Recycling Resources for Unwanted Items:
- Sustainability Department Reduce & Reuse Page: explore our website for resources on how to reduce, reuse, and donate before recycling.
- Recyclestuff.org: a convenient search engine that helps you find nearby donation and recycling options.
- Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Guide (PDF): a comprehensive guide for reusing, donating, and recycling your items.
- Construction, Deconstruction, and Demolition Guide (PDF): a comprehensive guide for reusing, donating, and recycling building materials.
- Curbside Collection Hauler Map: reduce waste by recycling accepted items in your blue bin. Use our hauler map to find your garbage service provider and visit their website for details on available services. Some haulers also accept certain hazardous household waste (HHW) and universal waste, such as batteries and used motor oil, on regular recycling days; contact them for more information.
Explore Our Work
Together we can recycle and transform waste into new products.
Learn how easy and fun it is to recycle your fruit and vegetable scraps, leaves, and plant cuttings into compost in these free workshops! These workshops teach composting options suitable for those with or without a backyard. Apartment dwellers welcome! Compost provides valuable nutrients for your garden soil, helps retain moisture, which saves water, prevents erosion, loosens clay and compacted soils for better drainage, and suppresses weeds. It is rewarding to know you are turning what some consider waste into precious organic material for your garden.
Discounts and rebates for backyard compost and worm compost bins will be distributed to San Mateo County residents!
COMPOST WORKSHOP
Date: June 27, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Foster City Community Garden
Register here.
2026 Earth Month Events
