San Ramon
Publications and Resources
General Outreach
The following outreach materials were designed to help residents make the most of our available programs and services. Download and print them from your own printer or contact us to request printed hard copies. Our printed materials utilize at least 30% PCW recycled paper, veggie/natural inks, and are recyclable.
Residential Service Guide
What Belongs in the Recyclables?
What Belongs in the Organics?
What Belongs in the Garbage?
What happens to your Recyclables?
What happens to your Organics?
What happens to your Garbage?
The Handy Kitchen Pail Flyer
Avoid Wishcycling and Reduction and Reuse Tips Flyer
Cal Recycle Toolkit – customizable outreach materials
Videos
Newsletters
- October – December: Don’t Waste Food!, Proper Sorting Makes a Difference, Understanding Food Product Date Labels, Manage and Dispose of FOG Properly, Free Household Paint Disposal with PaintCare, and Holiday Service Schedule.
- July – September 2023: Go Trash-Free San Ramon, Collection Guidelines, Help Protect Our Sorting Staff, Virtual MRF Tour, Proper Disposal of Ash, Holiday Service Schedule.
- April – June 2023:Reduce, Reuse, Rethink, and Recycle BEFORE You Dispose, Create a Green Gardening Routine, Holiday Service Schedule, Be a Waste Sorting Pro, Properly Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), Take our Virtual MRF Tour.
- January – March 2023: Neighborhood Clean-Up Days, Use Your Handy Kitchen Pail and Organics Cart for Senate Bill 1383 Compliance, You Can Reduce Water Pollution, Free Curbside Collection, Maintain Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Alarms, Contact ACI to Purchase Extra Tags and Yard Trimmings Bags, Holiday Service Schedule.
- October – December 2022: Don’t Waste Food, Understanding Food Product Date Labels, Manage and Dispose of FOG Properly, Free Household Paint Disposal with PaintCare, and Holiday Service Schedule.
- July – September 2022: Thank you for Helping Us Provide Safe, Clean, and Efficient Service, Make a Reuse To-Go Kit, Proper Sorting Makes a Difference – Protect our Sorting Staff, Properly Dispose of Ash, Go Paperless and Plant a Tree, and Holiday Service Schedule.
- April – June 2022: Be a Sorting Pro, Reduce, Reuse, Rethink, and Recycle BEFORE you Dispose, Create a Green Gardening Routine, Reduce Waste by Stopping Unwanted Mail, Please Remember, No Sharps!, Holiday Service Schedule
- January – March 2022: Neighborhood Clean-Up Days, Use Your Handy Kitchen Pail and Organics Cart for Senate Bill 1383 Compliance, Free Curbside Collection, Contact ACI of San Ramon to Purchase These Items, You Can Minimize Water Pollution, and Holiday Service Schedule
- October – December 2021: Don’t Waste Food, Understanding Food Product Date Labels, Manage and Dispose of FOG (Fats, Oils, Grease) Properly, Free Household Paint Disposal with Paintcare, Holiday Service Schedule.
- July – September 2021: Thank you for Helping Provide Safe, Clean, and Efficient Service, Zero Waste Tip – Make a Zero Waste Kit, Help Protect Our Sorting Staff, Proper Disposal of Ash, Compost Giveaway, Holiday Service Schedule.
Billing Inserts and Postcards
- October 2021: Senate Bill 1383 California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy begins January 1, 2022.
- 2020 Holiday Tree Collection
- October – 2020: Street Sweeping and Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle with Green Gifts!
- October 2019: Street Sweeping & Do You Have Auto Pay? Sign Up For an Online Account!
Helpful Links
- Recycling Resources for Single-Family Residential Customers
- Beyond Recycling Tips
- Buy Recycled
- Organics Recycling
- List of certified compostable bags
Food Scrap Recycling and Food Waste Reduction
- Managing Food Scraps at Home
- Usable Food Donation
- List of organizations in Contra Costa County that may accept food donations
- Savethefood.com
- NRDC – Food Sustainability
- Food Rescue and Donation Information
General Waste Reduction, Reuse & Recycling Information
Mail Reduction
Donation / Reuse
Hazardous Waste / Electronic Waste
Green Building
Other Resources