Publications & Resources
Guides
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
Billing Inserts
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.
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