Unincorporated Santa Clara County Garbage Program

Please contact us with any questions about our garbage program.

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Acceptable Garbage Materials Only put non-recyclable materials into your gray container!
Glass Auto, mirror and tinted glass Glassware, crystal and dinnerware Household window glass Light bulbs (except fluorescent bulbs) Metal Clothes hangers Foil Pots and pans Scrap metal Wire rope Organic Material Animal feces or manure Food scraps	Paper Milk cartons and other waxed paper Paper towels, napkins and facial tissues Soiled papers, food wrappings, napkins, tissues or towels Plastic Bubble wrap PVC or other plastic piping Shrink wrap and plastic bags and liners Styrofoam/polystyrene containers and packing peanuts Toys, trays, cups, garden hoses, flower pots Unmarked plastics

Unacceptable Garbage Material Please do not place the following materials into your gray container!
Construction Debris Concrete, rocks, dirt, lumber, dirt, rocks, plywood or particle board Electronic / Universal Waste Televisions, computers, cell phones, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, mercury switches Yard Waste Grass, leaves, tree and bush cuttings	Hot Ashes or Coals Household Hazardous Waste Paints, solvents, motor oil, cleaners, corrosives, fuel tanks - propane tanks Recyclable Glass, Metal, Paper and Plastic All recyclable materials

Service Information

Please set out materials by 5:30am on your scheduled collection day. A special charge may be incurred if collection trucks need to return.
Extra garbage must be bagged, boxed or bundled and prior arrangements for pickup must be made with Recology Silicon Valley. Extra Bag Tags are available for purchase through Recology Silicon Valley Customer Service. Extra Bag Tags have no expiration date and can be used any time for collection on your regularly scheduled garbage pick up day.
Please report missed pick-ups to our office by the following business day.
Recology Silicon Valley is not responsible for any articles left on or near collection carts.
Recycling, green waste and garbage containers are collected by a semi-automated sanitation truck. The automated truck requires ample room to collect containers safely and effectively.

Please contact us for more information on container placement, or any other service.

Proper Container Placement And Storage

Recycling, green waste and garbage containers are collected by a semi-automated sanitation truck. The automated truck requires ample room to collect containers safely and effectively.