NO PET WASTE OR CAT LITTER

                NEW!       WHAT IS ALLOWED IN THE COMPOST CART


Accepted Items Include:

All Food

Fruits & vegetables, including pits & shells
Seafood, including shellfish, oyster shells

Muscles & clam shells
Meat & bones
Solid fats & grease (no liquids)
Rice, beans, grains & pasta
Bread
Dairy products / cheese (no liquids)
Eggs and eggshells
Coffee grounds & loose tea
All prepared, cooked & spoiled foods
Pet food



Soiled Paper

Napkins, paper towels, tissues & other soiled paper
Paper cups & paper plates (NO PLASTIC LINED)

Coffee filters
Tea bags
Wax paper and butcher paper

Dirty or soiled cardboard
Paper takeout boxes & containers
Paper egg cartons
Greasy pizza boxes & paper bags


Store your scraps in a FREEZER PAIL or PAIL






Yard Trimmings

Leaves & grass
Branches, stems & other plant debris
Flowers & floral trimmings
Holiday greenery
Sawdust, wooden chopsticks, toothpicks,

wooden crates & other clean wood items under 36 inches

Untreated wood (small pieces of clean wood 6 inches in diameter or smaller)
Natural cork
Cotton balls & cotton swabs with paper stems
Hair, fur & feathers (non-synthetic)


NO RECYCLING

Please roll your blue recycling cart only when it is more than half full. It’s more efficient and saves time, energy.            PLASTICS 1, 2 AND 5

GLASS BOTTLES

FLATTENED CARDBOARD

TIN CANS                               PLASTIC #5

NEWSPAPER

Sonoma Garbage Collectors​

METAL POTS AND SCRAP METAL MAXIMUM 24 INCHES

PLASTIC BOTTLES     


TIPSON HOW TO PREVENT ODORS AND INSECTS IN COMPOST/YARD WASTE CART

HARD PLASTIC DELI CONTAINERS

NO K CUPS

CARTONS

JARS REMOVE METAL LIDS

ALUMINUM CANS

ENVELOPES AND JUNK MAIL            SHREDDED PAPER

                                                              

WHAT IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE YARD WASTE

WHAT IS ALLOWED IN THE SINGLE STREAM RECYCLE CAN

PLASTIC #2 (HDPE)

NO PLASTIC BAGS

PLEASE NOTE: ELECTRONICS ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED IN THE BLUE RECYCLE CART

YOU CAN BRING YOUR OFFICE ELECTRONICS ONLY TO

                                                                                              STAPLES                                            

977 WEST NAPA

                                                                                   935-1466

M-F 8-9, Sa 9-7, Su 10-6


OR


Sonoma Transfer Station 4376 Stage Gulch Rd 996-6597
M-Sa 7-3  
Drop-off and fee (select items): 15 electronic devices
at one time. Any device with a circuit board, digital display
and programmable features such as TVs,
computers, printers, cell phones, answering machines,
digital cameras, CDs and DVD players, radios, etc. Residents only.


NOTE: You can put toasters, blenders, coffee pots, hair dryers, vacuums, etc

into the garbage can. (CUT THE CORD and place the cord in the garbage can

separately)




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