Get help with recycling, trash and composting

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The way we recycle and compost changes a lot. It can be hard to keep up with new rules, new fines, and new needs. Don't be confused by recycling requirements. The local resources here can help you sort through the confusion and make better decisions for our environment.

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Alameda County

Alameda County Sustainability for Residents and Businesses
Recycle Where
Stop Waste
Stop Food Waste

• Alameda


• Albany


• Berkeley


• Castro Valley


• Dublin


• Emeryville


• Fremont


• Hayward


• Livermore


• Newark


• Oakland


• Piedmont


• Pleasanton


• San Leandro


• San Lorenzo (Oro Loma Sanitary District)


• Union City

Contra Costa County

Contra Costa Recycling Options by Material Type and Curbside Info

• Alamo


• Antioch


• Bay Point


• Bay View


• Bethel Island


• Blackhawk


• Brentwood


• Byron


• Canyon


• Clayton


• Clyde


• Concord


• Contra Costa Centre


• Crockett


• Danville


• Diablo


• Discovery Bay


• E. Richmond Heights


• El Cerrito


• El Sobrante


• Hercules


• Kensington


• Knightsen


• Lafayette


• Martinez


• Montalvin Manor


• Moraga


• Mt. View


• North Richmond


• Oakley


• Orinda


• Pacheco


• Pinole


• Pittsburg


• Pleasant Hill


• Port Costa


• Richmond


• Rodeo


• Rollingwood


• San Pablo


• San Ramon


• Tassajara


• Tara Hills


• Vine Hill


• Walnut Creek

Marin County

Marin County Recycling Info

Zero Waste Marin: Who is my Hauler?

• Almonte


• Alto


• Bel Marin Keys


• Belvedere


• Bolinas


• Corte Madera


• Fairfax


• Forest Knolls


• Greenbrae


• Ignacio


• Inverness


• Kentfield


• Lagunitas


• Larkspur


• Las Gallinas Valley


• Marin City


• Marinwood


• Marshall


• Mill Valley


• Muir Beach


• Nicasio


• Novato


• Olema


• Point Reyes Station


• Ross


• Ross Valley


• San Anselmo


• San Geronimo


• San Rafael


• Sausalito


• Sleepy Hollow


• Stinson Beach


• Tamalpais Valley


• Terra Linda


• Tiburon


• Woodacre

Napa County
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Napa County Recycling and Waste Reduction

• American Canyon


• Calistoga


• Napa


• St. Helena


• Yountville

San Francisco County

San Francisco

San Mateo County

Recology San Mateo County

• Atherton


• Belmont


• Brisbane


• Burlingame


• Colma


• Daly City


• East Palo Alto


• Foster City


• Half Moon Bay


• Hillsborough


• Menlo Park


• Millbrae


• Pacifica


• Portola Valley


• Redwood City


• San Bruno


• San Carlos


• San Mateo


• South San Francisco


• Woodside

Santa Clara County
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Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Division

• Campbell


• Cupertino


• Gilroy


• Los Altos


• Los Altos Hills


• Los Gatos


• Milpitas


• Monte Sereno


• Morgan Hill


• Mountain View


• Palo Alto


• San Jose


• Santa Clara


• Saratoga


• Sunnyvale


• Unincorporated SCC District East


• Unincorporated SCC District South


• Unincorporated SCC District West

Solano County

Solano County Recycling

• Benicia


• Dixon


• Fairfield


• Rio Vista


• Suisun City


• Vacaville


• Vallejo

Sonoma County

Sonoma County Recycling Guide

• Cloverdale


• Cotati


• Healdsburg


• Petaluma


• Rohnert Park


• Santa Rosa


• Sebastopol


• Sonoma


• Windsor