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