RECYCLING UPDATE: Add your clean yogurt and butter tubs to your recycling!

THE BASICS

  • Trash rules
    Trash in bags.
    Bags in trash bins with lids tightly in place.

  • Recycling rules
    Recycling is collected every other week.
    Glass, paper, aluminum cans and clean plastic bottles go into blue recycling bins with lids tightly in place.
    Flatten cardboard, bundle, tie with string, or use a box to collect the rest.
    The city will not collect cardboard boxes left out on non-recycling weeks.
    Never put takeout containers, styrofoam, clamshells or pizza boxes in recycling. If the top of the pizza box is clean, rip it off and add to your recycling.

  • Put lids on tightly as cats, dogs, and other critters are always looking for free food; don’t invite them to dinner by leaving the lid off your bins!

CLEAN UP THE MESS!
Litter and garbage impact the health and safety of the community.
Help keep Oakland clean by properly managing your trash and recycling.