Residential Recycling
Each customer receives one blue 64-gallon recycling cart, and one green 96-gallon yard waste cart. Both are collected weekly on your regular service day. Carts are provided to Vallejo Garbage Service customers free of charge.
In addition to curbside recycling service, the public may also bring magazines, office paper, newspaper and cardboard to our drop-off center located at 2021 Broadway, in Vallejo. Vallejo Garbage Service customers may also drop-off auto and household batteries, oil, latex paint, anti-freeze and fluorescent bulbs at the main Vallejo Garbage Service recycling facility located at 2021 Broadway. Quantities are limited, so please contact us for more information before you come. The drop-off center is open Thursday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Please do not put hazardous waste material into your recycling cart. See our Household Hazardous Waste page for information on how to dispose of household hazardous waste.
Recycling - Blue Cart
All recyclables can be placed in the blue recycling cart, including glass, plastic, metal and paper. Not sure what goes into the blue recycling cart? Follow the guidelines below.
Glass
Recycle glass food and beverage containers in all colors. Please empty and rinse all food and beverage containers and remove the caps and lids from the containers before placing them into the blue recycling cart. Place caps and lids in the cart separately.
Examples of acceptable glass containers include:
- Juice bottles
- Mayonnaise jars
- Spaghetti sauce jars
- Beverage bottles
- Drinking glasses
- Ceramics
- Window glass or mirrors
- Light bulbs or fluorescent tubes
Plastic
All narrow-neck plastic containers marked
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. All California Redemption Value (CRV) containers. All colors. Please empty and rinse all food and beverage containers and remove the caps and lids from the containers before placing them into the blue recycling cart. Place caps and lids in the cart separately.
Examples of acceptable plastic containers include:
- Milk and orange juice jugs
- Water bottles
- Detergent and shampoo containers
- Non-bottle plastic, like toys, trays, cups, garden hoses, etc.
- Plastic bags or Styrofoam
- PVC or other piping
Metal:
Rinsed food and beverage cans (aluminum, steel, and tin). Clean aluminum pans or foil. Empty aerosol cans. Loose lids from jars.We cannot take:
- Electronic or computer equipment
- Hangers
- Scrap metal
- Fuel tanks - propane tanks, etc.
Paper
Newspaper, boxes, bags, cardboard (flattened), magazines, catalogs, glossy paper, phone books, softcover books, shredded paper in clear bags, rinsed milk cartons, rinsed juice cartons, junk mail, envelopes, all colors of office paper.We cannot take:
- Hardcover books or binders
- Soiled papers, food wrappings, napkins, tissues or towels
Curbside Used Motor Oil and Oil Filters
Recycle oil and filters together at your curbside. Contact us to receive a free oil filter recycling bag. Special, free used oil recycling jugs are also available.
Thoroughly drain filters before placing in the bag. Then hang the bag from the neck of your used oil jug and place next to your garbage container on collection day. Up to two gallons of used oil may be recycled every week. A new oil jug and/or filter bag will be left at the curb for your next oil change.