Navigation RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE/FOODCYCLE CURBSIDE YARD TRIMMING CURBSIDE RECYCLING START/CHANGE SERVICE HOLIDAY SERVICE Residential Garbage/FoodCycle Collection Residents receive Garbage/Foodscraps service separating your garbage and food scraps, helping to reach state mandated recycling levels. Watch an 80 Second Video on How to FoodCycle in Sunnyvale Visit Video in YouTube Watch a 2 Minute Video on How Our Split Cart Works in Sunnyvale Visit Video in YouTube We provide: Tell us what size FoodCycle cart you need and we’ll provide a small, medium, large split cart. Set it out on the curb by 7:00 am on your garbage pick-up day. Make sure the cart’s arrow is pointing toward the street. Cart wheels should be touching the curb. How do I use the split cart? What goes where? Black-lid side trash products Paper towels To-go containers Cups Foil Pizza boxes Styrofoam containers Plastic utensils Compostable foodware Yellow-lid side for foodcycle Vegetables Fruit Grains Dairy Meat, fish, bones Shells Tea bags, coffee filters, and coffee grounds Bacon grease Cooking oil Program Details Each single-family household receives a split cart for food scraps and garbage collection, a countertop food scraps pail to make separation more convenient, and outreach materials to explain the program. You can reuse produce, bread or other plastic bags (as long as they are clear) or even wrap the food scraps in newspaper and place them into the cart. Watch videos with Sunnyvale residents on the benefits of FoodCycle and how to make it a habit. FoodCycle Program details | PDF What can be FoodCycled? Fruits and vegetables trimmings including peels, pits and cores Dairy products Eggs and shells Meat, bones, shellfish and shells Tea bags, coffee filters and coffee grounds Uneaten food scraps and leftovers Spoiled food Frozen and freezer-burned food (without the packaging) Unacceptable Items Include: Items you should place in the garbage side of the cart (black side) include: Paper products including plates, cups and containers Compostable paperware To-go containers Pizza boxes Paper towels Tissues Sanitary wipes My garbage wasn’t collected! What happened? See the reasons below. If pickup isn’t possible, we’ll leave a tag on your cart explaining why not. To understand more, call (408) 565-9900 or visit How to Get Rid of Anything. Cart overfilled, lid won’t close. There wasn’t a prepaid tag on the extra bag. The cart wasn’t at the curb by 7 am. Driver might have tagged. Driver could still be out on route (6pm) Garbage was spilled on the ground. Cart too heavy It contained prohibited materials (auto parts, tires, hazardous or e-waste.) What if the garbage doesn’t all fit in my cart? You can: Buy an extra garbage tag for $6 and attach the sticker around the neck of a 35 gallon plastic bag. Schedule an on-call curbside collection for up to 2 yards of extra garbage and 2 bulky items. (2 per year) Where do I buy extra garbage tags? At select supermarkets, City Hall and SMaRT Station. Click here for a list of available locations. What are prohibited materials? See list below for items we cannot pickup in your cart. If you need to dispose of any of the prohibited materials below, refer to HHW or call at (408) 299-7300. Computer monitors and televisions (cathode ray tubes) Fluorescent light bulbs or tubes Oils (other than used motor oil) Hazardous materials or products Caustic, corrosive or toxic chemicals Paints and other liquids Tires Auto parts Dirt or sod Needles or Syringes (“Sharps”) Needles, Syringes & Lancets – Sharps: Properly disposing of your used sharps will help protect your garbage hauler and the environment. Please remember, all sharps must be in an approved sharps container. Do not throw them in the trash! Place home-generated, used sharps in an approved sharps container. You may purchase a biohazard sharps container at a pharmacy or ask a doctor if they offer a container. If you buy sharps online, request a mail-back kit for used sharps. Additional Resources About FoodCycling: FAQ Visit page City of Sunnyvale Visit site Residential Multifamily Commercial About Events Contact Us Public Fueling Available at CNG Station Specialty Solid Waste & Recycling 3355 Thomas Road Santa Clara, CA 95054 Specialty Solid Waste & Recycling offers yard waste, yard trimmings, bulky item pick up, garbage, recycling and food scrap collection services for Sunnyvale residents. We also provide commercial garbage, recycling and food scrap services for commercial and industrial customers in the city of Sunnyvale. Copyright © 2020 Specialty Solid Waste & Recycling, Inc. All rights reserved. Holiday Schedule Check the Holiday schedule here. SEE SCHEDULE