ABM and the City of San Francisco Recycling Program

You and ABM, Your Janitorial Company . . . At the Forefront of Recycling

ABM is committed to Client Service in San Francisco. The information contained herein regarding the San Francisco Recycling Program is designed to help educate and prepare ABM clients to adopt the City of San Francisco's Recycling Program.  Each building has a recycling program tailored specifically for their needs, so please contact your Building Management office for details on your individual program.

The commonality of all programs is the list of items accepted for collection by Golden Gate Disposal & Recycling. Included are three streams of collectables from your building:

  • Recycling
  • Compost
  • Waste (landfill)

We encourage you to download the materials to post in your designated recycling areas. These items will help visually train building occupants what items should be placed in the appropriate containers.

POSTERS (downloadable pdfs)

*Posters provided by Golden Gate Disposal & Recycling

The Basics of Recycling in Your Workplace ...

RECYCLING

COMPOST

WASTE

Paper Items: All kitchen preparation/food trimmings Plastic liners
Cardboard - Corrugated Plate scrappings: meat, bones, fish, dairy products, baked goods Rubber gloves
Cereal boxes - no lining Coffee grounds, filters, soiled paper products, paper cups and plates, pizza boxes  Juice box type containers (lined with foil)
Computer & Ledger Paper Waxed cardboard boxes and milk cartons Porcelain plates/cups
Egg Cartons- Paper Only Floral waste and landscaping trim Styrofoam
Envelopes - windows okay Food service ware labeled "Compostable" or showing the BPI logo
Junk mail and brochures Used hand towels and tissue
Magazines
Newspapers
Phone Books
Shredded Paper: placed in sealed paper bag and labeled "Shredded Paper"
Bottles & Cans:
Aluminum cans
Aluminum foil
Glass bottles & jars including metal caps and lids
Spray cans - must be empty!
Steel (tin) cans
Plastics:
All plastic bottles
All plastic tubs and lids
Plastic containers and clamshells
Plastic cups and plates
Plastic flower pots
Plastic toys, non-electronic