News Archive for San Bruno
2025 Spring Community Drop Off Day and Compost Giveaway
San Bruno residents are welcome to participate in our two free Spring Events! Join us for our Spring Drop-off Day on 4/26 to dispose of unwanted bulk items, e-waste, appliances, latex paint, and bags of garbage (no dirt, rock, or concrete). Also, mark your calendars for 4/26 and 4/27 to take home a free bucket of compost!
Holiday Collection and Tree Recycling
There will be no recycling, compost, and garbage collection services on 12/25/24 and 1/1/25. Your service will occur one day after your regular service day. Christmas tree collections will occur from 1/6/25 – 1/17/25.
Coats for Kids Giveaway Day 11/20
On Wednesday, November 20th, we will be having our Coats for Kids Giveaway Day! We will be giving away one coat per child from 4 PM – 7 PM at the American Legion Hall (757 San Mateo Ave., San Bruno, CA). Children must be present to receive a coat. For more information, please contact us […]
Donate Coats to our 28th Annual Winter Coat Drive!
It’s that time of year again – please join Recology for our 28th Annual Coat Drive! From November 4 – 6, we will collect any sized new or gently used, clean coats. Please call 650.583.8536 by November 1st, and a Recology team member will let you know what day to put your donations out.
After Service Cart Reminder
Per the San Bruno Municipal Code, remember to put your carts away after they are serviced by Recology.
Fall 2024 Announcements
San Bruno residents are welcome to attend our Fall Drop-Off and Compost Giveaway days this Fall! Mark your calendars for the weekend of October 19 and October 20, 2024.
Read our 2024 Sustainability Update
Recology Diverts 1.4 Million Tons of Materials from Landfills, Delivers on Key Sustainability Goals in Latest Sustainability Update Highlights Include a 27 Percent Increase in Composting, Investments in Landfill-Gas-to-Energy systems SAN FRANCISCO, August 20, 2024 – Recology, a leading resource recovery company on the West Coast, has released its 2024 Sustainability Update, showcasing the company’s […]
The Truth About Recycling: 7 questions with the Recology Head of Sustainability
In honor of this year’s Earth Month theme: “Planet vs. Plastics”, Julia Mangin, Head of Sustainability at Recology, recently sat down for a Q&A to dispel some of the myths around recycling, discuss the complexities around the recycling process, and explain the importance of contributing to the circular economy. Read on for Julia’s answers to […]
Rethinking waste: Recology’s methane reduction strategy
Landfills, the third-largest source of methane emissions globally, significantly contribute to the climate crisis. While the waste management industry traditionally relies heavily on landfills, an alternative approach that focuses on resource recovery—diverting material from landfills for recycling into new products or returning to the earth—is paramount in methane reduction. Reuters, Dec. 12, 2023.