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RECYCLABLES Please place all recyclable materials together in your blue recyclables container.

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METAL Empty and rinse as appropriate

• Aerosol cons (empty and non-hazardous) • Electrical motors • Aluminum foil, foil trays and pans (clean) • Food and soup cans • Aluminum pie pans • Furniture (e.g., chairs, tables) • Beverage and soda cons • Hangers - metal/wire • Con lids - metal • Keys • Cor parts - small (no fluids) • Lids and caps - metal (e.g., from glass bottles, jars) • Doors and screens • Nuts and bolts

GLASS Empty and rinse as appropriate

• Beverage bottles • Broken glass • Blue glass • Dishware - glass

PAPER Staples and tape can be recycled

• Books - hardback and softbock • Coupons • Carbonlass poper (e.g., receipts) • Egg cartons - cardboard • Cardboard - unwoxed (fit inside or bundle beside) • Envelopes (plastic window OK) • Cereal and cracker boxes (remove liners) • Frozen food packaging - cardboard • Coffee cups - cardboard (e.g., from coffee-shops) • Gift wrap (no metallic/foil) • Colored or construction paper • Juice boxes and cartons - non-aseptic • Computer paper • Junk mail

PLASTIC Empty and rinse as appropriate

• Auto parts - plastic (no fluids) • Coffee-cup lids • Baby wipe containers • Coolers • Baskets - plastic • Crates - plastic • Beverage bottles (e.g., soda, juices, water) • Disposable razors • Bleach and detergent bottles • Flower pots - plastic • Bubble wrap • Food containers (e.g., cottage cheese, yogurt) • Buckets (remove handles) • Furniture - plastic (e.g., chairs, tables) • Coat hangers - plastic • Gloves - rubber (not single-use or latex disposable)

FILM PLASTICS Bundle in dear plastic bags and knot the tap

• Bread bags • Frozen food bags or pouches • Cellophane bags (e.g., pasta, salad, cookies) • Newspaper bags • Dry cleaning bags • Pallet wrap

ELECTRONIC WASTE • Appliances - small (e.g., coffee maker, microwave) • Cords - tied up (e.g., telephone, computer, • Calculators appliance) • Cameras • DVRs, VCRs, DVD playelll • Cell phones • Fax machines • Computer mice • Ink cartridges and toner

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All items must fit inside the recyclables container with the lid dosed.

• Paint cans (remove excess paint, let residue dry) • Sporting goods - metal • Pet food cans • Tools - metal • Pipes • Toys - metal • Plumbing fixtures • Umbrellas - metal • Pots and pans • Utensils - metal • Propane/gas tanks (valve off) • Screws and nails

• Food jars • Wine bottles • Windows - uncoated/unlaminated

• Magazines and catalogs • Pizzo delivery boxes - clean • Mailers - cardboard (e.g., Fed Ex, UPS) • Shoe boxes • Milk and cream cartons • Shredded paper (tie in dear plastic bag) • Newspaper - clean (including inserts) • Telephone books • Paper bags • Tissue paper (e.g., gift wrap, dry cleaning) • Paper cups and plates - uncoated • White office paper • Photographs - photo paper

• Hoses (e.g., car, garden, appliance) • Shelving - plastic • Household cleaner bottles (non-toxic) • Squeezable bottles (e.g., honey, mayo, ketchup) • Mouthwash • Swimming pools (e.g., rigid, inflatable) • Pet carriers • Take-out food containers - plastic • Pipe - plastic • Toys - plastic • Plastics (with numbers 1-7) • Umbrellas - plastic (e.g., patio, beach) • Prescription bottles (must be empty) • Shampoo and conditioner bottles

• Plastic or wax liners (e.g., from food packaging) • Shopping bags • Plastic wraps • Shrink wrap • Produce bags

• Keyboards • Scanners • Pagers • Stereos· • PDAs • Telephones • Printers" • Radios

*These items can be collected curbside as bulky items, please call Customer Service at 408.283.4800 to schedule a pick-up appointment. 2

GARBAGE Please place all NON-reusable NON-recyclable, NON-campostable and NON-hazardous items in your garbage container.

GLASS • Ceramics • Dishware - ceramic • Cookware - glass (e.g. baking pans, Pyrex TM) • Eye glosses

PAPER • Aseptic containers (e.g., juice, soup) • Blueprint poper (recycle the cover sheet) • Corbon paper • Cardboard - waxed or soiled

PLASTIC • Credit cards • Foil wrapped beverage pouches • Gloves - latex (single-use and disposable)

POLYSTYRENE/STYROFOAM • Cups and plates • Egg cartons - molded foam

FABRICS and TEXTILES • Boots • Burlap • Carpet and rugs • Clean cotton • Diapers - cloth or disposable

ELECTRONIC WASTE • Audio and video topes

FOOD SCRAPS • Bones • Bread • Coffee grounds • Compostable plastic bags • Compostoble plastics

YARD WASTE • Ashes (hot ashes prohibited) • Bamboo • Burlap • Concrete* • Construdion lumber (painted, treated)

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• Envelopes (e.g., podded, Tyvek) • Ice cream cartons • Newspaper - dirty (paint, pet waste or food/grease) • Paper cups and plates - coated

• Pipe - PVC • Rubber bonds • Shoes

• Foam pocking (e.g., from electronics) • Meat trays - molded foam

• Clothing accessories (e.g. belts, purses) • Down - filled items • Electric blankets • Fabrics - dean or soiled with chemicals, oil, or

point

• CDs and DVDs (e.g., computer, music)

• Corks • Dairy products (e.g., cheese) • Dough • Eggs • Filters (e.g., coffee, teo)

• Crates - wood'" • Dirt'" • Food scraps • Lumber (painted, treated) • Manure

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All items must fit inside the garbage container with the lid closed.

• Glass art • Mirrors • Incandescent light bulbs

• Paper napkins • Take-out food containers (e.g., fast food) • Paper towels • Thermal fax paper • Photographs - Polaroid • Tissues (e.g. Kleenex) • Pizza delivery boxes - soiled (food, grease) • Waxed paper

• Straws • Toothpaste and ointment tubes • Toke-out food containers - polystyrene foam • Utensils - plastic (e.g., spoons, forks, knives) • Tarps • Webbing/mesh (e.g., from lawn fumiture)

• Packing ·peanuts" • Toke-out food containers - polystyrene foam

• leather goods • Rubber • linen • Shoes • Pillows • Stuffed animals • Polyester • Vinyl • Rayon • Wool

• Speakers

• Fish • Poultry (e.g., chicken, turkey meat) • Fruits • Sh.llf;,h • Grains (e.g., rice) • Tea bogs • Meat • Vegetables • Pasta

• Palm fronds • Soil'" • Pampas grass • Tan bark* • Pet waste • Wood chips'" • Poison oak • Wood wastes'" • Rocks'"

·For large quantities of these items, please contact 408.283.48 J9 to order a debris box. 4

YARD WASTE Please place all yard waste tagether in yaur green yard waste container.

All items must fit inside the yard waste cantainer with the lid closed.

• Branches - cut to fit loosely in container • Lumber (unpainted, untreated) - cut to fit loosely • Cactus in container • Christmas trees (stand/decorations removed) • Plant trimmings • Construction lumber (unpainted, untreated) • Sawdust • Flax • Shrubs • Flowers • Small pruning • Grass clippings • Sod (remove as much soil as possible)

• Hoy • Stumps - cut to fit loosely in container

• Ivy • Succulents • Ice plant • Tree trimmings - cut to fit loosely in container • landscape vegetation • Yucca • leaves

HAZARDOUS WASTE These items cannot go into the garbage, recycling or yard waste carl for collection.

• Auto and broke fluids • Cor batteries • Cleaning fluids • Computers'" • Electronic waste"'''' (except as listed in recyclobles) • Fire extinguishers • Fluorescent light bulbs (e.g., CFLs, tubes) • Fuel tanks - with valve on (e.g., helium, propane,

gas tanks) • Grease and cooking oil • Household Batteries"'''' (e.g., A.A., AAA, D, nickel

cadmium, lithium)

• Mercury thermometers and thermostats • Monitors'" • Motor oil"'''' • Oil filters"'''' • Points (e.g., oil based and latex) • Pesticides and fertilizers • Pool and spa chemicals • Solvents • Syringes and sharps • Televisions'" • Transmission fluid

For more information, please call the Santa Clara County Household Hazardous Waste Program at 408.299.7300 or visit www.hhw.org.

"'These items con be collected curbside as bulky items, please coli Customer Service at 408.283.4800 to schedule a pick-up appointment.

"''''See infonnation in Extra Services for disposal options through GreenWaste.

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Bulky Item Colledion Furniture, refrigerators or other large items may be picked up at your curb for a small fee per item. To schedule a pick-up appointment, call Customer Service.

E-Waste GreenWaste accepts TV's, computers and computer monitors as Bulky Items. Please call Customer Service 48 hours in advance of your regular colledion day to schedule a pick-up appointment.

Extra Garbage Call Customer Service to arrange for pick up of extra garbage. Extra garbage must be placed in a 32-gallon can or 32-gallon bag. Please call Customer Service prior to your collection day to schedule

an extro garbage colledion.

Household BaHerles To recycle small batteries, simply place the batteries in a clear liploc bag and place the items on top (not inside) of your recycling cart.

Used Motor Oil and Motor Oil Filters To recycle used motor oil and filters at curbside, you must use FREE GreenWaste issued oil jugs and filter bags because they are designed to prevent leaks. Please place filled oil jugs and filter bags on curb near your recycling cart for collection. Oil mixed with other automotive fluid will not be collected. To order FREE oil jugs and filter bags, coli Customer Service.

SET-OUT Cart Set-Out and Weight Restrictions Cart cannot exceed the weight limit listed below.

Extra Garbage

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GreenWaste Container 95-gallon, max. capacity 332.5 Ibs. 65-gallon, max. capacity 227.5 Ibs.

32-gallon, max. capacity' 22 Ibs.

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IMPORTANT CONTACT INFO

Green Waste Recovery Customer Service

County Integrated Waste Management Division

County Household Hazardous Waste Program

Home Composting Education Program

Recycling Hotline

County Services

Animol Core & Control

Anti-Hate Hotline

Communny Mediation Services

County Assessor

County Perk Reservations

Consumer Protedion Unit

County library Services

Meals on Wheels

OH;ce 01 the Sheriff

Public Health Services

Registrar of Voters

Road Services

Social Services

Scanner Reporting

Vector Control

vrA Zoning & Code Enforcement

Emergency

Poison Control Hotline

408.283.4800

408.282.3180

408.299.7300

408.918.4640

800.533.8414

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408.686.3900

408.279.0111

408.792.2314

408.299.5500

408.355.2201

408.792.2880

408.293.2326

408.975.4860

408.808.4900

408.792.5040

408.299.8683

408.494.2700

408.491.6300

800.SCANNER

408.918.4 770

408.321.2300

408.299.5770

911

800.876.4 766