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Welcome to SF Recycles

Popular searched items

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Proper handling and sorting

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reusable bag at a local farmers market in SF

Reusable items

special handling construction materials

Special handling items

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Compostable items

San Francisco's blue bin filled with recyclable products like milk cartons and glass jars

Recyclable items

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Landfill items

Resources

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This is where San Francisco's recyclables go

Common compostable items that can be used in the Signmaker web tool

Customize your own sign with Signmaker!

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Get high-quality compost for free

All about Zero Waste

common recycle items are categorized in this flier by paper, plastic, metal, and glass

Recycling, compost, and landfill signs

Safe medicine disposal kiosk inside of a pharmacy

How to safely get rid of unwanted medicine

Household hazardous waste disposal

More information about how and where you can dispose of hazardous items like batteries, fluorescent bulbs, and pesticides using available Recology services.

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Bulky item pick up

Schedule a pick up with Recology for pick up of your large items that don’t fit in your Recology bins, like old furniture, appliances, or mattresses.

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