING BIN

— ALUMINUM CANS— PAINT CANS/STEEL CANS — ALUMINUM FOIL

— GLASS BOTTLES— JARS

— BOTTLES & CONTAINERS— CUPS AND PLASTICS/NO STYROFOAM — TOYS/NO BATTERIES OR ELECTRONICS

— CARDBOARD— CEREAL BOXES — EGG CARTONS — JUNK MAIL/SHREDDED PAPER

HARD PLASTICS

METAL

GLASS

CLEAN PAPER

BLUE RECYCLING BIN

A LOOK AT WHAT GOES INTO EACH BIN

CALIFORNIA GUIDELINES FOR TRASH & RECYCLING