ALUMINUM CANS

ENVELOPES AND JUNK MAIL            SHREDDED PAPER

METAL POTS AND SCRAP METAL MAXIMUM 24 INCHES

                NEW!       WHAT IS ALLOWED IN THE COMPOST CART

Accepted Items Include:

All Food

Fruits & vegetables, including pits & shells
Seafood, including shellfish, oyster shells

Muscles & clam shells
Meat & bones
Solid fats & grease (no liquids)
Rice, beans, grains & pasta
Bread
Dairy products / cheese (no liquids)
Eggs and eggshells
Coffee grounds & loose tea
All prepared, cooked & spoiled foods
Pet food

Soiled Paper

Napkins, paper towels, tissues & other soiled paper
Paper cups & paper plates (NO PLASTIC LINED)

Coffee filters
Tea bags
Wax paper and butcher paper

Dirty or soiled cardboard
Paper takeout boxes & containers
Paper egg cartons
Greasy pizza boxes & paper bags

Yard Trimmings

Leaves & grass
Branches, stems & other plant debris
Flowers & floral trimmings
Holiday greenery
Sawdust, wooden chopsticks, toothpicks,

wooden crates & other clean wood items under 36 inches

Untreated wood (small pieces of clean wood 6 inches in diameter or smaller)
Natural cork
Cotton balls & cotton swabs with paper stems
Hair, fur & feathers (non-synthetic)

NO RECYCLING

Please roll your blue recycling cart only when it is more than half full. It’s more efficient and saves time, energy.            PLASTICS 1, 2 AND 5

GLASS BOTTLES

          PAPER

WHAT IS ALLOWED IN THE SINGLE STREAM RECYCLE CAN

PLASTIC #2 (HDPE)

CARTONS

PLASTIC BOTTLES     

WHAT IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE YARD WASTE

JARS REMOVE METAL LIDS

NEWSPAPER

TIN CANS                               PLASTIC #5

HARD PLASTIC DELI CONTAINERS

NO K CUPS

NO PET WASTE OR CAT LITTER

MATERIAL NOT ALLOWED IN BLUE RECYCLE CARTS  

FLATTENED CARDBOARD

NO PLASTIC BAGS

Sonoma Garbage Collectors​

TIPSON HOW TO PREVENT ODORS AND INSECTS IN COMPOST/YARD WASTE CART

VISIT:www.sonomacity.org/sustainability

PLEASE NOTE: ELECTRONICS ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED IN THE BLUE RECYCLE CART

YOU CAN BRING YOUR OFFICE ELECTRONICS ONLY TO

                                                                                              STAPLES                                            

977 WEST NAPA

                                                                                   935-1466

M-F 8-9, Sa 9-7, Su 10-6

OR

Sonoma Transfer Station 4376 Stage Gulch Rd 996-6597
M-Sa 7-3  
Drop-off and fee (select items): 15 electronic devices
at one time. Any device with a circuit board, digital display
and programmable features such as TVs,
computers, printers, cell phones, answering machines,
digital cameras, CDs and DVD players, radios, etc. Residents only.

NOTE: You can put toasters, blenders, coffee pots, hair dryers, vacuums, etc

into the garbage can. (CUT THE CORD and place the cord in the garbage can

separately)