Properties of four or more housing units receive residential garbage and recycling services. Specialty Solid Waste & Recycling, the City's franchised hauler, and apartment owners/managers tailor the recycling collection program to best serve residents' needs. 

Multi-family residents are encouraged to recycle where they live. Specialty collects paper products and containers at multi-family complexes using two carts:

• A Light Blue cart for aluminum cans, clean aluminum foil and beverage containers (plastics #1 to #7)
• A Dark Blue cart for newspaper, phone books and mixed paper recycling.

Additional Recycling Information

• Multi-family New Resident Guide - Recycling information for new multi-family residents
• Residential Recycling Newsletter, the ReNews April 2013
• SMaRT Station^® Recycling Center - drop-off extra garbage, recyclables, used motor oil and oil filters
• Multi-family oil recycling - How to recycle used oil where you live*
• A-Z Recycling - Resource guide for recycling just about everything.  
• 2013 Recycling Events Calendar - Participate in no-cost recycling events  

Do not put hazardous waste or other unacceptable items unacceptable items in your garbage or recycling cart.

*Not all multi-family complexes allow motor oil to be changed on site. Check with the property owner/manager of your complex to see if it is allowed. If so, Specialty Solid Waste & Recycling can provide a blue, metal used motor oil recycling box containing one gallon plastic jugs for the oil, and heavy zip-locked plastic bags for drained filters.Contact Specialty for more information at (408) 565-9900.

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