Blue Recycle Cart



Blue Recycling Cart - San Francisco
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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.


Acceptable blue cart items:

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 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)

These items are NOT accepted in the blue cart: