Publications & Resources
The following outreach materials are designed to help multi-family service customers make the most of available programs and services. Print them from your own printer or order hard copies. Contact us to request hard copies.
Guides
- The Multi-Family Service Guide
- Multi-Family Bin Guidelines
- The Multi-Family Program Reminders
- The Multi-Family 341, 1826 Recycling Flyer
- Multi-Family Customer On-Call Clean Up Guide
- Avoid Wishcycling! Make sure everything you put in the Recyclables container belongs!
Posters
- What belongs in the Gray Garbage Cart/Bin?
- What belongs in the Brown Food Scraps Cart/Bin?
- What belongs in the Blue Recyclables Split Carts/Bins?
- What belongs in the Blue Paper/Fibers Recyclables Carts/Bins?
- What belongs in the Blue Recyclable Containers Carts?
- What belongs in the Green Yard Trimmings Cart/Bin?
Flyers
- What happens to my Garbage?
- What happens to my Food Scraps?
- What happens to my Recyclables?
- What happens to my Yard Trimmings?
- Reduce & Reuse, before you Recycle
- Move In Guide
- Move Out Guide
Other Resources
- Searchable, color-coded listing of items that belong in each cart
- Street Sweeping Map and Schedules
- Multi-Family Holiday Tree Collection Program
Billing Inserts
- January 2022: New State Law, Senate Bill 1383 – How Does it Affect You?
- October 2021: New State Law, Senate Bill 1383.
- January 2021: Recycling is Required, We Can Help!
Newsletters and Postcards
- February 2023: Proper Sorting Makes A Difference (and it’s the law).
- November 2022: Does Your Complex Have a Food Scraps Collection Program?, We can Help with SB 1383 Compliance, Multi-Family Holiday Tree Collection, and Holiday Service Schedule.
- August 2022: Make Sure Your Complex has the Right Levels of Collection Service, California Regulations Require Recycling and Composting, Have You Received a SB 1383 Notice? We Can Help!, Avoid Wishcycling, Assistance With SB 1383 Compliance, Holiday Service Schedule.
- May 2022: Recycling 1-2-3, Sorting Tip – Cardboard, Split-Cart Recycling and Contamination, State Senate Bill 1383 Requires Composting and Recycling – We Can Help!, Efficient Service Tips, Neighborhood Clean-Up Days.
- February 2022 – Proper Sorting Makes a Difference (and it’s the law!), Customer Spotlight, We Can Help With Compliance, Multi-Family Clean Up Program, Only Rain in the Storm Drains, Proper Disposal of Hazardous Waste, Holiday Service Schedule.
- November 2021: Senate Bill 1383 – Begins January 1, 2022, Holiday Service Schedule, Multi-Family Holiday Tree Collection, AB1826 Compliance Notice – We Can Help!
- August 2021: Make Sure Your Complex Has the Right Levels of Service, California Regulations Require Recycling and Compost, AB 1826 Non-Compliance Notice, Avoid Wishcycling, Service Tip: Container Lids Must Close, City of Milpitas Summer Events, Holiday Service Schedule.
- May 2021: Recycling 1-2-3, Dual Stream Recycling, Did You Know?, Sorting Tip – Cardboard, Help Us Help You, Landscaper Compliance, Holiday Service Schedule.
- February 2021: Proper Sorting Makes a Difference (and it’s the law), Improve your Recycling and Organics Program – We Can Help!, Bulky Item Clean Up Program, Only Rin in the Storm Drains, Put Hazardous Waste in the Right Place, Holiday Service Schedule.
Videos
Multi-Family On Call Bulky Clean up Program
Multi-Family Collection Program Video
What Happens to Recyclables? video, click here.
What Happens to Food Scraps? video, click here.
What Happens to Garbage? video, click here.
What Happens to Yard Trimmings? video, click here.
Helpful Links
General Waste Reduction, Reuse & Recycling Information
Mail Reduction
Donation / Reuse
- City of Milpitas Reuse Line -408-586-2680
- Goodwill Industries – www.goodwillsv.org
- Salvation Army – www.salvationarmyusa.org or 1-800-95-TRUCK
- Santa Clara County’s Center for Development of Recycling – www.recyclestuff.org or 800-533-8414
- Freecycle.org – www.freecycle.org
- Food
- List of Organizations In and Around Milpitas That Accept Food Donations
Gardening & Composting
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) / Electronic Waste
Green Building
Student/Teacher Resources
Green Businesses
Earth Day Everyday
