Commercial Compost Collection Program

Green Recycling Cart - San Francisco
Many restaurants are composting over 75% of their waste! With up to 75% discounts off your garbage bill for recycling and composting, you WILL lower your garbage costs by recycling and composting more. Customers are provided with either 32 or 64-gallon bright green, leak proof bins on wheels. We provide free multi-lingual training to staff and easy to follow signs and posters.

Contact us to change the size of any of your carts or to start service.
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Acceptable Green Waste Materials
Only place materials accepted for composting in your compost bin!
Food Scraps Anything that used to be alive
  • Bread, grains and pasta
  • Coffee grounds
  • Dairy
  • Eggshells
  • Fruit (pits and nuts too)
  • Leftovers and spoiled food
  • Meat (including bones)
  • Seafood (including shellfish)
  • Vegetables

Soiled Paper
  • Coffee filters
  • Greasy pizza boxes
  • Paper cups and plates
  • Paper ice cream containers (metal rim is okay)
  • Paper bags, napkins, tissues and towels
  • Paper take-out boxes and containers
  • Paper tea bags
  • Waxy paper milk and juice cartons (no foil liner)
Plants Extra yard trimmings must be boxed, bundled or placed in brown paper bags less than 40lbs per item and placed next to the green cart for collection.
  • Branches and brush
  • Flowers and floral trimmings
  • Grasses and weeds
  • Leaves
  • Tree trimmings
    (less than 6 inches in diameter and 4 feet long)

Other
  • Cutlery clearly labeled "Compostable"
  • Plastic clearly labeled "Compostable"
    (green stripe or sticker to allow for easy identification)
  • Small pieces of lumber or sawdust from clean wood only
    (no plywood, pressboard,
    painted, stained or treated wood)
  • Vegetable wood crates (metal wire is okay)
  • Waxed cardboard and paper

Unacceptable Green Waste Materials
Please do not place the following materials into your green container!

Additional Program Information

Service is available seven days a week. Your container must be at ground level and accessible to a truck requiring a 15-foot clearance. It is your responsibility to retain the equipment; replacements are provided for a fee.

Education
To ensure a successful program, please educate everyone - from custodial staff to management - about the recycling program guidelines.

Additional Resources