Burbank Sanitary District
GreenWaste does not collect on Christmas and New Year’s Day. If your regular collection day falls on or after these days, your collection will be delayed by one day. Holiday tree collection is Dec. 26 – Jan. 31. Trees must be unflocked, undecorated (without stand), cut into sections no longer than 4’, and placed curbside on your regular service day.
Burbank’s sorting program is already SB 1383 compliant!
Only yard trimmings are accepted in your green cart. Food scraps must remain in the gray mixed compostables cart and GreenWaste will sort and process the organic material.
GreenWaste has been providing service to Burbank since 2007. Burbank customers receive Mixed Compostables, Recyclable Materials and Yard Trimmings (if applicable) service. All materials are sorted and processed at the GreenWaste Material Recovery Facility, Northern California’s premier solid waste and recyclables processing facility.
Here, more than 80% of materials are diverted from the landfill. Organics material is sorted and transformed into nutrient rich compost at the GreenWaste Composting Facility and recyclable materials are sorted, bailed, and sent for further processing. Learn more about our state-of-the-art facilities.
Omar Lopez, General Manager
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Holiday Collection Schedule
GreenWaste provides regular collection services on all holidays except New Year’s, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. If your collection day falls on or after one of these holidays, your collection will be delayed by one day.
Single-family residents in Burbank Sanitary District receive weekly curbside collection service of Garbage, Recyclable Materials and Yard trimmings. All materials must be ready for collection no later than 7:00AM on your normal collection day. Contents cannot exceed the weight limits listed on the cart or 150 lbs. (whichever is less).
GARBAGE: Residents may choose subscription volumes of 20-, 32-, 64- or 96-gallons for weekly collection in Gray carts provided by GreenWaste.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS: Residents are provided up to two (2) Blue 96-gallon carts for Recyclable Material collection at no additional charge.
YARD TRIMMINGS: Residents are provided up to two (2) Green 96-gallon carts for Yard Trimmings collection at no additional charge.
For more information on proper cart set-out, sorting guidance, and your GreenWaste service, check out our Burbank Sanitary District Residential Service Guide:
Extra Services
BULKY ITEM COLLECTION: Items such as small appliances or furniture can be picked up curbside on your regular service day. Every year, residents may have one bulky item collected at no charge. Fees apply for additional bulky items/collections. Contact Customer Service to schedule.
EXTRA GARBAGE COLLECTION: Extra garbage can be placed curbside in a 32-gallon bag or can for a small fee. Contact Customer Service to schedule.
HOLIDAY TREE COLLECTION: Undecorated holiday trees can be picked up curbside between December 26th and January 31st. Please remove the stand, cut the tree to approximately 4-foot lengths and place the sections on your regular service day.
E-WASTE COLLECTION: Electronic waste weighing under 40 pounds and less than 2 feet in any direction can be placed in your blue recycling container. Large electronic waste can be picked up curbside as a bulky item on your regular service day for a small fee. Contact Customer Service to schedule.
USED MOTOR OIL AND MOTOR OIL FILTERS: To recycle used motor oil and filters, you must use a FREE GreenWaste issued oil jug and a sealed clear zip-lock bag. Place filled oil jugs and bagged filters on the curb near your container on your regular service day. To request delivery of a free oil jug, please contact Customer Service.
HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES: Household batteries can be collected curbside at no additional charge. Please place batteries in a sealed clear zip-lock bag and set them on top of your blue recycling container (not inside).
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Regulatory Requirements
SHORT-LIVED CLIMATE POLLUTANT REDUCTION STRATEGY: California Senate Bill 1383, effective January 1, 2022, requires all Californians to subscribe to their jurisdiction’s organics curbside collection service. Residents are required to properly sort their organic waste into the correct containers.
For Burbank residents, GreenWaste provides both a garbage stream (Gray Cart) and a source separated organics stream (Green Cart). Food scraps, food soiled paper, and other organics are recovered from the Gray Cart at the GreenWaste MRF, which serves as a high diversion organic waste processing facility.
Businesses in Burbank Sanitary District are offered weekly collection of Garbage, and Recyclable Materials. All materials must fit completely inside the container with the lid closed. Containers must be ready for collection no later than 3:00AM and should be returned to their service location promptly after service.
GARBAGE: Garbage will only be collected in containers provided by GreenWaste, in volumes of 32-, 65-, or 95-gallon carts, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4- or 6-yard bins or 10-, 20-, 30- or 40-yard boxes.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS: Recyclable Materials will only be collected in containers provided by GreenWaste, in volumes of 32-, 65-, or 95-gallon carts, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4- or 6-yard bins or 10-, 20-, 30- or 40-yard boxes.
For more information on proper cart set-out, sorting guidance, and your GreenWaste service, check out our Burbank Sanitary District Commercial Service Guide:
Billing & Rates
What Goes Where & More
Program and Sorting Guidance
Regulatory Requirements
MANDATORY MULTI-FAMILY RECYCLING: California Assembly Bill 341 (AB 341) became effective July 1, 2012. AB 341 mandates recycling for all businesses producing 4 cubic yards or more of garbage per week. Subscribing to recyclable materials collection services through GreenWaste will help ensure compliance with AB 341.
MANDATORY ORGANICS RECYCLING: California Assembly Bill 1826 (AB1826) was signed into law in 2014, mandating organics recycling for businesses in California. All businesses in California producing 2 cubic yards or more of total generated material per week are required to subscribe to organic material collection services. Subscribing to food waste collection services through GreenWaste will help ensure compliance with AB 1826.
SHORT-LIVED CLIMATE POLLUTANT REDUCTION STRATEGY: California Senate Bill 1383, effective January 1, 2022, requires all Californians to subscribe to their jurisdiction’s organics curbside collection service.
For Burbank businesses, GreenWaste provides both a garbage stream (Gray Cart) and a source separated organics stream (Green Cart). Food scraps, food soiled paper, and other organics are recovered from the Gray Cart at the GreenWaste MRF, which serves as a high diversion organic waste processing facility.
Businesses are required to provide properly labeled and/or color-coded containers in all areas where disposal containers are provided, except in restrooms. Annually, businesses must educate employees, contractors, customers, and tenants on how to properly sort organic waste, and all of these users are required to properly sort these materials into the correct containers.
Processing & Disposal Summary
GreenWaste vehicles deliver all material collected in Burbank to the GreenWaste Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in San Jose for processing.
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GARBAGE is delivered to the GreenWaste MSW MRF for processing. The compostable fraction is then transported to Z-Best in Gilroy for Post Consumer Organics Composting. |
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RECYCLABLE MATERIALS are delivered to the GreenWaste Single-Stream Recyclables MRF for processing. |
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YARD TRIMMINGS are delivered to the GreenWaste Yard Trimmings MRF for initial processing. The compostable fraction is then transported to Z-Best in Gilroy for Yard Trimmings Composting. |
Local Community Contacts
GreenWaste Recovery |
Local Office
610 E. Gish Rd.
San Jose, CA 95112
Burbank Sanitary District
20863 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Suite 100
Cupertino, CA 95014
Phone: 408.477.7312
administrator@burbanksanitary.org
Santa Clara County |
Office of Sustainability
2310 N. 1st Street, Suite 106
San Jose, CA 95131
Office Phone: (408) 993-4760