Publications & Resources
The following outreach materials are designed to help multi-family service customers make the most of available programs and services. Print them from your own printer or order hard copies. Contact us to request hard copies.
Guides
- The Multi-Family Service Guide
- Multi-Family Bin Guidelines
- The Multi-Family Program Reminders
- The Multi-Family 341, 1826 Recycling Flyer
- Multi-Family Customer On-Call Clean Up Guide
- Avoid Wishcycling! Make sure everything you put in the Recyclables container belongs!
Posters
- What belongs in the Gray Garbage Cart/Bin?
- What belongs in the Brown Food Scraps Cart/Bin?
- What belongs in the Blue Recyclables Split Carts/Bins?
- What belongs in the Blue Paper/Fibers Recyclables Carts/Bins?
- What belongs in the Blue Recyclable Containers Carts?
- What belongs in the Green Yard Trimmings Cart/Bin?
Flyers
- What happens to my Garbage?
- What happens to my Food Scraps?
- What happens to my Recyclables?
- What happens to my Yard Trimmings?
- Reduce & Reuse, before you Recycle
- Move In Guide
- Move Out Guide
Other Resources
- Searchable, color-coded listing of items that belong in each cart
- Street Sweeping Map and Schedules
- Multi-Family Holiday Tree Collection Program
Billing Inserts
- January 2022: New State Law, Senate Bill 1383 – How Does it Affect You?
- October 2021: New State Law, Senate Bill 1383.
- January 2021: Recycling is Required, We Can Help!
Newsletters and Postcards
- May 2024: Recycling 1-2-3, Thank You For Starting Food Scrap Recycling Services!
- February 2024: Proper Sorting Makes a Difference! (And It’s The Law)
- November 2023: Sorting Makes a Difference! Holiday Schedule.
- August 2023: Sorting Makes a Difference!, A Word About Cardboard, Maintain A Clean Stream, Have You Received an SB1383 Notice? We Can Help!
- May 2023: Recycling 1-2-3, Split-Cart Recycling Means Less Contamination, California Regulations Require Recycling and Composting.
- February 2023: Proper Sorting Makes A Difference (and it’s the law).
- November 2022: Does Your Complex Have a Food Scraps Collection Program?, We can Help with SB 1383 Compliance, Multi-Family Holiday Tree Collection, and Holiday Service Schedule.
- August 2022: Make Sure Your Complex has the Right Levels of Collection Service, California Regulations Require Recycling and Composting, Have You Received a SB 1383 Notice? We Can Help!, Avoid Wishcycling, Assistance With SB 1383 Compliance, Holiday Service Schedule.
- May 2022: Recycling 1-2-3, Sorting Tip – Cardboard, Split-Cart Recycling and Contamination, State Senate Bill 1383 Requires Composting and Recycling – We Can Help!, Efficient Service Tips, Neighborhood Clean-Up Days.
- February 2022 – Proper Sorting Makes a Difference (and it’s the law!), Customer Spotlight, We Can Help With Compliance, Multi-Family Clean Up Program, Only Rain in the Storm Drains, Proper Disposal of Hazardous Waste, Holiday Service Schedule.
Videos
Milpitas Sanitation – Multi-Family On-Call Bulky Item Clean Up Program
Milpitas Sanitation Multi-Family Collection Program
Milpitas Sanitation – What happens to your Recycling?
Milpitas Sanitation – What happens to your food scraps?
Milpitas Sanitation – What happens to your Garbage?
Milpitas Sanitation – What happens to your Yard Trimmings?
Helpful Links
General Waste Reduction, Reuse & Recycling Information
Mail Reduction
Donation / Reuse
- City of Milpitas Reuse Line -408-586-2680
- Goodwill Industries – www.goodwillsv.org
- Salvation Army – www.salvationarmyusa.org or 1-800-95-TRUCK
- Santa Clara County’s Center for Development of Recycling – www.recyclestuff.org or 800-533-8414
- Freecycle.org – www.freecycle.org
- Food
- List of Organizations In and Around Milpitas That Accept Food Donations
Gardening & Composting
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) / Electronic Waste
Green Building
Student/Teacher Resources
Green Businesses
Earth Day Everyday
- Food-saving and Waste Reduction Tips
- Environmental Impact and Climate Change Information
- Hard-To-Recycle Items Mail-In Program