Oro Loma Sanitary District

What Is Recyclable?

In addition to the below information, you may find the interactive recycling guide useful.

What, When, How, Where to Recycle

What	How Often	Restrictions	Where
All-In-One Recycling Plastic containers Plastic bags and wrap Empty aerosol cans Aluminum & tin cans Glass bottles & jars Mixed paper & newspaper Corrugated cardboard	Alternate Weeks	Plastic must be type 1 or 2 and narrow-necked types 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 only Clean, flexible plastic bags such as dry cleaning, sandwich, bread, and produce bags, along with bubble wrap and thin plastic wrapping. Plastic bags and wrapping must be bundled into one plastic bag and self-tied.	Inside Recycling Cart
Food Scraps All food products, including meat & bone. Coffee grounds & tea bags Food soiled paper such as: pizza boxes, paper towels, paper plates, paper napkins; and waxed paper containers such as milk cartons and paper cups.	Every Week	Plastic Glass Metal Styrofoam Liquids	Inside Green Waste Cart
Green Waste Plant and grass clippings Weeds and roots Leaves, twigs, and small branches Uncoated wood, wood chips, bark, and sawdust Food Waste - see Food Scraps above	Every Week	No branches over 4’ in length or 6” in diameter No rocks, dirt, or concrete No pressure-treated or painted wood No plastic bags No palm leaves or cactus	Inside Green Waste Cart
Used Motor Oil Used Motor Oil Filters	Every Week	Up to 2 gallons of used motor oil in special free jugs To order free jugs call (510) 613-8710 Store tightly sealed in a ventilated area Drain filters and place them in special used motor oil filter recycling bags To order used motor oil filter bags call (510) 613-8710	Next to garbage cart

All-In-One Recycling

There is no need to separate your recycling!

Place all these items directly into your recycling cart.

• Glass bottles & jars
• Empty aerosol cans
  
• Aluminum & tin can
  
• Plastic Containers
  All plastic containers types 1 & 2 and narrow-necked types 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7. Examples include shampoo, soda, bleach, ketchup, and syrup bottles; also milk juice and water jugs.
  
• Plastic Bags and Wrap
  Clean, flexible, plastic bags, such as grocery, dry cleaning, sandwich, bread, and produce bags, along with bubble wrap and thin plastic wrapping. Bags and plastic wrapping must be bundled into one plastic bag and self-tied.
  
• Mixed papers
  Junk mail, magazines, cereal, boxes, egg cartons, phone books, milk and juice cartons (dry)
  
• Newspapers
  
• Cardboard (smaller than 2' x 2')
  Multi-unit residents, place these items in the brown cart labeled "Recyclables."