Commercial Collection Program

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Commercial Collection

Milpitas Sanitation’s Recycling Coordinator will visit to survey your waste and recycling needs, answer any questions, and provide outreach materials that clearly show what should go in each collection container.

  • Blue = Recyclables
    Your Recyclables Collection Program may include a Blue Recyclables split cart (cart service) or Blue Recyclables single-stream carts and bins.
    Recyclables split cart
  • Green = Yard Trimmings
    Your Green Yard Trimmings Cart or Bin is for yard trimmings and clean wood only.
    Green Yard trimmings cart
  • Brown = Food Scraps
    Your Food Scraps Collection Program may include a Brown Food Scraps cart or bin.
    Food Scraps cart or bin
  • Gray = Garbage
    Your Garbage Collection Program may include a Gray Garbage cart or bin.
    Garbage Collection cart or bin

What goes in the recyclable containers, split cart compartment, or dedicated containers cart/bin?

Empty and Clean

  • Glass Bottles & Jars
  • Aluminum & Metal
    • food & beverage cans
    • aerosol cans (empty)
    • foil and scrap metal pieces (up to 30 pounds per item)
  • Plastics Containers Labeled 1-7
    • bottles, jars, tubs & trays

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What goes in the paper/fibers split cart compartment or dedicated paper/fiber cart/bin?

  • Any recyclable paper that tears, including:
    • aseptic boxes (juice, soup & soy milk)
    • dairy cartons
    • catalog, magazines, junk mail & phone books
    • corrugated cardboard & paper boxes (large/multi pieces should be flattened and/or cut)
    • newspaper (including inserts)
    • shredded paper (contained in a paper bag or box)

Please Remember: No Plastic Bags (please contain multiple bags in one bag and tie shut), Film Plastic, Shrink Wrap, Foam/Styrofoam®, No Pressurized Tanks

Your Green Yard Trimmings Cart or Bin is for yard trimmings and clean wood only. Food scraps and food-soiled paper belong in Food Scraps cart/bins.

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What goes in the green yard trimmings container?‍

• flowers & leaves

• ivy & weeds

• grass clippings

• small branches (less than 6″ in diameter)

• tree stumps (smaller than 16″ in diameter)

• untreated dimensional lumber (less than 24″ long)

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Please Remember: No Glass, Metal, Styrofoam or Plastic, Aseptic Boxes, Liquid Fat, Oil or Grease, Food, Food-Soiled Paper, Pet Litter or Feces, Dirt, Rock, Concrete, Brick or Treated Wood

‍What goes in the food scraps & food-soiled paper container?‍

All Fresh, Cooked & Moldy Food Scraps Including:

  • peels, pits & rinds
  • dairy products
  • bread, pasta & other grains
  • coffee grounds & tea leaves
  • meats & bones
  • fruit & vegetables

Food Soiled Paper

  • soiled newspaper & kraft paper bags
  • paper plates & cups
  • napkins & paper towels
  • paper takeout containers

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Please Remember: No Recyclable Materials, Dirt or Concrete, Paint, Batteries, Fluorescent Bulbs, Poison, or other Hazardous Waste

What goes in the garbage container?‍

• Non-Recyclable Glass

• Non-Recyclable Paper

• Non-Recyclable Plastics NOT marked with 1 – 7, Including: film plastic/plastic bags/shrink wrap and foam/Styrofoam®

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Other

  • clothes hangers
  • diapers & personal hygiene items
  • pet feces (please bag)
  • small rugs & mats
  • shoes, clothing, & toys (that cannot be donated)
  • wood (painted or stained)

Keep Food Scraps Out of the Landfill!

40% of food in America is wasted

The City of Milpitas joins the cities of San Jose, Stanford, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara to sort food scraps. Over time, keeping food scraps out of the landfill/compost will help reduce environmental impacts—such as greenhouse gas emissions and odor.

California Regulations Require Recycling & Composting!

Mandatory Commercial Recycling Ordinances
Business Recycling

We Are Here to Help!

Milpitas Sanitation’s Recycling Coordinator will visit to survey your waste and recycling needs, answer any questions, and provide outreach materials that clearly show what should go in each collection container. If you have more than just bottles, cans, paper products, yard trimmings & food scraps to recycle, please let us know.

Milpitas Sanitation offers wheeled carts, bins (1 to 8 cubic yards) and debris boxes (10 to 40 cubic yards). We may also be able to assist you with the procurement of a compactor or other necessary equipment.

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