South San Francisco Scavenger

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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
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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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