Residential Food Scrap Recycling
San Leandro offers food scrap recycling collection services to residents. The program allows residents to mix food and food soiled paper with yard trimmings for weekly collection. The program is easy, convenient and provided at no additional cost to your garbage and recycling collection rates.
Information:
NEW! Food Scrap Pail Available
The City of San Leandro is now offering new food scrap pails. If you are a new resident and don't have a pail or simply need a replacement, request a new one! Call or email your request today!
Free Kitchen Pail Liners Available
The City of San Leandro is offering paper bags to use in your food scrap pail. The bags are sized perfectly for the pail and can be put directly into your green yard trimmings cart. Free while supplies last.
Available at:
- City Hall
- 835 E. 14th St.
- (510) 577-6026
- Monday through Friday
- 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
| - Main Library
- 300 Estudillo Ave
- (510) 577-3970
- Call for hours
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- ACI
- 610 Aladdin Ave
- (510) 357-7282
- Monday through Friday
- 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
| - Oro Loma Sanitary District
- 2600 Grant Avenue
- (510) 276-4700
- Monday through Friday
- 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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| | - Public Works Service Center
- 14200 Chapman Road
- (510) 577-3440
- Monday through Friday
- 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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CAUTION: Do not put plastic bags into your green yard trimmings cart.
Compost Giveaway
| San Leandro residents that recycle their food scraps may be eligible for free compost. Once a year during the spring, the City distributes 7,000 bags to food scrap recycling participants. Households can receive up to 4 bags during the three-day giveaway, while supplies last. There are no preorders or rainchecks. Residents must verify that they live at a San Leandro address to receive compost. Landlords may not pick up compost for their tenants.
Compost is a rich soil amendment that adds nutrients to soil and aids in water retention and pest control. And, best of all, it's made from your food and yard trimmings! Read the Compost Fact Sheet for product specifications. |  |
Restaurant Food Scrap Recycling
The City of San Leandro is now offering recycling collection services for your food residuals and food-soiled paper products.
To participate in the program, simply collect the food and food-soiled paper from your kitchen area and transfer the contents into a green recycling cart for weekly collection. We will provide a 96-gallon recycling cart, instructional signage and recycling containers for the kitchen area. In addition, we will provide hands-on training to your employees before you start the program. And best of all, service is offered at a reduced cost.
Food Recycling Poster | Recycle food and save money today! Call Alameda County Industries (ACI) at (510) 357-7282 to start service.
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Rendering Services
Per section 113733 of the California Uniform Retail Food Facility Law (CURFFL) all grease, oil, and animal byproducts must be disposed of through the use of a registered or licensed renderer.
For a list of rendering services go to the Recycle Purchasing Wizard At http://www.stopwaste.org.
