Woodside

• Download Residential Rates – Effective Date, July 1, 2024 (PDF)

Sorting Resources and Newsletters

• Service Guide
• What Goes Where

Sorting Guidance

• For residents with Yard Trimmings service
  • 3-Stream Sorting Posters
• For residents without Yard Trimmings service
  • 2-Stream Sorting Posters

Newsletters

• Winter 2024
• Fall 2024
• Summer 2024
• Spring 2024

Residents receive different Base Service options depending on 1) Where carts are set out for service, and 2) The accessibility of the service street.

• Curbside set-out is where carts are placed within 10 feet of an accessible road. Curbside is the standard service included in Base Services rates.
  • Residents who set out Curbside along Full Accessibility Streets receive GRAY, BLUE & GREEN carts.
  • Residents who set out Curbside along Limited Accessibility Streets receive GRAY & BLUE carts.
• On-Premises service, a concierge private property service, is available to all customers (whether they are on a Full Accessibility Street or a Limited Accessibility Street) for an additional charge.
  • Residents who set out On-Premises or along Limited Accessibility Streets receive GRAY & BLUE carts. This means that yard trimmings are placed in the GRAY cart.

WHAT DOES “CURBSIDE” MEAN?

Curbside set-out is where carts are set-out for collection within 10 feet of a Full or Limited Accessibility Street. Curbside is the standard service included in Base Services rates.

WHAT DOES “ON-PREMISES” MEAN?

On-Premises service, a concierge private property service, is available to all customers (whether they are on a Full Accessibility Street or a Limited Accessibility Street) for an additional charge. On-Premises customers participate in two-stream sorting, meaning they receive GRAY and BLUE carts only.

WHAT IS DRIVE-ON SERVICE?

Drive-on Service applies anytime a GreenWaste collection vehicle travels more than 10’ onto a private driveway or road that is shared by no more than two (2) customers. There are tiers for the applicable Drive-on Service rate based on number of feet from the collection vehicle. Drive-on distance charges start at 11’ – 100’ and then additional charges are incurred for each additional 100’ increment. Drive-on Service is not available for GREEN Carts.

WHAT IS WALK-ON SERVICE?

Walk-on Service applies when carts are set-out for collection at a location that is greater than 10’ from where a collection vehicle can reasonably access, or where the service is requested by the customer. There are tiers for the applicable Walk-on Service rate based on number of feet from the collection vehicle and also the number of carts beyond Base Services. The tiers are 11’ – 25’, 26′ – 100’ and then additional charges are incurred for each additional 100’ increment. Walk-on Service is not available for GREEN Carts.

WHAT IS A FULL ACCESSIBILITY STREET?

Full Accessibility Streets are streets where a customer’s Curbside set-out location is accessible by a standard collection vehicle.

WHAT IS A LIMITED ACCESSIBILITY STREET?

Limited Accessibility Streets are streets where:

• the set-out locations can only be accessed by a smaller collection vehicle, and
• three (3) or more customers receive collection services

WHAT IS AN ENCLOSURE?

An enclosure is a fully or partially enclosed natural or constructed structure that requires the driver to open a gate or door or otherwise maneuver the structure in order to access the containers. An enclosure fee applies if the driver is not provided clear, unhindered access to the containers due to the presence of the enclosure.

I HAVE EXTRA YARD TRIMMINGS, WHAT CAN I DO?

You have several options available for no additional charge.

• Take advantage of the Town-wide Clean-up Events that occur three (3) times each year (dates are determined annually and are included in newsletters and posted online).
• Take advantage of the two (2) on-call clean up events provided each year at no additional charge. These are scheduled at your convenience and include the collection of Yard Trimmings and clean (unpainted and untreated) wood in a bundle, box or can.
• Utilize your two (2) Mixed Compostables vouchers provided annually at no additional charge. These vouchers will be mailed to customers annually with the February bill.

For Woodside residents, GreenWaste provides both a mixed organics 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.

• What Goes Where
• For businesses with Yard Trimmings service
  • 3-Stream Sorting Posters
• For businesses without Yard Trimmings service
  • 2-Stream Sorting Posters

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. Since GreenWaste processes the Mixed Compostables, all businesses are automatically compliant with this regulation.

SHORT-LIVED CLIMATE POLLUTANT REDUCATION STRATEGY: California Senate Bill 1383, effective January 1, 2022, requires all Californians to subscribe to their jurisdiction’s organics curbside collection service.

For Woodside businesses, GreenWaste provides a mixed organics 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.