Gilroy Residential Recycling Program

Recycling is more important than ever before to citizens in the City of Gilroy. There is a pressing need to preserve our environment, save natural resources and reduce the amount of garbage going to landfills.

Recology South Valley is proud to be your recycling and garbage service provider in the City of Gilroy.

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Acceptable Recycling Materials Only place recyclable materials into your recycling container! Please rinse food and beverage containers and crush plastics.
Aseptic containers Aseptic containers are sterile cardboard containers, which are used to preserve food. Milk cartons Orange juice cartons Fruit juice boxes Glass All glass food, beverage jars and bottles. Remove metal lids and place separately in bin. Fruit juice Mayonnaise jars Spaghetti sauce jars Metal All metal food and beverage containers including those made of aluminum, tin, steel and bi-metal, including lids. Rinsed food and beverage cans (soda, pet food, soup, and tuna cans) Pots, pans, toasters (items must fit into the recycling cart)	Plastic Containers marked #1 - #7 Detergent and shampoo containers Milk and orange juice jugs Polystyrene blocks Polystyrene packing peanuts (must be in secured or tied in a clear plastic bag) Paper Most clean and dry household paper: Cardboard File folders Food boxes (cereal, crackers, remove liners) Junk mail & envelopes Magazines & catalogs Newspaper Paper (colored, computer, white, wrapping) Paper bags Paper egg cartons Paper towel rolls Phone books
Cardboard Cut up cardboard boxes and put them loose inside your blue cart. Please do not force boxes into the cart. Larger boxes that do not fit into your cart must be flattened and tied into bundles no larger than three feet by three feet in dimension. Place bundles of cardboard next to your recycling cart on your pick-up day. Drivers will not pick up loose piles of cardboard! Household Batteries Put AAA - D, 9V, alkaline, rechargeable, and button cell batteries in a zippered plastic bag on top of your blue cart. Do not put car batteries out to be collected. See the Household Hazardous Waste page for information on where to dispose of old car batteries. The San Martin Transfer Station accepts car batteries at no charge. Used Motor Oil & Oil Filters To recycle motor oil and used oil filters, you must request one-gallon plastic containers with a screw top lid and special oil filter bags by contacting customer service. You may place up to three one-gallon containers of used motor oil and three fully drained filters (in bags) next to your recycling cart on collection day.

Unacceptable Recycling Materials Please do not place the following non-recyclable materials into your blue container!
Construction Debris Concrete, rocks, dirt Electronic / Universal Waste Televisions, cell phones and computer monitors, fluorescent light bulbs or tubes. Contact us to find out how to recycle or safely dispose of these materials.	Household Hazardous Waste Paints, solvents, motor oil, cleaners, corrosives, fuel tanks - propane tanks, syringes, medical waste Unacceptable Glass, Metal, Paper and Plastic Compost Leaves, small branches, food scraps, food soiled paper, grass clippings

Service Schedule

Your recycling , yard waste and garbage is collected weekly. All containers need to be placed on the street, wheels against the curb, by 6:00 A.M. of your service day. Collection times may vary.

Your garbage, recycling, and yard waste cart will all be collected by an automated truck. This means a mechanical arm retrieves, empties, and sets the cart down in the street without the driver leaving the truck.

This efficient collection system works best when all of the containers are at least 18 inches apart as shown in the picture above.