Burbank Sanitary District Setout Guidelines
Collection Day:
Service day is MONDAY for all
Burbank Sanitary District residents.
Garbage, recycling and yard trimmings
are collected on MONDAY.
Collection Time:
Please have your containers ready for
service by 6:00 a.m. on MONDAY.
Used Motor Oil, Oil filters, and
Household Battery Collection:
Place oil in curbside oil containers
provided by GreenWaste Recovery. Oil
filters should be placed in clear sealed
bags and household batteries should be
placed in clear bags next to cart set out.
Oil mixed with antifreeze, transmission
fluid, or any other automotive fluid will
not be collected. To order FREE oil jugs
and filter bags, call Customer Service
Department.
Questions?
Customer Service Department:
(408) 283-4800
(800) 944-4388
www.greenwaste.com
GreenWaste Recycling Basics
Questions?
Call (408) 283-4800
or (800) 944-4388
or visit greenwaste.com
Keep and post these Recycling
Setout Guidelines for
Burbank Sanitary District!
1500 Berger Drive, San Jose 95112
408-283-4800
www.greenwaste.com
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GreenWaste Recovery, Inc.
Recycling Guide
Customer Service Department:
Monday – Friday
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
(408) 283-4800
(800) 944-4388
www.greenwaste.com
Recycling
Cans
Empty and rinse cans
Cartons
Empty, rinse and flatten
Fabrics And Textiles
Try charitable donation first. Tie fabrics in
a clear plastic bag. Buttons and zippers are
okay. NO fabrics soiled with chemicals,
oil or paint.
Glass
Empty and rinse bottles and jars.
Remove lead wrapping and corks
from wine bottles.
Plastic
Plastics labeled with number
1-7 inside the recycle symbol:
Empty and rinse first.
Plastic Bags
Bundle plastic bags inside another plastic
bag and knot the top.
Paper
Flatten all boxes and cartons. Tie shredded
paper in a plastic bag. Staples, tape
and plastic window in envelopes can be
recycled.
Polystyrene (Styrofoam™)
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Cotton
Linen
Polyester
Rayon
Wool (e.g. blankets, clothes,
cloth diapers, rags, sheets)
✖ Unacceptable Cartons Include: Foil
wrapped beverage pouches, Frozen food
packaging, Plastic straws
✖ Unacceptable Fabrics and Textiles
Include: Boots and shoes,Carpet and
rugs, Disposal Diapers, Down-filled
items, Leather, Non-cloth accessories
(e.g. belts), Pillows, Rubber, Stuffed
animals, Vinyl
Cookware (e.g. Pyrex™)
Dishware
Glass art
Light bulbs
Mirrors
Windows
✔ Blue glass bottles
✔ Brown, clear, and green glass
bottles and jars (e.g. beverage
and wine bottles, food jars)
✔ Ceramics
✔ Coffee mugs
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Baby wipe containers
Beverage bottles (e.g. soda, water)
Bleach and detergent bottles
Buckets (remove handles)
Flower pots
Food containers (e.g. cottage cheese
margarine tubs, yogurt cups)
✔ Prescription Bottles
✔ Shampoo bottles
✔ Take out food containers
(polystyrene, plastic)
✖ Unacceptable Plastics Include: Bubble
Wrap, Credit Cards, Disposable Razors,
Hoses (e.g. car, garden, appliance),
Shoes, Straws, Tarps, Toys, Umbrellas,
Webbing from lawn furniture
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Bread bags
Dry cleaning bags
Newspaper bags
Produce bags
Shopping bags
✖ Unacceptable Plastic Bags Include
Cellophane food bags (e.g. pasta, salad,
candy, cookies), Frozen food bags or
pouches, Plastic Wraps, Plastic or wax
liners from food packaging
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Books
Carbonless paper (e.g. receipts)
Cardboard
Cereal & cracker boxes (remove liners)
Colored or Construction Paper
Coupons
Egg cartons
Envelopes (plastic windows OK)
Junk Mail
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Newspapers (clean, including glossies)
Shoeboxes
Telephone Books
White office Paper
Unacceptable Paper Includes: Envelopes
(padded, plastic, Tyvek®), Frozen
food packaging, Napkins and paper
towels, Newspaper (dirty with paint,
pet waste or food/grease)
Aerosol cans (empty)
✔ Aluminum foil (clean)
✔ Aluminum furniture (plastic
webbing removed)
✔ Aluminum pie pans
✔ Appliances, small metal
✔ Metals Lids & caps from glass bottles
✔ Paint cans (remove excess paint,
let residue dry)
✔ Pots and Pans, metals
✖ Unacceptable Scrap Metals Include
Hangers, Hoses (e.g. car, garden,
and appliance), Keys, Nails, screws,
nuts and bolts
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Palm fronds
Small prunings
Sod (remove as much soil as possible)
Fruit and vegetables, including
pumpkins
✔ Undecorated natural or flocked
Christmas trees (remove stands,
tinsel and decorations and cut
trees to fit in can or cart)
✖ Unacceptable Yard trimmings include:
Ashes, Concrete, Dirt , Lumber, Pet
Waste, Rocks
Examples of acceptable Household
Hazardous Waste include:
Paint, auto fluids, florescent light
bulbs, car batteries, pesticides, and
propane tanks. These items cannot
go into the garbage, recycling or yard
trimmings collection.
Call Santa Clara County Household
Hazardous Waste at (408) 299-7300
or visit www.hhw.org to find the
nearest drop off location.
Used Motor Oil, Oil Filters, and
Household Batteries: To recycle used
motor oil and oil at curbside, you
must use free GreenWaste issued oil
jugs and filter bags because they are
designed to prevent leaks. To recycle
household batteries, such as AA, AAA,
D or nickel cadmium, place batteries
in a sealed clear bag and place next to
Garbage Carts for collection.
Large Item Collection: You can have
bulky items, such as sofas or refrigerators picked up at your curb for a small
fee. To schedule a pick up appointment
call Customer Service Department 48
hours before your next scheduled pick
up day.
(14)-32 gallon bags or boxes not
exceeding 50 lbs. each OR (1) bulky
item such as a sofa, tv, or desk. For
more information or to schedule your
on call clean up, call Customer
Service Department no later than
Thursday before your MONDAY
collection.
Small household appliance or pans. Call
for information about recycling car parts
and other metals.
Place yard trimmings in your cart for
collection.
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Other Stuff
✔ Juice boxes and cartons
✔ Milk and cream cartons
✔ Metal paint cans (remove excess
paint, let residue dry)
✔ Pet food cans
✔ Packing “peanuts”—try to donate
these first to a mail house
✔ Take-out and other food
containers (polystyrene and
plastic)
Scrap Metals
Household
Hazardous Waste
Aerosol cans
Beverage Cans
Can lids
Food cans
✔ Cups and plates
✔ Egg cartons
✔ Foam packaging (e.g. hard foam
packing forms from electronics)
✔ Meat trays
Empty and rinse foam container. Tie foam
packing peanuts in a plastic bag.
Yard
Trimmings
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Branches (cut to fit in can or cart)
Flowers
Grass clippings
Leaves
On call clean up: Burbank residents
can call once per calendar year for (1)
on call clean up. The on call clean up
can include 5 cubic yards of material
curbside. This is equivalent to either
Extra Services: Call (408) 283-4800
to arrange for extra pick up of garbage or to order a debris box.