Garbage

It is very important to properly separate the garbage at the shop - both to keep our Landlord happy, but also to avoid getting a penalty passed on to us from the City of Berkeley regarding improper waste disposal. There are four separate waste bins in our lot, below is a breakdown of what items can go into which bins:

Recycling

• Glass, Plastic, and Cans.
• All bottles/containers/cans need to be CLEANED and EMPTIED before being placed in the recycling bin.
• Any scrap cine foil.

• For glass, all colors; lids and labels can stay on.
• Any plastic bottle - lids are OK if attached.
• Any clean rigid plastic container that fits in the bin, including dairy-product tubs, "clamshell" containers, buckets, planter pots (please remove all dirt), food trays (from inside packaged food), and plastic cups.

• NO: Small plastic items (examples: utensils, hot cup lids, loose caps, condiment cups).
• NO: Plastic Bags
• NO: Styrofoam.
• NO: Non-rigid food packaging (snack bags & other "soft" plastic packages).
• NO: Light bulbs, dishes, windows, or glass bakeware - they melt at a different temperature than bottles

Recycling (Paper/Cardboard)

• Any paper or cardboard.
• It's okay to include metal staples, clips, glue, labels, and plastic windows; it's not okay to include tissue, or photographs.
• Paper must be CLEAN
• Paper shredder must be emptied into a paper bag and then recycled.

Food/Organic Waste

• All food scraps - including fruits, vegetables, meat, bones, & cheese.
• Food Soiled Paper and cardboard.
• Anything clearly labeled "Compostable".
• Raw untreated wood
• DO NOT INCLUDE: glass, metal, plastic, aseptic containers (foil-lined soup or soy cartons), or any other non-organic material.
• DO NOT INCLUDE: pet feces, cat litter, dirt, rocks, concrete, logs or stumps.

Metal Scrap

• All spray paint cans - Puncture can to release air, then flatten.
• All bent stand risers
• All steel scraps

Garbage

If your garbage does not fit into any of the above categories, then it most likely falls into landfill. This must be in a bag.