Sonoma Garbage Collectors
PAPER
WHAT IS ALLOWED IN THE SINGLE STREAM RECYCLE CAN
PLASTIC #2 (HDPE)
CARTONS
NEW: WE NOW TAKE BATTERIES! FOR CITY OF SONOMA CUSTOMERS. (NOT CREEKSIDE,TEMELEC OR CHANTERELLE)
Put household batteries inside a tightly sealed zip-lock plastic bag, and place on top of your closed recycling cart the night before pickup. Please place rechargeable batteries in a separate sealed zip-lock plastic bag.
FLATTENED CARDBOARD
ALUMINUM CANS
ENVELOPES AND JUNK MAIL SHREDDED PAPER
METAL POTS AND SCRAP METAL MAXIMUM 24 INCHES
NO PLASTIC BAGS
TIPSON HOW TO PREVENT ODORS AND INSECTS IN COMPOST/YARD WASTE CART
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)
TIN CANS PLASTIC #5
PLASTIC BOTTLES
WHAT IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE YARD WASTE
HARD PLASTIC DELI CONTAINERS
NO K CUPS
JARS REMOVE METAL LIDS
NO PET WASTE OR CAT LITTER
NEWSPAPER
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
Yard Trimmings
Leaves, grass and palm fronds
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