Improve your business’ zero waste program. Reduce, reuse, and recycle/compost as much as possible and join fellow San Franciscans in striving for zero waste!
Reduce and Reuse First
- Practice responsible purchasing
- Check SFRecycles for donation and reuse options
Recycle and Compost
- Visit SFRecycles.org for a list of what goes where
- Print and post recycle, compost, and landfill signs
- Provide color-coded bins with signage throughout your business
Bulky Items and Hazardous Materials
- Find the highest and best use for bulky items like furniture at SFRecycles.org.
- Safely get rid of toxic products
- Identify which lighting products are hazardous waste
Services and Support
- Contact us for recycling support & signs for your business at (415) 355-3700 or RecologySF’s Waste Zero team at (415) 330-1300 or CustomerService@RecologySF.com
- Become a SF Green Business, call (415)-355-3700 for a consultation
Commercial Property Managers
- Communicate requirements and collection systems to tenants/employees using a template memo
- Consider hiring a Zero Waste Facilitation company to improve your business’ recycling and composting
- Provide your tenants a zero waste program guide
Collection Services
- RecologySF collects all compostables and landfill and most recycling
- San Francisco Public Works sets residential refuse (compost, recycle, landfill) rates and hosts the Uniform Commercial Rates
Other Zero Waste policies that may affect your business:
Recycling and Composting Requirements
Food Service Waste Reduction Ordinance
Plastic, Litter, and Toxics Reduction Law
Polystyrene Foam and the Food Service and Packaging Waste Reduction Ordinance
Refuse Separation Compliance Ordinance