My Recology Service - Recology San Mateo County

As a resident of San Mateo County, Recology San Mateo County will work with you to develop tailored solutions to your recycling, organics, and garbage collection needs.

COMPOST
Food scraps, soiled paper, and plants go in the green compost cart. Why compost?

RECYCLING
Paper, glass bottles, cardboard, cans, and plastic bottles, tubs, & containers. No black plastic, plastic bags or plastic packaging.

LANDFILL
What is landfill? Not much! Thin plastics (bags and saran wrap), cat litter, animal waste, Styrofoam, ceramics, and broken glass to name a few. To see a full list of items, view our sorting guide.

Hazardous Waste:

Hazardous waste does not belong in any of our three carts. For more information on Hazardous Waste, please click here.

Language Assistance:
Outreach is available in up to 170 different languages through our language line. Give us a call at 650.595.3900 or visit our “What Goes Where” page for assistance.

CART SIZES & PLACEMENT

Size	Length	Width	Height
*20-gallon	24	19.75	37.5
**32-gallon	24.25	19.25	38.50
64-gallon	31.75	24.25	41.75
96-gallon	35.25	29.75	43.25

*20-gallon is not currently offered in Burlingame and West Bay.
**20 and 32-gallon carts do look very similar in size, however, the 20-gallon cart has an in-mold volume reducer to diminish its capacity.

View the visual cart dimensions.

View the visual bin dimensions – for commercial and multi-family dwelling customers only.

Cart Placement: Please place your bins curbside in the street, with the wheels against the curb and the lid pointed toward the street. If you live on a street without a curb you can place them roadside. Place your bins about 2-3 feet apart, all facing the same direction. This helps out our drivers to ensure quick and safe service.

MATERIAL DROP OFF

For drop-off rates and hours of operation, please visit South Bayside Industries at Shoreway and RethinkWaste. The Shoreway Environmental Center is operated by South Bayside Industries and owned by RethinkWaste, also known as the South Bayside Waste Management Authority (SBWMA).

RethinkWaste’s Public Recycling Center (PRC) accepts residential free drop off of certain items such electronic waste (TVs, computers, etc.), cooking oil, small appliances (items with a power cord that do not contain fuel, batteries, or refrigerants) and some household hazardous waste (household batteries, latex and oil-based paints, used motor oil and filters, antifreeze).

BULKY ITEM COLLECTION

For large items that don’t fit in your bins, like old furniture, appliances, or mattresses, schedule a curbside Bulky Item Collection (BIC).

RECOLOGY MOBILE APP

Garbage and recycling schedules and reminders for customers of Recology. View your garbage and recycling schedule and receive collection notifications all from within this app.

Download the Recology Mobile App to schedule a BIC, look up or schedule services, pay your bill, set service reminders, and more.

Available for Android and iOS.