Residential Recycling Guidelines
in Santee, California
Trash (GRAY CART)
Everything not listed below should be placed in the trash can. If in doubt, throw it out.
Commingled Recyclables (BLUE CART) - Keep it CLEAN, DRY & LOOSE
Please rinse food residue from containers. Plastic bags do not belong in the recycling bin.
- Paper (all colors)
- Paper bags
- Newspaper
- Cardboard (non-soiled or greasy)
- Magazines/catalogs
- Junk mail
- Mail inserts
- Sticky notes
- White envelopes
- Manila envelopes
- Phone books/directories
- Paperback books
- Paper egg cartons (no egg residue)
- Milk jugs(plastic)
- Plastic beverage containers labeled #1-#7 *
- Other plastic containers labeled #1 & #2 *
- Juice bottles
- Laundry detergent bottles
- Glass bottles/jars
- Liquor bottles
- Aluminum/tin cans
- Pie tins
- Aerosol cans (empty)
- Milk/Juice cartons
*Containers are numbered on the bottom with arrows surrounding the number
Organic Waste (GREEN CART)
Please do not place green waste in plastic bags or tie bundles with wires.
- Lawn clippings
- Leaves and weeds
- Tree branches and shrubs
- Garden trimmings
- Sawdust, wood chips and small clean wood scraps
- Food
- Food Waste
- Food Soiled Paper
DO NOT place the following items in the green-waste can. Put these items in the TRASH:
- Plastic bags
- Pet Waste
- Palm fronds
- Succulents or yucca
- Soil
- Dirt
- Painted wood
- Treated wood