San Ramon

Multi-Family Service Guidelines

Proper Set Out
  • Keep the area around the containers clear. Make sure our collection vehicles have access.

 

  • Avoid overloading the containers. The lids should close completely. If larger sized containers or extra service frequencies are needed, have your complex manager contact us.

 

  • Please remember that your collection containers must be put away, out of public view, after they are serviced.

 

  • Materials from a construction, demolition or landscaping project do not belong in the containers. Contact ACI of San Ramon to order a temporary debris box for these items or click here for Debris Box rates.

 

 

 

CALIFORNIA REGULATIONS REQUIRE RECYCLING & COMPOSTING!

Multi-Family complexes with 5 or more units must sort Recyclables AND Organic material out of the Garbage.

Visit www.CalRecycle.ca.gov for information about Mandatory Commercial Recycling.

Are You Compliant?
Information on legislation related to solid waste in California is available online here at the CalRecycle website.

We can help! Contact us! One of ACI of San Ramon’s Sustainability Specialists will visit your complex to:

  • Conduct waste assessments.
  • Make service suggestions.
  • Help train employees/tenants.
  • Provide posters and service guides.

 

PUT HAZARDOUS WASTE IN THE RIGHT PLACE

Hazardous items like pesticides, fertilizers, pool & photo chemicals, paint/varnish, toxic cleaning products, smoke detectors, mercury-containing items (thermometers, CFLs/fluorescent lights, etc.), unwanted medications, and sharps (needles, lancets, etc.) need to be taken to a hazardous waste collection facility.

For more information on how to properly dispose of hazardous items and e-waste, please visit www.sanramon.ca.gov/HHW.

 

WHAT BELONGS IN THE RECYCLING?

Help your community – Recycle Right!
Know what goes in the container, what doesn’t, & make sure everything is empty, dry & clean.

Avoid contamination! Many times, something you may think is recyclable actually isn’t. Make sure everything you put into the blue Recycling cart/bin is recyclable. Click here for a list of common “wishcycled” items.

 

CLEAN PAPER & CARDBOARD

Any recyclable paper that tears, including:

    • Office paper, catalogs, magazines, phone directories, junk mail & books (donate books before recycling them)
    • Corrugated cardboard & paper boxes (large or multiple pieces should be flattened and/or cut to fit in cart loosely with lid closed – extra cardboard can be flattened, cut to pieces no larger than 2’ x 3’ and stacked next to your cart for collection)
    • Newspaper (including inserts)
    • Cartons (dairy, juice, soup, & milk alternative)
    • Catalogs, magazines & phone books
    • Shredded paper (contained in a paper bag or box – but we prefer you put it in the green organics bin)

 

RECYCLABLE CONTAINERS
EMPTY and CLEAN

 

GLASS BOTTLES

  • All colors
  • Food & beverage containers – no drinking glasses, dishes, cookware, window glass, or lightbulbs

 

ALUMINUM & METAL

  • Food & beverage cans
  • Aerosol cans (empty)
  • Foil & scrap pieces (up to 30 pounds per item)

 

PLASTICS LABELED #1 – #7

  • Bottles, jars, tubs & trays

PLASTIC BAG-IN-BAG

  • Place multiple bags/film plastic into one bag & tie off
  • No loose bags/film allowed
  • Keep all other non-film plastic items loose

 

Click here for a downloadable/printable version of this information.

 

NØ GARBAGE, PET WASTE, DIAPERS, PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS, STYROFOAM®, ORGANICS, DIRT, BRICK, CONCRETE OR PRESSURIZED TANKS

NØ HAZARDOUS WASTE OR SHARPS
For information on proper disposal of Hazardous Waste please visit: www.sanramon.ca.gov/HHW

 

PROPER SORTING MAKES A DIFFERENCE!

 

 

To help, ACI of San Ramon provides The Recycling Tote to make it easier to transport recyclables from your living unit to the recyclables collection container at your complex. ACI of San Ramon provides one bag per unit at no charge. Contact your complex manager to get yours today!

 

 

 

 

WHAT BELONGS IN THE ORGANICS?

Keep the stream clean! Proper sorting makes a difference! Thank you!

Organics

FOOD SCRAPS
If bagged, please contain in paper or clear/compostable plastic. No black or white plastic bags.

  • Fruits & vegetables (including peels, pits & rinds)
  • Bread, pasta & other grains
  • Dairy products
  • Egg shells
  • Coffee grounds & tea leaves
  • Meat & bones

 

FOOD-SOILED PAPER

  • Paper plates, cups, napkins & towels
  • Coffee filters & tea bags
  • Paper bags (used to contain/wrap food scraps)
  • Paper takeout containers
  • Newspaper (used to contain/wrap food scraps)
  • Pizza boxes
  • Shredded paper (use it to soak up liquids and help with odors)
  • Wax paper & wax-coated boxes
  • Wooden chopsticks

 

PLANTS, YARD TRIMMINGS & CLEAN WOOD

  • Flowers, grass clippings, leaves & weeds
  • Small branches (less than 6” in diameter and 3 feet in length)
  • Clean dimensional lumber (less than 3 feet in length) no paint, varnish, treatments, coatings or stains

Compostable, paper, or clear plastic bags permitted. No black or white plastic bags. A list of certified compostable bags can be found at: www.bpiworld.org.

Click here for a downloadable/printable version of this information.

 

PROPER SORTING MAKES A DIFFERENCE!

 

To help, ACI of San Ramon provides The Handy Kitchen Pail for the collection of food-soiled paper and food scraps. Simply empty the contents of the pail into your organics collection container at your complex. ACI or San Ramon provides one pail per unit at no charge. Contact your complex manager to get yours today! For more information about the kitchen pail, click here.

 

 

 

 

 

NØ RECYCLABLES, METAL, GLASS, GARBAGE, PET WASTE, DIAPERS, PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS, STYROFOAM®, DIRT, BRICK OR CONCRETE

NØ HAZARDOUS WASTE OR SHARPS
For information on proper disposal of Hazardous Waste please visit: www.sanramon.ca.gov/HHW

 

 

WHAT BELONGS IN THE GARBAGE?

Before discarding, please consider reusing or donating. Remember: Reduce, Reuse, Rot or Recycle!

 

NON-RECYCLABLE GLASS SUCH AS:

  • Ceramics & drinking glasses
  • Lightbulbs (no fluorescent)
  • Mirrors & window glass

 

NON-RECYCLABLE PAPER SUCH AS:

  • Carbon paper
  • Laminated items
  • Metallic wrapping paper
  • Paper used for cleaning (soiled)
  • Photographs
  • Vacuum bags

 

PLASTICS NOT MARKED WITH #1 – #7 SUCH AS:

  • 6-pack rings (please cut)
  • Non-recyclable food packaging
  • Plastic plates & utensils
  • Plastic straws & stir sticks
  • Records, tapes & CDs
  • Shower curtain liners
  • Tape (duct, packing, masking)

 

OTHER

  • Balloons (latex & mylar)
  • Clothes hangers (metal and plastic)
  • Diapers
  • Personal hygiene products
  • Foam & Styrofoam®
  • Hose (garden or rubber)
  • Pet feces (bagged)
  • Single plastic bags & pieces of plastic film (bag-in-bag only – accepted in recycling)
  • Rubber bands
  • Textiles: rugs & mats, shoes, clothing & stuffed animals (that cannot be donated)
  • Sponges
  • Toothpaste tubes
  • Toys (try donating first)
  • Wood (treated)

 

NØ RECYCLABLES, DIRT, BRICK, CONCRETE, ORGANICS, HOT ASHES OR PRESSURIZED TANKS

NØ HAZARDOUS WASTE OR SHARPS
For information on proper disposal of Hazardous Waste please visit: www.sanramon.ca.gov/HHW

Click her for a comprehensive list of what belongs in your collection carts.

Click here for a downloadable/printable version of this information.

Click here for a downloadable/printable version of the ACI of San Ramon Multi-Family Service Guide.