What types of materials can I recycle in San Francisco?

In San Francisco, recyclable materials include:

      • Glass (including unbroken clear, green and brown glass containers of all shapes and sizes, wine, soda and milk bottles)
      • Paper, cardboard (including empty coffee cups, empty paper milk cartons, office paper, paper bags, soft cover books, phone books, notebooks, envelopes, construction paper, cake mix, cereal and shoe boxes, corrugated cardboard, and empty toilet and paper towel rolls)
      • Ferrous and non-ferrous metals (including aluminum cans and aluminum foil, pie plates, cat food containers, beer, soda, soup and tin cans)
      • Plastic (including water and soda bottles, yogurt containers, laundry detergent bottles, disposable cups, shampoo bottles, milk jugs, and bagged plastic bags)