Guidelines For Automated Collection

REFUSE All refuse (non-recyclable materials) should be placed only in your burgundy container. Refuse not contained in the burgundy container will not be collected. Do not place construction materials or liquid or hazardous wastes (paint, oil, chemicals, pesticides, batteries) in your refuse container. Household hazardous wastes are accepted at the Fire Department's Environmental Management Center. Check the Fire Department Web site for more details.

RECYCLABLES All Glendale residents and businesses with the City's automated refuse containers have been provided with one or more 64 or 100-gallon gray automated containers for the collection of commingled recyclables. The large collection capacity makes it convenient to participate in the City's recycling program.

Materials Accepted:

• All Clean Paper
  newspaper and inserts, junk mail, white and colored office paper, wrapping, art and craft paper, telephone books, paperback and hardback books, magazines, paper bags, catalogs, envelopes (including those with windows), shredded paper (in a closed paper bag/box or clear plastic bag), note cards, Post-it notes
• All Cardboard Boxes and Chipboard
  cereal boxes (liners removed), dry food, frozen food, shoe and detergent boxes, paper and toilet rolls, and corrugated boxes (flattened)
• All Food and Beverage Cartons
  (milk, juice, soup, etc.)
• All Aluminum, Tin, Metal, Bi-Metal Cans and Scrap Metal
  rinsed if possible, soda, juice, soup, vegetable, and pet food cans; pie tins; wire hangers
• All Glass Bottles and Jars
  rinsed if possible, soda, wine, and beer bottles, food jars
• All Clean Plastic Bottles and Containers (#1 through #7)
  soda, juice, detergent, bleach, shampoo, lotion, mouthwash, containers, milk jugs, tubs for margarine and yogurt, plastic planters
• Clean Plastic Bags and Film Bags (bundled in a tied bag)
  grocery and store bags, dry cleaner bags, newspaper bags
• Miscellaneous Plastics
  non-electric plastic toys, clean plastic eating utensils, plastic coat hangers, plastic swimming pools, plastic laundry baskets
• CDs and DVDs (without cases)

• Shredded paper
  (place in clear plastic bags, paper bags or boxes)
• Cracked plastic buckets
• Padded mailers, padded envelopes, plastic mailers padded with plastic bubbles or paper mailers padded with plastic bubbles
• “Plant” bottles
  (certain water bottles and juice bottles now being manufactured by soft drink companies)
• Small scrap metals such as cooking pans
• Plastic plant containers
  (sold by nurseries or retail stores, normally black plastic)
• Metal beer caps or metal soft drink caps
• Six-pack plastic rings
• Garden houses provided that they are cut in 1 foot sections
  (please note that uncut garden hoses jam the mechanical conveyor belts at the Glendale Recycling Center)

• Materials should not protrude outside the top of the container.

• Contaminated Paper
  all soiled papers or bags with oil and food waste, paper cups, paper towels, wax paper, unclean food boxes
• Broken glass
  window glass, mirrors, auto glass, light bulbs, fluorescent lights and ceramics, drinking glasses, mugs
• Other plastic
  Garden hoses can be dropped off at the Glendale Recycling Center.
• Miscellaneous Materials
  cloth, appliances, tires, carpet and padding, computer parts, diapers, dryer lint, food waste, packaging materials, lawn furniture, pens and pencils, phones, clocks, wood/lumber, construction materials, yard trimmings
• Hazardous Materials
  batteries, needles and syringes, electronic items, all partially filled aerosol cans and containers for cleaning fluids, automotive fluids, pesticides, paint, garden chemicals, and pool cleaners

YARD TRIMMINGS The 100-gallon green container is for yard trimmings only. Yard trimmings consist of organic yard materials.

A REMINDER! We cannot accept: Stumps larger than 6 inches in diameter and palm tree parts Palm fronds Fruit and vegetables Plastic or paper bags Animal waste Dirt

Materials Accepted:

• Grass clippings
• Leaves
• Brush
• Shrubbery pruning
• Tree trimmings
• Tree limbs less than 6 inches in diameter and sized to fit the container

Preparation:

• Do not place yard trimmings on top of container for collection.
• No plastic or paper bags.
• Yard trimmings materials should not protrude outside the top of container.

• The front of the containers should face the street.
• Wheels should be against the curb if placed on the street.
• Place container a minimum of 3 feet from any obstructions such as trees, parked vehicles, and mailboxes and at least one foot from other containers.
• All containers must be out before 7:00 a.m. on your collection day but not before 3:00 p.m. on the day prior to collection. Containers must be removed from curb by 8:00 p.m. on collection day.
• Containers should be in plain view and not behind any objects.

Recycling and yard trimming containers can be put out every week. Please remember to place containers out for collection only when they are full. The proper placement and collection of full containers will assist the City in achieving greater routing efficiencies.

Old yard trimming containers can be used to temporarily store excess yard trimmings that do not fit in the automated container, used to assist in composting, or cleaned and used for storage. Old recycling buckets can be used to temporarily store recyclables in your house.

Maximum Weight of Containers
The maximum recommended weight for each automated container is 250 lbs. To avoid having the containers from be partially emptied, please do not compact materials into the containers as it may restrict materials from discharging into the automated truck.