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A leader in refuse and recyclable material collection since 1914.

 
 
   
 
Yard Waste Program
South San Francisco Scavenger Company provides yard waste carts and every other week collection service to residential customers. Reduce waste by putting all grass, weeds, plant cuttings, shrub and tree trimmings into the green yard waste cart.
Yard Waste Collection Guidelines
Yard waste must be placed directly into an unlined yard waste cart. Sorry, we can't collect yard waste put out in plastic bags, paper bags or cardboard boxes.
Do not overload yard waste cart. Yard waste must be inside the cart with the hinged lid closed.
Acceptable Materials
Grass Clippings
Plant cuttings, flowers
Leave, weeds
Succulents, ice plants
Ivy
Shrubs
Tree limbs cut to fit cart
Unacceptable Materials
Garbage
Dirt, rock, concrete
Food scraps, fruits
Manure, pet waste
Tree trunks
Plastic "plant" flats
Flower pots

Yard Waste Collection Schedule
Yard waste is collected every other week on your regular garbage and recycling collection day. To determine whether your yard waste pick up is on an "A" week or a "B" week please find your street listed on the back of the yard waste calendar for your city and note the letter A or B beside your street name.

2010 South San Francisco Yard Waste Calendar
  Print for your convenience
2010 Brisbane & Millbrae Yard Waste Calendar
  Print for your convenience

Yard Waste Cart Placement
Place yard waste cart in the curb or as close as possible to the curb by 5:00 am on your yard waste pick up day.


Place carts approximately 2 feet apart and 3 feet from parked cars or other obstacles with wheels against the curb cart handles facing your house.

How To Order A Yard Waste Cart
Please call SSF Scavenger at 650.589.4020 to order a yard waste cart.
If you would like an additional cart, you may rent one for $1.50 per month.

Shrubs
Arbostos
 
Grass clippings
Recortes de césped
Limbs & Branches
(less then 5 feet long)

Ramas y Ramitas
(menos de 5 pies de largo)

Weeds
Mala hierba

Plant cuttings
Poda de plantas

 


Leaves

Hojas

 

Backyard Composting
Back yard compost bins are available at a discounted rate from San Mateo County RecycleWorks program. Order a composting bin online www.RecycleWorks.org or call the hotline at 1-888-442-2666.

Free composting classes
Free composting classes are held in the spring, summer and fall at various locations throughout the county. South San Francisco Scavenger Company hosts an annual spring composting and worm composting class and facility tour. Check your newsletter for class listings, online at www.recycleworks.org or call the recycling and compost hotline at 1-888-442-2666.


Yard waste cart
32 gallon
64 gallon
96 gallon


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City of South San Francisco

SSF City Hall
P.O. Box 711
South San Francisco, CA 94083


City of Millbrae

621 Magnolia Aveenue
Millbrae, CA 94030


City of Brisbane

50 Park Lane
Brisbane, CA 94005